Chapter 550 Imperial Group orders 20 office computers! Shock
May 1980.
It was first reported in Silicon Valley that Xiangjiang Empire Group, the parent company of Future Capital, will order 20 office computers from around the world.
20 office computers?
What is this concept?
At this time, computers in country M, especially PC computers, range from a thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars each.
In 1978, the price of IBM computers was still relatively expensive. With the increase and competitiveness of global computer companies, IBM computers have dropped a lot from the maximum price of to US dollars per computer.
Even then, a one-time purchase of 20 computers is a huge order for global computer companies.
If we calculate based on the price of a computer of US$5000, 20 computers would involve US$10 billion. This is definitely a large order.
This news just came out and immediately shocked many computer companies around the world.
The Imperial Group involves over a million employees and a management team of more than 20. It is normal to order computers now.
However, how could such a large order not attract the attention of others?
IBM in country M, including CEO Frank Kerry, vice presidents John and Opel, and head of sales department John Akers, immediately convened a secret meeting.
At the meeting, they discussed that they must win such a large order from the Imperial Group no matter what.
Now IBM has competitors in country M.
One is Hewlett-Packard.
One is Wangjian Computer of the Chinese Wangjian Company.
There are also some Japanese computer companies.
Upon hearing the news, these computer companies held meetings one after another and prepared to fly to Xiangjiang to meet Sir Yang immediately.
After all, there may be orders worth hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars, and no computer company doesn't want to take them out.
Even Jobs, Woz, Markkula and others from Pingguo Company were very shocked when they heard the news. They knew that Imperial Group had actually been buying computers from IBM, and now it wanted to buy more computers.
In March 1980, Future Capital had already invested in Pingguo Company and bought 30% of the shares. In addition to the high financing price offered by Future Capital, Jobs also considered that Imperial Group might purchase more computers for office work. .
If Pingguo Company can win this order of 20 computers, it will have great benefits for Pingguo Company's turnover, profits, and even its listing at the end of the year.
After discussions between Jobs, Woz, Markkula and others.
Jobs and Woz knew that Sir Young still lived in Connor Manor, and they felt that they could meet Sir Young in person. It would be best if Sir Young was willing to hand over this order to them.
The tower near the water gets the moon first.
Jobs knew more about the importance of this matter.
1980 5 Month 15 Day.
Thursday.
in the afternoon.
Jobs and Woz drove to Connor Manor.
When they came over, Lin Dezhong took them inside.
At this time, Yang Ming was playing tennis with Zhong Chuhong and Azhu on the lawn.
In the San Francisco Bay Area in May, compared with March and April, the weather temperature has increased a lot, and it has been floating around 20 degrees Celsius.
"Master Yang, Mr. Jobs and Mr. Woz are here."
Yang Ming had already guessed that these two people must have arrived first, because they were the only two people who knew that he was already in Silicon Valley, not in Xiangjiang.
When the two came over, Yang Ming handed the ball racket to Azhu.
After washing his hands again, Jobs and Woz sat down in the garden.
Lin Dezhong asked someone to bring afternoon tea.
Yang Ming invited the two of them to have afternoon tea first. Since it was business, they would not talk outside. Instead, they would talk in the study.
"Sir Yang, I heard that your Imperial Group wants to order 20 office computers?"
Jobs asked directly.
"Yes, my company has actually been buying and popularizing office computers. From the earliest executives, to ordinary executives, to employees in various departments, they will gradually become popular in the future."
Yang Ming knows the importance of office computers.
Computers will definitely become more popular in the future.
In addition to manual labor, employees who sit in offices are basically equipped with computers to work.
Jobs and Woz were surprised when they heard this.
With so many companies under the Imperial Group and so many employees, it would be really amazing if they were all popularized. It would involve at least millions of computers and billions of dollars.
Both Jobs and Woz were very excited at the thought of such a large order.
"Sir Yang, now that your Future Capital Company is the majority shareholder of Pingguo Company, I wonder if you can hand over these orders to Pingguo Company?"
Yang Ming had already guessed that it would be like this.
Yang Ming said: "Mr. Jobs, Mr. Woz, actually, there are additional conditions for my purchase of these office computers this time."
Additional conditions?
Historically, no matter what happened to Pingguo Company, Steve Jobs and Pingguo Company were unwilling to use Windows or Android systems. They always used the iOS system developed by themselves.
In Jobs' view, the operating system in a computer belongs to the soul. How could the soul be handed over to other companies?
Pingguo Company rejected Microsoft and also rejected Google.
"Sir Yang, don't you know your additional conditions?"
"I founded a supercomputer software company in Silicon Valley. You may have heard of it. This company has recently successfully developed a computer operating system. In other words, my office computers will use these operating systems."
operating system?
Jobs and Woz were surprised.
Jobs said: "Sir Yang, even in that case, we can sell you Pingguo Computer. As long as your company's R&D system is compatible, there will be no problem in installing your own company's system."
Yang Ming shook his head.
"That's not what I'm talking about. If it were this, I don't have to do that. I need all the computer companies I work with to use this system."
Jobs and Woz got it.
This is not an ordinary computer buying and selling thing at all.
This is clearly an exchange of interests.
In other words, Sir Yang exchanged computer orders with computer companies for operating systems developed by his own company.
Regardless of the operating system, if it is really like that, doesn't it mean that in the future, future computer systems will all use the operating system developed by Sir Yang's company?
Neither Jobs nor Woz expected that to happen.
In addition to attaching great importance to computer hardware, Jobs and Woz also attached great importance to computer software.
If that is really the case, then they cannot agree to Sir Yang's additional conditions for this order, even if it is a super large order.
Yang Ming had already guessed that it would be like this.
If Jobs agrees, then the other party will not be Steve Jobs, let alone the Steve Jobs in history.
In that case, Yang Ming's huge amount of financing for Pingguo Company would not be of much significance.
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