Chapter 736 Already standing on the top of technology
Although users in the United States are not sure why the local launch price is so much higher than that in Europe and Asia, the most important thing now is to grab mobile phones.
While preparing to queue up, users in the United States repeatedly contacted the media, or directly called Apple to ask why there is a gap of one to two thousand dollars between the price of local mobile phones in the United States and the price of overseas mobile phones.
American users definitely want to ask clearly.
After all, the United States is also the headquarters of Apple. The sales price of a mobile phone brand headquartered in the United States is thousands of dollars more expensive than in overseas cities. This is absolutely unacceptable.
Apple can only recover the price difference caused by product production and market factors.
Users must be very dissatisfied after receiving such an answer, but seeing that iPhone 4S will be officially released soon.
Everyone was not thinking about the price, so they hurriedly queued up, hoping to grab one.
If you can't get it at the time of launch and find scalpers to buy it later, the price will definitely be much more expensive than buying it directly at the experience store. In other words, the gain outweighs the loss.
Under the arrangement of Jobs, this time the iPhone 4S was released simultaneously in many countries around the world.
At the beginning, Jobs didn't think highly of Xia Guo.
I feel that Xia's technological level and people's consumption level are completely unworthy of Apple.
So whether it is the original iPhone 2G or iPhone 3GS, as well as the iPhone 4 released last year.
Xia is not the first country to be released.
In the era of iPhone 3GS, Xia Guo was not even a country where mobile phones were launched. Users in Xia Guo could only buy parallel-imported mobile phones from overseas at high prices and use SIM cards to make the phones suitable for domestic mobile networks.
But this time it was completely different. First, Jobs received treatment at Changtian Technology and gained a complete understanding of the Xia Kingdom, changing some of his previous biased and biased views on the Xia Kingdom.
The second is that with the development of science and technology in Xia State in recent years, especially the rapid development of 4G network, Changtian Technology has become one of the most developed countries in communication networks. iPhone4S chose to synchronize with other countries in the world in the next country.
The first launch is also reasonable.
Not surprisingly, the iPhone 4S is a hot seller in many countries and regions including the United States, Europe, and Europe.
There are long queues outside iPhone experience stores in France, Italy, the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe. Many consumers even come here a day in advance just to snap up an iPhone 4S when it officially goes on sale the next day.
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The northern hemisphere is very cold in October, and there are still heavy snowfalls in some parts of the UK.
However, in order to buy the world's most advanced smartphones, users still braved the freezing cold and stayed up all night to queue up. Some users had even prepared cold-proof clothing and tents, hoping to be the first to get their hands on the iPhone 4S the next morning.
In the Shanghai Stock Exchange of Xia Guo, Sanlitun of Yanjing, and the business district of Jiangzhou, there are also many users who have purchased the iPhone 4S and are eagerly looking forward to becoming the first global consumers of iPhone 4S.
If divided according to the economic size of the city, then Jiangzhou will definitely not be ranked among the top in the country. However, because the old headquarters of Changtian Technology is in Jiangzhou, Apple has also opened an experience store in Jiangzhou, which is completely for Changtian Technology.
Tian Technology’s face.
On October 11, iPhone 4S officially went on sale.
The incident attracted global media attention.
Many reporters carried cameras at local Apple experience stores to interview the actual sales of mobile phones.
The sales situation of the Apple Experience Store surprised reporters - there were too many people!
Users who were preparing to buy mobile phones had no time to pay attention to these reporters. Instead, they lined up in every possible way and waited anxiously for their numbers to be queued.
Even when paying money, I rush to pay by swiping my card because I am afraid that I will lose my mobile phone if I am too late.
This grand event happened almost simultaneously in many countries around the world.
When users buy mobile phones, they all rush to buy them.
Neither Nokia, which was once arrogant, nor Samsung, which has a global presence and has achieved impressive sales, have ever encountered such a situation.
Apple has truly redefined mobile phones.
It makes the mobile phone not just a mobile phone, but an important partner in one's life and a part of one's life.
The reporters suddenly discovered something very special.
Something that has never been seen on other brands.
Apple has established its own user base.
These user groups regard using Apple mobile phones as a kind of belief.
One of the users who queued up to buy said: "When I buy an Apple phone, I am not just buying a phone, but a new way of life."
Such an answer made reporters and many people in the mobile phone industry think deeply.
What a great product it is that users would use it as a way of life.
Some Steve Jobs fans even came and lined up holding portraits of Steve Jobs.
Some excited consumers even yelled at the microphone and camera.
Those lucky users who were at the front got iPhone4S in the first batch. It was like opening a blind box. Everyone wanted to know whether this batch of iPhone4S used the hardware of Changtian Technology?
Of course, users do not have this technical level. They can only guess which company's hardware is used based on the speed and response of the mobile phone.
Of course, those queuing up to buy mobile phones are not just ordinary users, but also some mobile phone evaluation experts, reporters and spies from other mobile phone brands.
Soon around 11 o'clock, some technicians dismantled the latest iPhone 4S.
They were surprised to find that the battery used in the iPhone 4S came from Changtian Technology Galaxy Energy Company, the camera came from Changtian Technology Seagull Company, the memory and storage came from Changtian Technology Hardware Company, while the American and European versions were from Changtian Technology Hardware Company.
From Pascal Company.
All fools know that the hardware used by Pascal is Changtian Technology's carbon crystal memory and carbon crystal storage.
“The entire iPhone 4S uses Changtian Technology’s standard hardware.”
Soon many media published relevant information.
This time Coca-Cola spoiled consumers.
Users are worried that some iPhone 4S phones use hardware from Changtian Technology, and some phones use hardware from Samsung or other companies. This will lead to uneven performance of mobile phones sold in different regions.
Now everyone was relieved.
All mobile phones in the series use hardware from Changtian Technology.
This caused users who were still waiting to watch to come in droves.
Soon, the first batch of iPhone 4S phones in stock were sold out at Apple experience stores in some big cities.
Apple has prepared more than 1 million units globally this time.
Unexpectedly, all the products were sold out in just one day. Such exaggerated data shocked the entire industry and the media.
Apple is rushing to replenish the stock.
The vehicle transporting mobile phones is parked at the entrance of the foundry. After a mobile phone is packaged, it is immediately put on the truck.
After collecting a truckload of mobile phones, they quickly delivered them to the corresponding retail outlets.
Three days.
iPhone 4S sold 5 million units.
Devoured all Apple's stock.
From his hospital bed, Jobs immediately ordered the major OEMs to hurry up and produce.
The corresponding hardware must be produced at the same time.
Jobs also asked Apple headquarters to immediately contact Changxian Technology and Pascal Company to purchase 15 million carbon crystal storage and carbon crystal memories, 15 million Seagull cameras, and 15 million lithium batteries in one go.
3 million will be reserved for these parts for after-sales maintenance, and all other parts will be sent to the foundry for production as soon as possible.
Even when Nokia was at its most glorious, those so-called machine kings had never achieved such impressive results.
The New York Times commented: "The entire mobile phone industry has changed."
Nokia headquarters in Finland.
Ollila looked at Apple's brilliant record and was very jealous.
Nokia has also worked hard to launch a new mobile phone this year - Nokia x7 mobile phone.
This phone still uses Nokia's very mature Symbian system.
And it is equipped with an unprecedented 8-megapixel camera.
In order to make this phone a hot seller.
Nokia has adopted the most common method in the past few years, which is to cooperate with offline channel providers, including those communication providers.
However, from the time the mobile phone was released until now, global sales have only exceeded 100,000 units.
The sales of Apple mobile phones in three days actually reached 5 million units.
Such a terrible gap made Ollila really want to vomit blood.
Simpson has been demoted.
Ollila looked around at Nokia, but there was no one available.
And in the Xiaguo market, which Nokia is proud of.
The "Xin" brand mobile phones that cooperated with China Mobile can no longer be sold.
Mainly because Apple, HTC, Samsung and domestic feature phones have largely eroded and divided the market.
Nokia has been struggling in the past few years.
Now I am heavily in debt and almost unable to bear the burden.
And Ollila also noticed that Nokia's senior management and board of directors had the idea of declaring Nokia's mobile phone business unit bankrupt or selling it to other companies.
The most fundamental reason why Ollila was able to become the CEO of Nokia is that under his control, Nokia's mobile phone business made rapid progress and became the global champion in one fell swoop.
If Nokia spins off its mobile phone business and sells it to other companies, Ollila, the CEO, will definitely face the risk of being fired.
This outcome is something Ollila is unwilling to face.
But times are changing unpredictably and development is extremely rapid.
The times will abandon you and won't even say hello to you.
Some are uncomfortable and some are autistic.
Ollila came from an Apple experience store in Finland and purchased an iPhone 4S.
When he opened and used iPhone 4s, he suddenly discovered that the Nokia X7 mobile phone he had worked so hard to develop was a piece of garbage.
At this time, there suddenly was a bright spot in Ollila's memory.
He remembered that a few years ago, Changtian Technology gave Nokia a smartphone prototype and hoped to cooperate with Nokia.
He vaguely felt that this smartphone prototype used a closed operating system developed by Changtian Technology, and its running speed and experience were very similar to Apple's.
To be precise, it should be countless times better than the current iPhone 4S.
But at the beginning, Nokia had been obsessed with Symbian mobile phones, and its mobile phone sales ranked first in the world.
Therefore, Ollila did not take Changtian Technology’s initial cooperation invitation seriously at all.
After thinking of this, Ollila was grateful and asked his secretary to look for the mobile phone prototype provided by Changtian Technology.
The secretary immediately asked the relevant staff, and after a lot of effort, he finally found the mobile phone in a warehouse.
At the same time, I also found the instruction manual for this prototype provided by Changtian Technology, as well as some insights into future mobile phone development trends.
Ollila immediately charged her phone and turned it on.
The simple Yinghuo os mobile version system appears in front of you.
Ollila performed a simple operation and compared it with the iPhone 4S he just purchased.
He was extremely shocked.
The prototype provided by Changtian Technology a few years ago is not the same as the iPhone 4S in terms of experience, smooth operation and concept, but is much more advanced than the iPhone 4S.
If the iPhone 4S is an era ahead of the Nokia X7, then the Changtian Technology concept phone a few years ago is a full era ahead of the iPhone 4S.
With the phone in hand, Ollila slumped down on the sofa.
A smile appeared on his face.
But this smile is uglier than crying.
Ollila felt like she was about to suffocate.
Nokia once had a chance to continue to dominate the entire mobile phone era.
There was an opportunity to take a big step into the smartphone 2.0 era.
And this opportunity came to Ollila.
But Nokia gave up very hastily and contemptuously.
Ollila had only one idea.
Everything is God's arrangement.
Nokia originally stood out from the crowd of feature phones because of Changtian Technology's lithium batteries.
Now Nokia's mobile phones are far behind the entire era, also because of Changtian Technology's hardware.
Smiling and laughing, Ollila suddenly started crying and burst into tears.
He very much hopes to re-enable Simpson and cooperate with Changtian Technology again on this concept phone.
But things are not what they used to be.
Nokia was at its peak in the beginning, but now Nokia is in decline.
How could Changtian Technology be willing to cooperate with a declining Nokia?
The secretary was shocked when she saw Ollila crying.
It is very likely that Nokia will not be able to overcome this challenge...
Suhang City, Changzezhou.
Wang Xiang has been paying attention to the sales of Apple mobile phones.
When Wang Xiang saw that all 5 million iPhone 4S mobile phones were sold out in three days, he was extremely surprised.
If calculated based on the average price of a mobile phone of 5,000 RMB, Apple received 25 billion in cash in just three days.
This number is quite scary.
Wang Xiang couldn't help but complain.
“Making fast-selling mobile phone products is really profitable!”
"In just three days, all the cash from consumers around the world was given to Apple."
“Apple doesn’t have even a single risk!”
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Are you envious?"
Wang Xiang took a sip of water and said, "How can I not be envious!"
Chen Xiao played with the iPhone 4s in his hand (a customized version given by Steve Jobs) and said with a smile: "We are almost there!"