The Xiaomi system is considered a victory in the first battle and has successfully taken the first step in the operating system market.

Of course, this is just a good start, and there is still a long way to go before we can gain a firm foothold.

Before 2010, Android had not yet become the dominant player. At this time, mobile operating systems were in full bloom. There were dozens of mobile operating systems on the market, including products from top technology giants. No one could tell which operating system was used.

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In addition to the performance of the operating system itself, the choice of mobile phone brand is also a very important factor.

At that time, the three giants of mobile phones were Nokia, BlackBerry, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, and the declining Motorola, which could only be regarded as half of the giants. The choice of the giant brands often became the benchmark for the industry.

But in fact, these giants are half a beat slow in responding to smartphones.

After entering the era of smartphones, Nokia and Motorola declined rapidly. Needless to say, Samsung, which later ranked first in smartphone sales in the world, did not bet on smartphones in the early days.

When Apple launched the first-generation iPhone in 2007, Samsung also launched a touch-screen phone, the Samsung Instinct, to target Apple, but in fact there was no competition between the two.

Next, Samsung did not launch any more smartphones. It was not until the release of Apple's iPhone 3GS that Samsung launched the first generation Galaxy and officially entered the smartphone industry.

What really made Samsung mobile phones rise was the second-generation Galaxy.

At that time, Apple still used a 3.5-inch screen. Other manufacturers' smartphones were also imitating Apple, using a 3.5-inch screen. The second-generation Galaxy used a 4.3-inch screen. This was definitely a qualitative leap, and it also attracted Samsung.

There was a huge wave of traffic.

When Samsung released the third generation Galaxy in 2011, it had become the top smartphone manufacturer and has maintained this position to this day.

The rise of Samsung is inseparable from South Korea's strong mobile phone component supply chain. For example, Samsung can manufacture the core chips of mobile phones itself. Samsung is also the leader in mobile phone screens. South Korea can basically produce other mobile phone components.

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After the rise of Samsung, it was the turn of Chinese brands to emerge. From the initial "China Cool Alliance" to "Huami OV", while domestic mobile phone brands continued to innovate, they also experienced a series of reshuffles.

But now is still the era of HTC. For the new Xiaomi system, competition has just begun, and the biggest competitor Android has not yet begun to exert its strength.

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In Xiaomi's conference room, several partners gathered together to discuss the company's next development direction.

"There is still no way to solve the problem of system lag, especially after using it for a long time, the lag will become more and more serious, and even the call will be affected."

"We also found such a problem during testing, but there is no way to avoid it. After all, we are not a closed system like Apple, and Apple's mobile phones are specially designed for their system. The overall optimization is naturally better than mine.

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"In addition, Apple has accumulated more technology in operating systems. Steve Jobs built the Mac OS

"Then let's continue optimizing. Isn't that what we have so many programmers doing?"

"Of course optimization is necessary, but we also have to consider the issue of hardware matching. If the hardware exceeds the system's carrying capacity, it will affect performance."

A group of people were discussing system optimization issues. Li Weidong could understand them at first, but gradually, black question marks appeared above his head.

Except for Li Weidong, everyone here has a technical background and was originally a programmer. When it came time to discuss technical issues, Li Weidong could do nothing but look confused.

After a while, everyone finally reached a consensus, and Rebus also asked at the right time: "Director Li, what do you think of this plan?"

Rebus just asked symbolically. After all, Li Weidong was the big boss who invested the money. Regardless of whether Li Weidong understood it or not, he had to ask anyway. It was to give Li Weidong face and to follow a procedure.

But this time, Li Weidong was prepared. He said, "I know nothing about the technology. It's up to you how to optimize the system. But I have an idea that the system will become more and more stuck."

Our computer system should also have this kind of situation, right? At least for a computer novice like me, the computer I usually use will have this kind of situation. So I installed a 360 on my computer."

When mentioning 360, Mr. Lei's expression was a little unnatural. After all, in the past two years, the domestic anti-virus system market has been almost dominated by 360.

Someone next to me immediately said, "I use Jinshan Drug Ba, and the effect is quite good."

This sentence relieved Rebus' embarrassment, and Li Weidong continued: "360 not only has anti-virus functions, but it can also clean the system, speed up booting, etc. For a computer novice like me,

It is very convenient to make your computer faster with just one click of the mouse.

So I was thinking, why can’t we add this function to our Xiaomi system? We directly add a one-click cleanup function to the system. Users can automatically close those redundant applications with just one click, leaving only

With basic functions, the system will naturally become smoother.”

"What a great idea! We can also integrate Jinshan Drug Tyrant into it!" Rebus instantly transformed into a connected person.

In later generations, it was normal for smartphones to have their own cleaning systems, but in 2009, this was definitely an innovation.

Li Weidong really knows nothing about technical optimization, but in terms of humanized design, all Xiaomi's programmers combined are not as good as Li Weidong.

This is the advantage of the reborn. Li Weidong knows that the mobile operating systems of later generations have humanized designs, and these designs have been refined and experienced by tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of households. Those anti-human designs,

After being eliminated through continuous optimization, only those designs with good user experience will be left.

During the several-hour meeting, Li Weidong put forward several suggestions, all of which were operational optimizations.

When the meeting ended, it was time for lunch.

Just listen to Rebus say: "Do you have any plans for tonight? If not, let's get together?"

"Mr. Lei, I'm afraid I have to excuse you. An old classmate is coming from the United States. I have to pick him up."

"I have to go to Hong Kong Island in the afternoon and make appointments with a few clients."

"I have to go on a business trip too. My flight is at 1:30 in the afternoon. Let's just grab something to eat at the airport, otherwise it won't be in time."

Everyone really had something to do and declined one after another.

Rebus had no choice but to look at Li Weidong and said to him, if something happens to you, then we should go back to our respective homes and find our respective mothers.

But Li Weidong said: "Lao Lei, if you have time, come with me to the customs warehouse. I bought a car from abroad and have just completed the customs declaration procedures. I will pick up the car later."

"Car? Is it a luxury supercar? Is it worth it for you, Chairman Li, to pick up the car in person?" Rebus asked in confusion.

"It's a sports car, but it's not an ordinary sports car. Sports cars don't burn gasoline, but are charged." Li Weidong said.

"Are you talking about a pure electric sports car? This is a new thing. I have never seen it before. What brand is it? Ferrari or Lamborghini?" Rebus showed an interested expression. He was still interested in new technological products.

Very interested.

"No." Li Weidong shook his head: "It's Tesla."

"That bragging company in the United States?" Rebus showed a surprised expression, and then said: "They really built a car?"

"It's been built, but it's not a mass-produced car yet." Li Weidong then asked, "Are you interested in following me to have a look?"

"Then I really have to join in the fun. Look at this Tesla, it's so boastful, what the hell is it doing!" Rebus said.

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When Tesla was founded, it was indeed a company that boasted and never drafted.

The story starts with General Motors. Later generations generally believe that Detroit's traditional automobile companies have been obstructing the development of new energy vehicles, but in fact, it was General Motors that was the first to launch a mass-produced electric vehicle.

As early as 1991, General Motors began mass-producing electric vehicles and produced more than 2,000 vehicles. However, due to technical limitations, electric vehicles at that time were small in space, had low cruising range, and were slow, similar to the current Laotoule.

, so General Motors finally gave up its plan for electric vehicles in 2002.

General Motors' factory engineer in charge of this project, Cocconi, left GM to start his own business and opened a small company to produce single-passenger electric vehicles. Later, another engineer in Silicon Valley, Eberhard, became interested in this project and carried out the project.

After investing, Eberhard teamed up with another partner Tarpenning to form Tesla Motors.

Eberhard's idea is to combine sports cars and new energy vehicles to create a new energy sports car, and the customer base of sports cars are high-income people and celebrities.

These high-income people and celebrities pretend to be very interested in environmental protection. In order to maintain their image, they will also spend a lot of money to sell new energy supercars.

In other words, the original intention of Tesla's establishment was to trick a wave of wealthy people who wanted to save face.

At this time, Tesla's company only had 20 employees. Only 20 people were about to start a supercar, and it was a new energy supercar that had never been seen before. It sounded like a scam company.

What General Motors has failed to do in more than ten years, how can a new company do it?

It wasn't until 2004 that Elon Musk took over, which completely changed the entire Tesla, and Tesla began to seriously develop new energy vehicles.

Although Tesla has begun to truly develop new energy vehicles, it still needs to brag, not to mention that Musk is a bragging guy.

So before 2009, Musk was bragging about Tesla cars in various ways, and many Wall Street investors were too lazy to pay attention to him.

Rebus is also an angel investor and is familiar with popular investment projects around the world. Naturally, he also knows about the Tesla electric car that Musk has been touting for several years.

Rebus followed Li Weidong to the customs warehouse and soon saw the legendary Tesla sports car.

This is a Tesla Roadster sports car and the first car launched by Tesla.

Bragging is bragging, but when Tesla actually built the car, it instantly blinded countless investors.

The planned price of this sports car was 100,000 US dollars, but the cost was as high as 120,000 US dollars. When it was sold, Musk was forced to increase the price to 110,000 US dollars. Although it was still a loss, it still attracted purchases

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However, it was this car that impressed Dailem, and Tesla, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, received an investment of 70 million US dollars from Dailem, which was considered a life extension.

With this capital, Tesla was able to put into production, invite foreign investors to visit the factory, obtain a loan of US$465 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, and successfully list on Nasdaq. Finally, it launched Mdoel in 2012.

S Automobile has become the leader of new energy vehicles.

At this time, Rebus obviously did not realize how significant changes new energy vehicles would bring. He just looked at it curiously and lost interest in the Roadster in front of him.

"This doesn't look like anything special. It feels just like an ordinary sports car!" Rebus said.

"It still smells like a copycat, right?" Li Weidong asked with a smile.

Rebus did not answer, but just smiled, which was equivalent to acquiescing to Li Weidong's statement.
To be continued...