Chapter 334 Blue Giant

Author: Quiet Thought

Chapter 334 Blue Giant

"I'm a good Mr. Hongkawa, Louis Carac, just call him Louis."

"Hongkawa Kaede, Mr. Louis is lucky to meet."

Outside a premium suite outside the Okura Hotel, Kaedawa and his group were secretly meeting several IBM representatives.

"Mr. Hongchuan, what I announced at that press conference was very interesting. IBM really wants to talk to us Hongchuan Electric about cooperation in that aspect."

Louis denied IBM's current executive vice president, and he also denied that he just arrived at Neon yesterday.

A week ago, the US headquarters received an emergency notice from technical director Robert.

According to Robert's words, a new storage technology that can trigger a revolution in the computer industry was born.

Because Robert visited the Hongchuan Electric Appliances press conference in person, he praised the great prospects of CD storage.

At first, IBM was a little dissatisfied, and they thought Robert was a little exaggerated.

CD CD IBM has certainly heard of it, but Sony and Philips have developed a new format for the development of Dongyi Generation audio technical specifications.

But what does digital audio technology have to do with computer storage?

Besides, what can they do besides copying the American technology?

Now that IBM is focusing on dealing with the Yueli incident, is there any best example?

I have to say that although it has entered the 1980s, in the eyes of some Americans, neon is still synonymous with shoddy production.

Especially for technology companies like IBM, they habitually have arrogance and prejudice when they look at Neon.

Two days later, an article in the New York Times changed their views.

In that report, although the reporter's perspective on the issue was still somewhat biased, whether or not some of the things Hongchuan Electric Appliances had written truthfully at the press conference.

For example, some parameters of CD-ROM are of course mentioned in a hurry.

Most of the articles in the report are ridiculing Hongchuan Electric Appliances' overestimation of its ability and trying to use CD storage technology to win the jewel of IBM's industrial crown.

There is a very wrong thing about an unknown chip company, who is looking to enter the chip market with a low opinion.

In short, if the whole report does not support IBM, it will be advocating Intel, and if the remaining ones are openly plagued by Hongchuan Electric.

IBM doesn't care about the dual standards of the New York Times. However, as an outsider, they are not calm at first glance.

700MB? Hell, if the floppy disk develops for another century, it may not be possible to follow it.

They know too well what the limit of floppy disks is, and unless the materials are making new breakthroughs, there is no need to think about it.

Combined with the newspaper and Robert's narrative, IBM carefully analyzed it, and the real ice convexity of CD-ROM really has cocoa.

Yu Fu no longer hesitated, IBM immediately sent executive vice president Louis to Neon to check the true face of the matter.

If Hongchuan Electric’s CD-ROM technology is indeed as they said at the press conference.

Then IBM could not say that it would consider cooperating with the Neon Company in some aspects.

At this time, when facing Louis's temptation, Hongkawa Kaede smiled.

"Mr. Louis, if IBM is willing to join the CD-ROM promotion, they certainly welcome it.

I believe you also know the advantages of that kind of CD storage technology. Not to mention the capacity, the cost alone has a great promotion advantage compared to floppy disks.”

A floppy disk can range from dozens of dollars to hundreds of dollars. It is not bad for ordinary people to use a floppy disk that costs more than tens of KB.

But no CD, the cost of a CD is less than one percent of the floppy disk.

That little bit alone is enough to instantly kill floppy disks. There is no doubt that CDs are inherently more conducive to promotion and dissemination than floppy disks.

Of course, Louis had already understood the principle of making CD before coming.

But now, he needs to consider the problem from another perspective.

"Mr. Hongchuan, first of all, I have to admit that the CD-ROMs launched by them are indeed very advantageous in capacity.

But it also has an obvious disadvantage, that is, it can read data, cannot write data, or even modify it.

That is, it's more like a one-time storage disk, like "Louis paused," like paper."

"Wrong, yes. He felt it was very appropriate to use paper to describe it." Louis was proud of himself finding the right metaphor for the wrong image.

"But their floppy disks are different, they can be reused. Just save them properly, and even use them until human destruction."

When you think of getting it, then belittle it first. Louis is well aware of the tactic of playing hard to get.

"But it's cheap enough, as you said, CDs are not paper in the memory world. Everyone can afford it and can afford it."

Hongchuan Feng said that paper is nothing bad. Although it is cheap, it can benefit mankind and has a lot of applications.

If you have low cost, you will not win. With that alone, Hongchuan Kaede will not be worthy of any moves from IBM.

When Louis was a little silent when he heard that Hongkawa Feng used his metaphorical paper and instead took his own army.

Bulu soon thought of another problem he faced when he was in CD storage.

"Mr. Hongchuan may be wrong, but if you want to ask people to accept it generally, then you should first face the problem of promotion.

As far as he knows, Hongchuan Electric Appliances does not seem to have computer-related business. Without the recognition of the computer industry, it is a dream to promote CD storage.

But no IBM has, and IBM's appeal in computers, no one can compare to it."

Louis had enough confidence to say that the name of the blue giant was not a red call.

When the Silicon Valley in the United States was desolate, IBM had already started working for the government.

From the watchmaker that started out, to the world's first electronic computer, to now, mainframes, minicomputers and personal computers.

It can be said that IBM has been leading the industry for more than half a century and has always been at the forefront of the industry.

If we combine the future development trends of technology, from the perspective of the emperor, IBM has almost never lost its leg in decades.

That far-sighted vision alone is enough to be scary, just like a cheat.

Although it is very early in the 1980s, IBM has no longer had a strong stubborn computer industry.

Any specifications set by him, or things that are first applied in computers, will soon become the industry's default standard.

For example, for floppy disks, IBM has used 5.2-inch floppy drives on its own computer.

Yufu other computer manufacturers followed suit and used floppy drives of the same size on their computers.

Then, the 5.2-inch floppy disk will replace the 8-inch floppy disk by default, achieving the specifications of the new generation of floppy disks.

And all of that, IBM didn't even ask to standardize the 5.2-inch floppy disk.

But because of everyone's follow-up, when you look back, you have already achieved the established fact.

IBM's appeal in the computer industry is that outrageous.

The Sony 3.5-inch floppy disk, which is obviously wrong with it, has been working hard for more than two years and can still jump around in the neon lights.

If you compare it wrongly, you can see who is at a glance, and IBM is worthy of its title as the Blue Giant.

So at this time, Louis had enough confidence to tell Hongkawa Kaeda that he asked for the assistance of IBM, and the standardization of CD-ROM was completely unfair.

In fact, the reason why Hongchuan Kai secretly met with IBM's representatives is also because he valued the wrong party's appeal in the computer industry.

Otherwise, in Neon's current social environment, it would be a good thing to make peace with IBM.

Because of Yueli's incident, Neon Media's slight strife, the public generally believes that IBM is deliberately harming Yueli.

So I knew that Neon people were wrong about IBM's view, and if the senior meeting between Hongkawa Kaeda and IBM broke out at that time, it would be fun.

Don’t forget that some media are advocating that Hongchuan Kaikai is not a responsible entrepreneur and supports domestic companies.

It turns out that those two multinational companies have joined together with Bu Qin's private owner. What's so great?

Therefore, before reaching a definite agreement, Kaedawa made a low-key trip and secretly visited IBM people.

As for the two companies that will announce their cooperative relationship in the future, then there is another matter.

Just whether to make money, what kind of national light can Hongchuan Fengcai Bu be like?

Of course, it's not like that, but you can't say that.

Hongchuan Feng is already considering a more secure way to deal with it, and Buluo will not be the last word.

At this time, when Louis was wrong with the promotion confidence, Hongchuan Kai decided to consider the problem from a different perspective.

"Mr. Louis, the promotion of CD storage IBM will indeed play an important role.

But please don't forget that CD-ROM is based on the CD format.

As a member of the CD Alliance, Hongchuan Electric will consider seeking cooperation outside the alliance when it is necessary.”

I, IBM, is a bad writer in the computer industry, and he admits that.

But don’t forget that there is a CD alliance, and Hongchuan is not fighting alone.

Although the influence of several CD Alliance manufacturers in the computer business is limited, but if it is true, the three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang.
To be continued...