The vibration of the mobile phone woke up Ivanka. She turned over and touched the space. The pillow was already empty. She saw Lu Fei in pajamas, sitting in front of the computer, stirring the coffee and sliding the mouse in his hand.
"Mr. Lu, it's begun."
On the other end of the phone, Guo Xing was also staring at the computer.
At this time, Apple's press conference on the iPhone 4 issue was officially held. This time only invited media could participate, and the New York Times was one of them.
Immediately, a live broadcast of pictures and texts was started for them.
[09:02, the door of the venue is closed, Steve Jobs comes to the stage, Apple will give a 15-minute briefing, and then it will be Q&A time for reporters]
[09:05, Steve Jobs: As we all know, no one is perfect, and we want all users to be satisfied. 】
[Jobs: If you don’t understand Apple’s principles, you don’t understand us. iPhone 4 may be Apple’s best product. We have sold 2.5 million units since it went on sale two weeks ago.]
[09:06, Steve Jobs: Until recently, we began to receive reports of problems with the iPhone 4 antenna. This problem has been called "Antenna Gate."]
"Huhu."
Lu Fei blew on the steaming coffee, took a sip, then poked a piece of cake with his fork and chewed it carefully.
[09:07, Steve Jobs: When you hold your iPhone 4 in a certain way and find that the mobile phone signal is weakened, you must be dissatisfied with this, but the reality is that this is not a problem unique to iPhone 4. 】
[Jobs: Holding any mobile phone tightly will cause the mobile phone signal to drop by one bar, or even more. This is true for iPhone 4, but the same is true for mobile phones from other manufacturers. 】
[09:08, This is true for Nokia, BlackBerry, Samsung, and even logic
[This is a problem faced by the entire industry!]
【Mobile phones are not perfect.】
"Damn it, Mr. Lu, Steve Jobs is trying to bring down the entire industry and whitewash his iPhone 4!"
Guo Xing easily saw the conspiracy inside.
"Shocked by Steve Jobs, but the strategy worked."
Lu Fei saw clearly that by muddying the waters of the entire mobile phone market, shifting the focus of public opinion to other mobile phone brands, and forcing friends to be on the same level, he would be able to reduce the accusations against Apple, and the iPhone 4 would not be the only one to have problems.
Moreover, iPhone 4 is not the worst among its peers.
"Mr. Lu, I think we should take action."
There was a hint of urgency in Guo Xing's tone.
"Get out of the car!"
Lu Fei narrowed his eyes into a thin line.
Guo Xing, who was commanding at the front line, received the order and immediately launched a carefully prepared second wave of offensive against Apple.
At this time, Jobs was still explaining Apple's antenna gate. The reason was not the antenna design, but an error in the algorithm for displaying the number of signal grids, marking 2 more signals.
In other words, when you hold your iPhone 4 tightly and the signal drops by several bars, you are actually in an environment with poor signal, but because the signal error displays four bars or full bars, people mistakenly think that there is no signal in the place where you are staying.
A little problem.
"But it's not a big problem."
The reason why Jobs dared to speak so lightly was because he had the confidence and capital to be arrogant, because so far——
The refund rate for iPhone 4 is only 2%.
It's completely insignificant, not even 5%!
"We are aware that this issue exists and is affecting a small number of users, but our concern is for all users."
"We want all users to be satisfied, and if we can't satisfy them, we'll give them their money back."
"If you are still not satisfied and insist on a refund, you can get a full refund by bringing your undamaged iPhone 4 to our store within 30 days."
Jobs held his chin up, confident.
It’s not me who’s wrong, it’s the whole world!
After 15 minutes, it was reporters’ turn to ask questions.
"Steve, did Apple know about the antenna problem before?" The reporter reported that he was from Bloomberg.
"Are you referring to those comments on the Internet? That is complete nonsense! It is a complete conspiracy theory!"
Jobs yelled, "Death to Feike!"
"Under the current circumstances, can redesigning the hardware avoid this problem?" Another reporter stood up.
"I said it just now."
Jobs said with a straight face: "Now let me reiterate again, the iPhone 4 signal problem is a recognized problem in the industry. You can search for a picture of Nokia on the Internet, and there will be a label like this on the back: 'Don't touch here! Don't use your phone.
Cover this part with your hand!' And the logic is that when you hold the phone with a certain gesture, the exact same situation as us will occur."
Eyes widened: "Currently, the entire industry cannot solve this problem. Apple has been thinking of ways to solve it."
Urgent, urgent.
The reporters looked at each other and wisely did not mention it again.
At this moment, the mobile phone that was set to silent suddenly vibrated.
One by one, they secretly glanced at the received text messages, and suddenly they were in an uproar and started whispering.
"Do you have any other questions?"
Jobs looked ugly and knocked on the table.
"When you used iPhone 4, did you use Apple's special mobile phone case?" the reporter asked.
"Yes, of course we use it."
Jobs took the opportunity to advertise the phone case.
But the reporter immediately interrupted, "Then do you know that Apple's mobile phone case can solve the signal strength problem of iPhone 4, so that's why you use mobile phone cases?"
Jobs was keenly aware of the trap: "No, we don't know. Our original intention of designing the mobile phone case was not to solve the signal strength problem. Where does this statement come from?"
"That is to say, you didn't deliberately design the antenna like this just to boost sales of mobile phone cases, right?"
The reporter asked the questions Guo Xing asked.
"Who said this!"
When Jobs learned that it was self-media spreading conspiracy theories on the Internet, he was furious: "This is slander! This is definitely fake news! And I suspect that there are people behind these self-media who are deliberately instigating, with the purpose of maliciously slandering iPhone 4 and Apple!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene exploded.
It's so fun, the battle is getting louder and louder!
The media are eager to see blood flow.
"The time has come. Sorry, the press conference is over." Cook saw something was wrong in the atmosphere and immediately stood up. "As for the fake news just now, Apple will definitely investigate to the end and hold the rumor makers legally responsible. No one will be spared."
one!"
"snort!"
With a sullen face, Jobs walked away and returned to the backstage lounge without looking back. The door was always closed.
The employees stayed away, no one dared to get into trouble at this time, and they had to wait until Cook arrived before knocking on the door.
"Fake!"
Jobs slammed the table: "Tim, those questions just now are not in the interview outline! What on earth is going on with the phone case?"
"It was my fault in making arrangements. This is my responsibility."
Cook self-examined himself and changed the topic, "But it was also an unexpected situation. Just now, a conspiracy theory questioning 'We already knew about the antenna problem in advance, but we didn't want to solve it to sell more phone cases' appeared on a large scale on the Internet."
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"What did you say!"
Jobs frowned and said, "Clarify immediately, immediately!"
"I have asked the public relations department to do it, but I think the best clarification now is to give each iPhone 4 user a free mobile phone case. In that case, those rumors that we want to use the mobile phone case to make money will be eliminated.
It's self-defeating, what do you think?" Cook adjusted his glasses.
“What’s the return rate now?”
Jobs asked a seemingly irrelevant question.
"I don't know about American International Telephone and Telegraph Company, but the return rate at Apple Mall is less than 5%, but..."
"Look! The signal problem has not affected the demand for iPhone 4. Our iPhone 4 is an irreplaceable masterpiece!"
"But in addition to the return rate, public opinion will also affect the reputation and sales of iPhone 4." Cook knew that Jobs had committed an old habit again, and was so stubborn that he refused to give in. He tactfully persuaded the media to announce it now before it was all exposed, which would have the best effect.
.
"Why reward them?"
Jobs curled his lips, and the user turned his nose up?
Cook sighed and could only use the free mobile phone case as a backup, trying his best to resist the surging public opinion.
It’s still a trick to lure your peers into the trap!
After the content of Apple's press conference was reported, the industry was shocked and even outraged, with everyone jumping out to fight back.
The first to take the lead was Nokia.
Kallasvuo was angry on Facebook: "Nokia will never prioritize the design of mobile phones over certain functions, let alone blame consumers or the entire industry for design errors. Instead, it will look for problems from its own perspective and take the initiative to take responsibility.
, Steve Jobs is just a softie who only knows how to run away.”
Motorola followed closely behind. Not only did Sanjay Jia say that Motorola had never had an antenna problem, but he also spent huge sums of money to publish huge advertisements in the New York Times and other newspapers to promote the DroidX, the first Android smartphone.
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Apple's move has aroused public outrage.
Samsung, HTC, Sony, and even RIM and Ericsson, which were allies when acquiring Norgrid, have also fought back.
"This is not a general problem, it must be a design flaw. Apple's approach to proving innocence is boring, rogue and lacks sincerity."
Google's Larry Page wrote on Twitter, conveniently @ Schmidt, Sergey Brin, and Lu Fei.
Lu Fei's reply was quite simple——
“On October 25th, Logic’s new product launch conference will be held.”
San Francisco, Moscone Convention Center.
We deliberately found a place with more seats than before. In the conference hall, which can accommodate 4,000 people, various media, business friends and lucky spectators signed in, and the seats were full again.
logicX3 attracts considerable attention both inside and outside the industry.
Especially this month, first there was the patent war between Logic, Nokia and Apple, and then there was the iPhone 4 antenna gate, which raised the attention of Logic's press conference to an unprecedented level. Even Nokia and Apple attended with their noses pinched.
Everyone wants to see how Lu Fei will fight back against Nokia, Apple, and iPhone 4.
But this year, the biggest difference is——
Live broadcast simultaneously, and broadcast globally on YouTube.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room had exceeded that of Wgs. When WGS won the first LOL global finals championship, the comment area kept saying "ChaLu."
In the office, Jobs crossed his arms and looked gloomy.
After a while, the brightly lit stage suddenly dimmed, and then the theme song of the Iron Man movie, "BaBck (Back in Black)" played.
"NuberohabulletI'apowerpack(The first bullet is fired, I am full of energy)."
"'abangwithagang."
(Yes, I am in a group).
"They gotta catch if they want to hang (They want to hang me, they have to catch me first)."
"'CaeI'bathetradI'beatgthefobody'sgononanotherrap (Because I'm back on my own turf and I'm going to crush all the criticism and no one can beat me anymore)."
"..."
"Don't trytophyurck, jtgetoutofyway (Don't take any chances, get out of here right now)."
"'CaeI'back!! YesI'back!"
(Because I’m back! I’m back!)
“WellI’backback!”
(I come back in black!)
At this moment, a beam of light fell on the dark stage, and Lu Fei, dressed in black, strode out.
The heightened atmosphere was suddenly ignited.
Just like an idol coming on stage, enthusiastic fans chanted:
"land!!"
“Hello, cover, I’back!!”
Lu Fei smiled at the camera and said, "Welcome to the Logic new product launch conference. We would like to thank you and other global users for your support. From October last year to October this year, for a whole year, Logic phones have achieved very good results."
Achievements."
As he spoke, the annual sales volume appeared on the big screen behind him.
As of October 24, the combined global market share of the Logic series and iPhone series has accounted for 6%.
It entered the top three in the world for the first time and ranked second in the world for the first time.
Second only to the first Nokia, the difference is 8%.
Although the sales volume gap is huge, revenue and profits continue to surpass Nokia and Apple, and the gap is wider than last year.
"Bah bang bang."
There was a round of applause at the scene. This result shows that the future will undoubtedly be dominated by smart phones. It is certain that Nokia will fall from the altar. Sooner or later, Logic will take the world's first place.
Cook saw this and felt unhappy.
Kallasvuo in the audience was even better than Steve Jobs in front of the computer. His face was so gloomy that it looked like he could drip water. Damn it, Lu Fei!
Making money by looking at logic is more painful than losing money!
"Do you know how successful this is?"
Lu Fei raised the corner of his mouth and talked about stand-up comedy, "One day, Guo Xing hurried to my office and told me hesitantly, Nokia, Nokia wants to blackmail us."
Imitate vividly:
"Oh, no, prepare to sue us."
“The logic of prosecution in German courts!”
“Sue logic in neon court!”
“Sue logic in an American court!”
“Even at the International Trade Commission, the Office of Unfair Import Investigations requested a ban on the sale of Logic’s smartphones in the United States.”
"Wow, if there is a court in hell, I think Nokia will not miss the logic of letting Satan be the judge and prosecuting."
As soon as Lu Fei said this, laughter broke out from below.
"Actually, I can understand why Nokia did this. It's completely understandable. They are anxious. They are very anxious."
Lu Fei took out the Nokia N5230 from his pocket, "Because there is almost no comparison between logic and Nokia. I said we have many apps, and Nokia said we can't do it; I said our screen is gorgeous, and Nokia said we can't do it; I said the design is elegant.
, Nokia said that we would shoulder the blame; I said Android was great, and Nokia said that we would shoulder the blame, but I got excited and threw my Logic phone to the ground. Guess what Nokia might say?"
"We will bear the fall!!"
In an instant, the audience spoke in unison.
"Yes, yes, yes."
Lu Fei shook his head and laughed: "It's hard to believe that it's almost 2010, and it's still a resistive screen, and it's still a Symbian system. Doesn't Nokia have a smartphone? You can spend some money on this kind of thing, and even if you copy it, you can't be punished.
How much money, even if it's secretly, are you afraid that we will blackmail Nokia like you did?"
"You really want to learn? I'll teach you."
"Hahaha~"
The conference hall was filled with laughter instantly, and the laughter lingered in Kallasvuo's ears, like a slap in the face.
Huaxia Lu, you bastard!
At this time, the live broadcast room and the real-time comments in the live broadcast room surged.
"Nokia, do you really want to learn? I'll teach you."
"You really want to learn? I'll teach you."
Compared with the cheerfulness in the live broadcast room, the atmosphere at the scene was more intense, and many people were laughing so hard, including Cook.
"I suspect that Nokia only pays attention to logic and not its own products. I must say that I am very disappointed with the new products launched by Nokia. In addition, Apple..."
Lu Fei seemed to have come to his senses and said: "Oh, now is Logic's new product launch conference, let us invite today's protagonist."
Then he looked at the envelopes on the table. He seemed to have forgotten which one contained logic
Studio:?
On-site guests:??
Cook:???
"Don't panic, I have a way to find logicX3, just make a phone call." Lu Fei then gave up his N5230 and used an iPhone 4, and he used a death grip. He deliberately blocked his finger on the frame antenna, and the logicX3 hidden in the envelope buzzed.
There was a buzzing sound, but within a few seconds, the vibration stopped abruptly.
Apparently, the signal to Apple's phone was cut off.
nd, Lu Fei, you traitor! Rebel! Evil thief!
Cook froze on the spot for a moment, his eyes widened.
"Oh my god, I knew the signal on iPhone 4 would be very poor, but I didn't expect it to be this bad."
Lu Fei's lips curled up: "Whether it's an antenna problem or an algorithm problem, it doesn't matter. I will announce the overall structural design of logocX3 later, especially the antenna."
Immediately afterwards, he made some violent remarks like Li Yunlong——
I taught Steve Jobs how to build a smartphone, and now I teach him how to design antennas and signals!
Cook looked confused, this aggression...
The next second, the scene turned into a sea of ridicule!
After all, Apple brought down the entire mobile phone industry and offended almost all its peers. When he saw Apple being nakedly mocked by Lu Fei, he felt the pleasure of revenge from the bottom of his heart.
Mr. Lu, please increase your efforts!
"But before that, I have something to say to Steve Jobs. If a logic designer makes such a failed plan, I have only one thing to say to that designer."
Lu Fei pointed his finger in the direction of Cook and raised his voice like Dong Jianguo: "You are fired!"
