Chapter 142 The Checkers Plan Is a Bit in Limbo

Chapter 142 The checkers plan is a bit in limbo

Apple proudly predicts that the company is expected to reach $300 million in sales this year. As soon as the news came out, the industry was in an uproar.

Whether it was the blue giant or HP, they immediately became the object of ridicule, and reality taught them a profound lesson.

Ridiculous console?

This is a market of more than one billion US dollars a year, which is no small matter. The most terrifying thing is the potential of this market.

Before this, the most optimistic estimate for Apple was $200 million in sales. What are they hearing now?

Three hundred million.

You are just a new company, how can you be so outrageous? If this trend continues, it may reach one billion in two years.

Wait, what happened to that white software?

This product will break 100 million this year, right?

Unfortunately, it is still a private company and has no obligation to disclose information. You have the ability to check it yourself.

Big Blue's PC plan has been revealed, but now it's a bit embarrassing. They chose Intel's 8080, and the software seems to have chosen Microsoft.

The 8080 is certainly good. This is a 16-bit processor, and it is definitely better than Motorola's 6600. The crux of the problem is that it is not much ahead.

There is another very important question, when will you figure it out?

Apple is just a minor facelift this time. When your PC project is implemented, the next generation of computers may have appeared.

According to the current situation, between the 6800 series and the 6600, there is obviously a 6700.

Motorola is a listed company. Even if the chip division is split off, they are still the majority shareholder, and there is no way to hide these contents.

Now Motorola has some regrets, why didn't they think of playing like this at the beginning?

William White basically castrated 68,000 in various ways, and then sold them for money.

It's that simple, without any technical content.

Of course, the 6700 is aimed at the 8080, which was the goal from the beginning.

As for Apple's gossip, William White has nothing to do with it. If you don't adjust your plan, maybe Wang An will figure it out first.

Wang An Computer has already tasted the sweetness, so naturally they will not give up the PC project. Their technical strength is comparable to that of Apple.

Faced with this weird situation, the blue giant felt extremely painful. Is this the rhythm of being hanged as soon as he came out?

It is no longer possible to buy shares in White Software. Since people have already judged your actions, naturally there will be no cooperation.

Regarding the valuation of White Software, there is still a lot of controversy now, and some even say $500 million.

Don't think it's a joke, the company's gross profit margin is really terrible, and there are a lot of adapter cards, these are piles of dollars.

As for R&D costs?

Naturally, it can be passed on to consumers.

The cutest thing is that they are compatible with almost all systems on the market, as long as you have enough sales, they will produce supporting software.

As we all know, these PC manufacturers have a wide variety of systems, which makes the software companies extremely overwhelmed. Whitesoft's office suite is indeed compatible. As long as you use his software, it can be used on any brand of computer.

This is the reason why Lotus software failed. They just don't let you use their own format. If you dare to use it, they will sue you.

Other companies also understand that this first-mover advantage is too powerful, but they don't know how Big Blue can break through.

In fact, they thought too much, White Software would naturally provide software services, and he and Meidao had no enmity, how could they give up such a big customer.

"Boss, they will provide the corresponding software, but they need to obtain our system in advance."

"Damn, what do they know?"

"I think so. Bill Gates bought DOS, and they developed it on the basis of others. In fact, White Software is already developing the next generation."

"I really admire this kid now, how does he coordinate the relationship between these customers?"

"Boss, in my opinion, he is more like an open software supplier. As long as the price is right, he won't mind who the buyer is?"

"I hope so, otherwise there will be big trouble."

Now not only the Lisa project has problems, but also Big Blue's checkers project. They really can't judge the level of 6700. If they are ahead of Intel's 8080, their position will be embarrassing.

In fact, they think a little too much. Apple is too narrow and has never thought about integrating the market. The same is true for other companies. They all play their own games. They really don’t understand.

Incompatibility of hardware and software is really a huge waste. Not to mention other things, it takes a lot of time to learn these systems.

White software is much cuter, just slightly different, almost identical.

Of course, if you don't have too many users, don't count on it. They won't develop it, and this thing also costs money.

Police Academy 2 finally announced the shooting plan. The faces of the actors have not changed much, but the director has changed. William White is no longer the director, but only the screenwriter and producer.

Whether the audience will buy it or not still needs to be tested by the market. Even if it is not as good as the first one, it is estimated that it will not be too bad.

In fact, sequels are quite difficult to shoot. William White's level is also average, and there will be no breakthrough in the short term. I hope the director this time will be more reliable.

The people in White Films know very well that the boss will not make sequels, including Agent Bean this time, he will not make any sequels. If a film company only relies on him as the boss, it is better to rely on a certain giant Well, just set up a studio at will.

Who would dare not please him with three series of films with a box office of over 100 million?

The current theater operators regard this man as the God of Wealth, no matter what giant you are, as long as the box office hits the street, they will all be abandoned by others.

Didn't Warner's The Shining suffer from underpainting?

Except for the theater chains in which Warner has shares, there is no other way. It is polite enough for other theater chain operators to support it for two weeks, and they have nothing against Meidao.

Star Wars is still very good 13, and now it has exceeded 150 million. Blockbusters of this level have been played in North America for at least half a year. That is to say, it is only a matter of time before the box office exceeds 200 million.

Its success is not surprising. It is strange that Miaotan can break through the siege even more. According to the box office performance of the first two weeks, it is only a matter of time before it breaks 100 million. Even if it is not as good as the Police Academy, it is still comparable to Home Alone.

What makes Hollywood gnash its teeth is that your novels are not very long, and why Mao's movies are all long.

It's also funny to say, plus the movies that are still being filmed, White Films are all series, which is really hateful. If there is another few years of development, these series will make people vomit blood.

The series is not William White's idea. This is what is popular in this era. Unless the box office plunges, it will continue to play.

Later generations of Hollywood don't play like this, and they are all cheated by the agency company. These bastards don't care about your life or death, they collect money based on your box office.

This is the same as the milk tea shop in Xiangjiang. It doesn't matter how good your business is. The landlord decides the rent based on your profit.