Chapter 41 Just to Make You Unhappy
Chapter 41 Just to make you unhappy
The so-called internal product launch event still attracted many companies. In desperation, the location of the launch event had to be changed to a hotel. Now Whitesoft is not that big, and there is no meeting room for dozens of people. Facing customers with hundreds of people, it is really helpless.
The software is indeed rudimentary, but this is not a problem with White's software. Your hardware foundation is really poor, and many functions will only appear in version 2.0.
Even so, computer manufacturers have no objection, they are more delighted. Each is developing a new computer, and since they know the minimum requirements for the software, they can certainly cobble together a new computer.
They don't care if it can barely run on an Apple II, they care more about the price. You know, software for large databases is very expensive. The ones on minicomputers are also not cheap. If the price is too expensive, it will be boring. People might as well grit their teeth and buy minicomputers. After all, the performance is different.
The price announced by William White is very gratifying. Although it is said that subsequent versions will increase in price, this version is only $299.
Well, how much can you go up?
It is estimated that in the future, it will be run for less than US$1,000. This is professional software. No company has ever sold it so cheaply. It seems that several established companies are going to be upset.
Although they are not as good as you, they have what you have, and they also have things that you didn't expect.
No company doubts their design ability anymore. This press conference not only announced this version, but also revealed the plan for the next version. The 1.1 version number is already strong enough, the meaning of this number is very clear, it is just a minor change. It is estimated that the 2.0 version will kill the database of the minicomputer in seconds, so you should ask for more blessings.
It stands to reason that there is no need to reveal the secrets in the next version, these things are just stuff on paper. Take it out now, it's really a bit of a swollen face to pretend to be fat.
The main reason is that there are too many customers, and the original things are really hard to sell. Most importantly, William White is purely embarrassing others.
Today's meeting place is quite chaotic, many guys are just mixed in, such as Bill Gates who will be in a daze in the corner.
The group of guys in the audience really have different feelings, anyway, quite a few people are very upset. This software company is so disruptive that it is impossible for the giants to turn a blind eye. They have already made it clear that they are going for the minicomputer. If you refuse to fight again, you will probably die miserably.
At the subsequent reception, many people did not attend, and William White didn't care. It is estimated that they were not in the mood to drink.
In fact, he has become an acquisition target for many companies. Because I personally know that the valuation of this company will only get higher and higher. If it cannot be acquired now, it will not be able to afford it in the future.
Now no one doubted William White's computer ability. He was typing on the keyboard too fast, and there was nothing skillful about it.
"William, can you guarantee the speed of research and development?" Master Qiao said so, but he was very sure in his heart.
"Old Joe, I can actually go faster, the hardware is really not powerful."
"Great? What's that word?"
"Ha, don't you think it's very vivid? This is an ancient Chinese sentence. I just translated it directly. Think about it, whether it is powerful or not, haha!"
"Ghosts can understand what it means." Qiao Dashen looked disgusted.
"Haha, that's because you don't understand their civilization. When their feudal dynasty was at its peak, we were still drinking blood in a certain cave."
"Well, well, they are very mysterious indeed."
William White started the flickering mode, God knows if Master Qiao can find a powerful source.
"Old Joe, when you become the focus of the world, believe me, it doesn't matter if you create a few words, they will definitely be included in the Oxford dictionary." William White smiled badly.
"Well, I'm looking forward to this day very much." Qiao Dashen looked disgusted with anticipation.
"Haha, you will succeed, let's work hard together." William White patted Joe on the shoulder and said, "Let's celebrate in advance, shall we have a drink?"
"good idea!"
Ha ha! Two guys who laughed wantonly made a group of people confused.
They are happy, and some people are naturally upset. This world is always like this, some people don't look at their own problems, they always think about other people's problems.
Of course, not everyone is like this, some people have learned from the success of others, such as Bill Gates.
He quickly adjusted his mentality and saw a bright road. It is useless to rely on compiler authorization alone. Like William White, the target customers must be locked in end users. As long as you reach a certain number of users, you can make a fortune selling anything.
The number of end users seems to be very large now, and the number may be even larger in the future. They must not be separated from the large force, so they will definitely be marginalized.
William White is in a good mood recently. He has successfully got rid of financial troubles. Whether it is a film company or a software company, every minute is helping him make profits.
There is one more movie this year, I guess the bastards in Hollywood should be crazy, with these two as a base, the future will be much better.
In fact, he doesn't know, he is going crazy now, it's not that there is no such thing as a small gain, but it's really not such an exaggeration. Seeing the box office data reported by his subordinates every day, there is no giant who doesn't scold his mother.
In contrast, they are a bunch of idiots, what big productions, what Oscars.
All were rubbed on the ground, and the crude movies they made were creating new records every day.
What made them speechless was not only that, the box office in Europe was also good, especially the group of John Bulls who actually said it was a kind of art. What British style conquered Hollywood.
I bah!
Only one of his actors belongs to your family, why is it British style? How empty are you going to be?
Dare to talk about art, how can you interpret so many things?
How can a ridiculous film become an art film, and it can be elevated to this level?
Well, the movie did endorse minorities, and it directly blackened the US imperial government enough, although there are a few good people. But, the movie is really meant to please the black buddies.
John Bull didn't think so. They believed that the director was an artist, and he deserved to be a descendant of the British aristocracy.
The movie exposes the darkness of American imperialism through laughter and cursing. This kind of artistic expression can be called another Chaplin, and this movie should be nominated for an Oscar.
Faced with this evaluation, William White fainted. He doesn't have the face to run for the election, this group of guys is really ridiculous, buddies are shameless, although it is a bit shameless, but there is absolutely no bottom line!
Well, my brother has been an immigrant for several generations, and you can still treat me as a descendant of an aristocrat, how much I am loved by my brother!