In the office, Rebus was introducing the Xiaomi system to Li Weidong.

The development of mobile operating systems is progressing so fast that Li Weidong did not expect it. He originally thought that developing an operating system would be a labor-intensive matter, and it would take two or three years to achieve success. Unexpectedly, Rebus could develop it in just a few months.

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Li Weidong took the system prototype and operated it for a while. Although it was still very crude and the interface and operation needed to be optimized, all the basic functions were used.

"Mr. Lei, you are very efficient. I thought it would take at least two years to take down the operating system!" Li Weidong said.

"Isn't it just one million lines of code? It doesn't take two years. If we hire more programmers and work overtime, we can win it!" Rebus said.

"I can feel how many programmers' hairs have been sacrificed behind this system!" Li Weidong sighed.

A rudimentary operating system actually doesn't use much code, probably even less code than many applications in later generations.

For example, the Linux kernel has only more than 2 million lines of code, compared with 4.5 million lines of code in Photoshop, and 6.7 million lines of code in Google Chrome, both of which are much more than Linux.

The Hongmeng system 1.0 developed by Huawei in later generations has 6.4 million lines of code, Hongmeng system 2.0 has more than 8 million lines of code, and the Android system of the same era has almost 15 million lines of code.

The 8 million-line Hongmeng system is already the fourth most code-heavy mobile operating system in human history. The top three are Android, Apple and Symbian. Considering that no one uses Symbian anymore, Hongmeng can be ranked second.

Third in the world.

But these are the number of codes for mobile operations in the 5G era. Mobile phones in the 5G era have many functions! In an era when 3G has not yet become popular, the original system operating system with 1 million codes can already meet basic needs.

Chinese programmers are also ruthless people on a daily basis. They work hard to lose their hair and become bald. In a few months, they not only typed out millions of lines of code, but also produced the finished product.

It's just that Rebus's high efficiency caught Li Weidong off guard.

In Li Weidong's original plan, it would take two years to build the operating system for mobile phones. After two years, the supply chain of smartphone components will be mature and Xiaomi mobile phones can be directly produced.

Now Rebus has developed the operating system in a few months, but there is not even a trace of the smartphone component supply chain.

Before 2010, the domestic smartphone component supply chain was almost zero.

Even in 2011, Rebus braved earthquakes and nuclear radiation and personally went to Japan to negotiate parts supply for Xiaomi mobile phones. In other words, at that time, the domestic smartphone supply chain was not sound.

If you have an operating system but no mobile phone, then the operating system is useless.

"It seems we still have to rely on other manufacturers." Li Weidong sighed lightly, and then asked: "Mr. Lei, do you have any acquaintances at HTC? It's best if you can talk to Chairman HTC."

"Are you planning to go to HTC to sell our mobile phone system?" Rebus instantly understood Li Weidong's intention, and he continued: "Mr. Lin, the husband of the chairman of HTC, was also a celebrity in Silicon Valley back then. Those of us who came back from Silicon Valley

There must be some partners who are familiar with him. It should not be difficult to contact HTC.

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But it is not easy to convince HTC to use our system. As far as I know, the smartphones previously launched by HTC all use Microsoft's LE system, which is also a relatively mainstream mobile operating system at present. Compared with Microsoft,

"Bi, we really can't get enough of it!"

Li Weidong immediately replied: "The LE system is not specially developed for smartphones. It may be fine for use on handheld computers, but it may not be easy to use on smartphones. Our system is specially developed for smartphones.

, at least the user experience will be better.”

le system is an operating system developed by Microsoft for mobile devices. When this system first appeared, there were no smartphones, so the purpose of Microsoft developing this system was mainly to allow users to experience computer-like operations in the mobile system.

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Therefore, the le system contains a large number of elements of computer operating systems. Microsoft has also integrated its own IE browser, MSN and other applications into this system.

However, after all, this is not a system developed specifically for smartphones. Facts have also proved that the computer operating system cannot be copied to mobile phones. So when Apple released the iPhone, the uniqueness, innovation and user experience of the IOS system were completely overshadowed.

system.

In the end, Microsoft built the e system for smartphones based on the le system, and then announced the termination of technical support for the le system, which was equivalent to executing this system.

HTC started out as a handheld computer, and their smartphone technology was also derived from handheld computers, so they also used Microsoft's LE system. In terms of user experience, it is definitely not as good as the later Android, let alone Apple's IOS, and of course not as good as the newly developed

Xiaomi system.

Rebus pondered for a moment and then said: "When it comes to systems specifically for smartphones, in addition to Apple, Google's Android system will probably become HTC's first choice.

Two years ago, Google established the Open Handset Alliance to develop an open source mobile system, which is the Android system. As far as I know, HTC is also a member of the Open Handset Alliance, and they have obtained the authorization for the Android system.

."

"We can also open source code!" Li Weidong smiled slightly and continued; "For smartphone manufacturers, it should be a good thing to have more operating systems to choose from. They should not want to see the operating system being used.

One company has a monopoly.”

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When the name "HTC" is mentioned, many people may be stunned for a few seconds. But when it comes to HTC's English name "HTC", I believe everyone does not know it, and many people affectionately call it "ham sausage".

Ham Sausage first started out as a PDA OEM, and both HP and Dell were once HTC's largest customers.

The so-called PDA is translated as handheld computer on the other side, but in fact there is no clear definition. Barcode scanners in supermarkets, PQS machines for credit cards, business cards, learning machines, etc. can all be counted as handheld computers.

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After that, Ham sausage began to enter the mobile phone industry, and launched the world's first 3G mobile phone in 2005. It was based on the LE system, but strictly speaking, this should be a handheld computer that can make mobile calls.

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In 2007, Apple released the first generation of iPhoC and launched h. This phone also used a touch screen and could operate the interface with fingers, but it did not have the function of taking large pictures.

Moreover, the h is a slider phone, equipped with nine-square buttons, which can be regarded as a combination of touch screen and buttons.

In 2008, Apple launched its 3G mobile phone, which meant that smartphones truly entered the stage of practicality. Just six days after the Apple conference, Hamburg also released Toud, beginning to compete head-on with Apple.

In the early days of smartphones, Sausage was indeed the only smartphone manufacturer that could compete with Apple.

In the past two years, sausage-based smartphones have become popular all over the world. Even the iPhone 4, which is known as the classic product of Steve Jobs, cannot match the edge of sausage. With the sales of mobile phones, sausage also reached its peak moment in 2011, with a market value of

Surpassing BlackBerry and Nokia, becoming the No.2 player in the mobile phone industry.

In this era, other brands do not yet have smartphones. Li Weidong wanted to find a smartphone to be equipped with Xiaomi's system. He had no choice but to use ham sausage.

And before 2010, there was no such thing as the Android camp.

It wasn't until September 2008, several months after Apple's iPhone 3G was released, that Ham launched the world's first Android phone, marking the beginning of the first year of Android.

In addition to the touch screen and home button, this phone also has a 26-subtitle physical keyboard. In other words, the original Android phone was a combination of touch screen and physical buttons.

At the same time, the smartphone Xperia

After that, Hamon launched two Android phones, the Magic, which were recognized by the market. Only then did the Android system gain a firm foothold.

But at this time, Android was still not the only choice for smartphones. In August 2009, Hamwurst launched the G3 based on the Android system, and in September it launched the D2 based on the LE system. It can be seen that,

At this time, Ham sausage is still struggling with which operating system to use.

However, it was this phone that made Hamman decide to completely invest in the Android camp. Because the D2 phone has a nickname, it is called "The King of Flashing".

The reason is that Hamwurst accidentally revealed the underlying driver of the D2 mobile phone, which made it much easier for developers to write drivers for the D2 mobile phone. D2 has been unlocked by foreign masters, so that the D2 can be flashed in various ways.

With the efforts of various experts, various operating systems have been moved into mobile phones, including Ubntu system, Linux system, Firefox system, MeeGo system, and some people even flashed them into D2 mobile phones.

Except for Apple's IOS, all operating systems have been flashed, but in the end, the flashing experts discovered that the best one among them is the Android system.

There is no harm without comparison. For the same mobile phone with different operating systems, Android wins in the end, which also makes Android the first choice for major smartphone manufacturers.

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Within a few days, HTC responded to Li Weidong.

"HTC rejected us." Rebus continued with a helpless look: "I personally talked to Chairman Wang of HTC. She thinks Android is a very good operating system. Although it is still far behind Apple,

She believes that after optimization, the user experience of the Android system will be greatly improved. Compared to us, she believes in Google more."

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"It's understandable. After all, Google is an Internet giant, and we are just a little-known small business." Li Weidong smiled calmly, and then said: "Since HTC is unwilling to use our system, then we will change it to another one."

The only way is to find them to manufacture mobile phones directly!"

"OEM?" Rebus was stunned, and he didn't react for a while.

Li Weidong continued: "HTC has a mobile phone OEM business, doesn't it? Let HTC OEM a batch of mobile phones for us, and let them do everything from design to production. Anyway, they also have the technology and strength, as long as they use our Xiaomi system

That’s fine.”

"You mean, let HTC do OEM production for us? This is really a good idea." Rebus already understood.

"If it's just OEM production, how should the sales channels be solved?" Li Weidong then asked.

"Puppy electrical appliances can be sold to countries all over the world, so why should I worry about sales channels?" Rebus said with a smile.

"Our Puppy Group sells small household appliances, kitchen appliances and beauty products, not mobile phones. Let's not talk about anything else. Would you go to a place that sells hair dryers to buy a mobile phone? So the channels of our Puppy Group are useful in selling mobile phones.

Not big." Li Weidong said.

"That's true. Many people buy mobile phones from mobile phone stores, or from China Mobile and China Unicom." Rebus frowned slightly: "I work in software, and I'm really not familiar with the sales channels of mobile communications."

"So what we need from HTC is not just OEM production, but also their sales channels. As far as I know, HTC has business dealings with many mobile communication providers, and their sales channels are not inferior to big brands like Nokia and Motorola.

." Li Weidong explained.

"HTC has its own mobile phone business, so it's unlikely that they will give us the sales channel!" Rebus said.

"Then we can only continue to give up profits and let HTC make money." Li Weidong sighed lightly, and then said: "If HTC is willing to give us sales channels, I don't have to take the profit from the sales of the products. All the money we make will belong to HTC.
To be continued...