Chapter 8 Shocking Assumptions (Be sure to read what the author says)
More than ten years later, Liang Ning wrote in "A Past about Domestic Chips and Operating Systems":
Just like more than ten years ago, as long as we solve the intellectual copyright issue, choose a technical route, find people who can do it, and put in the work, the CPU\\chip can be made. What remains unsolved is the operating system.
This sentence left a deep impression on many people.
But after this sentence, there is another sentence that few people have noticed, and that is: The big gap is still the ecology!
What is ecology?
In today’s terms: Meituan is the nanny, Didi is the driver, WeChat is the secretary, and Taobao is the shopping mall... Without these applications, no matter how smooth and fast the operating system is, no one will need it. .
This is ecology.
Ecology is so important that IBM has tried, Motorola has worked hard, Sun has struggled, and even Intel wants to get rid of the Wintel alliance. The result? Tens of billions of dollars have been spent in vain! (PC system, non-server)
(It should be noted here that the isa (instruction set) of the CPU is the foundation of the software ecosystem; conversely, the development of the CPU also requires the support of the software ecosystem.)
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There is a term in economics called "path dependence", which is similar to "inertia" in physics: once you choose to enter a certain path (whether it is "good" or "bad"), you may change your path. This path creates dependence. This word is most suitable for railway tracks.
The standard rail was proposed by the United Kingdom, which was the first to use railways. The original designer was designing a tram. The track width of the tram came from the wheelbase of the horse-drawn carriage. Where did the wheelbase of the horse-drawn carriage come from?
It was determined by ancient Rome two thousand years ago based on the width of the two horse's buttocks.
It is these two horse buttocks that determine the width of contemporary American rocket thrusters (because it requires rail transportation).
This is path dependency.
So when we stand in the 21st century, we see that the 1900 leap year problem of operating systems, mobile phone os, excel, risc processors with hardware compilers, etc. are all caused by historical baggage.
So here comes the question:
Flower growers have no professionals who can design instruction sets, no programmers who can create programming languages that popularize the world, or even any groundbreaking technology that can get rid of path dependence, all chip instruction sets, programming languages, application software, etc. All developed in the United States...
Therefore, for the CPU and operating system that the majority of people know, among flower growers, it is...
Unsolvable.
We can't do it!
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Maybe someone thought of Android.
It is open source and free. Unlike Apple, which has obtained ARM command-level authorization, all programs on the iPhone are native ARM applications.
From the beginning of its birth, Google has required all programs to be written in Java and run on Dalvik (a virtual machine developed by Google). It does not want to see ARM being the dominant player in the mobile phone field. It hopes to give other CPUs such as mips and x86 a Chance.
For flower growers, it is even the savior of many domestic mobile phone manufacturers!
But, so what?
java——sun company.
Such a simple example tells us: Even if Android is subject to very few isa shackles, please take a look at its software development ecosystem.
What is the purpose of our pursuit of autonomous operating systems? Isn’t it just to not be controlled by others?
So what about the programming language? What about Sun’s patents? Are they not controlled by others?
No!
Not only that, even if Zhao Song acquires Android, Google can still develop Quanzhuo and Taozhuo. Even if Tesla has the foundation, ability, and human resources to reach the heights of Android in its previous life, we must not forget that Tesla is after all
Terminal manufacturers and other mobile phone manufacturers will not cultivate a father for themselves.
As for closing the loop like Apple?
There was a news article in 2012 that said:
"According to the laws of the flower growers, enterprises that carry out business within the territory of the flower growers, and whose annual global market revenue exceeds 10 billion yuan (approximately 1.55 billion U.S. dollars), and whose annual revenue in the flower growers' market exceeds 400 million yuan, are engaged in acquisitions
When doing so, approval from government departments must be obtained.》”
“Zhonghua agrees with Google’s proposal to acquire Motorola’s mobile phone business.”
"The government requires Android to be free and open source for at least five years."
What would be the result if the flower grower in the above news was replaced by the United States, and Google was replaced by Tesla, which has its own operating system?
There is no doubt that the ZTE incident is ahead of schedule.
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This is unsolvable.
Not to mention that there is no road, surrounded by a copper wall and iron walls, there is no possibility of even finding a way out.
Therefore, it is impossible for Zhao Song to work on operating systems now.
And what he wants to do is...
Do it the other way around.
Remember those super apps mentioned earlier?
What Zhao Song wants to do is to make a reverse layout based on the high development level of 5g, big data, cloud computing, data centers, and software and hardware in 2018.
That’s it, look at the Internet ecology!
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May 2003.
Apple has sold out all of ARM's shares and raised nearly $20 in funding. A year later, a top-secret project team called iPhone will begin to be formed;
The father of Android was still hiding in an unknown corner. Five months later, Android was founded.
In the flower garden, Taobao was established and began to head-on block the invasion of eBay; in Beijing, an e-commerce website called Jingxi Mall struggled to move forward amid SARS.
On May 4th, according to the schedule of a deputy T-level cadre, Zhao Song did not wait for Da Da's brother-in-law to come to his door, but welcomed another important guest in advance.
A customer he had been studying for two years and waiting for two years.
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"Are you nervous?"
In the beautiful community gardens of Purple Jade Villa, where Tesla once worked part-time as a retail salesperson, beauty Jiao Ning was holding back a smile and asked her husband.
"No...not nervous."
Wang Xin shook his head nervously, not even interested in teasing the alpacas not far away, "I just discovered that you can still live like this if you have money?"
"Isn't it just that the community garden is a little bigger and there are a few more animals? How else can we live?" Jiao Ning held her husband's hand and said disapprovingly, "Oct.com is not bad!"
Yes! Not bad!
Wang Xin, who comes from a poor family, nodded affirmatively. Through his own efforts, he is living a better life than 99% of the people in the country!
Looking at his wife's slightly protruding belly, Wang Xin suddenly remembered her grace when she performed at Tesla's Xidan flagship store two years ago, and suddenly asked with a smile: "What kind of company is Tesla that makes you pregnant?"
I can't bear to leave my job even though I'm pregnant. It's not like I can't support you."
"..."
Jiao Ning caressed her belly softly and whispered: "Because when our child is born, we will receive a gift signed by the richest flower grower."
"..."
Seeing Wang Xin's slightly depressed look, Jiao Ning smiled and held her husband's hand. "As for the benefits of Tesla employees, if you are interested, I will explain it to you. Regarding your question, I can only
I’ll tell you a few little things about Tesla, and it’s up to you to find the answers yourself.”
"you say."
“Every new employee who joins Tesla will receive a text message called Tesla’s Leadership Principles as soon as possible. In the most prominent position of this text message, Tesla’s number one leadership principles are written.
: Customer obsession: We care about our competitors, but we will focus more on how to win and maintain customers’ trust in the company. Perhaps most companies will talk about their importance to customers,
But at Tesla, this leadership principle is much more than a slogan, and actually governs every aspect of its operations."
“Tesla’s annual report always contains a letter written by Zhao Song to shareholders in 2001. The letter repeatedly emphasized that the company’s priority is not short-term profits, but long-term customer value. Correspondingly, the company’s commitment to employees
The most weighted part in the assessment is whether he embodies and promotes the implementation of leadership principles, not the income or profits he brings."
"Every Tesla customer can write to Zhao Song's public email address to report problems and get a reply. Zhao Song will personally forward the issues he deems important to the responsible department. Such forwarding emails have a specific requirement at Tesla
The title: zescalation. The department that receives this email must provide detailed incident analysis, solutions, and how to avoid similar incidents from happening again within 24 hours.”
"Okay, okay..." Wang Xin rubbed his forehead and said with a headache, "I know Tesla is very good, but except for being invited to meet its founder today, I haven't received any attention from it.
.”
"Hmph~"
Jiao Ning rolled her eyes at him and said disdainfully, "If you don't take your words seriously, why did someone ask me to agree to your request to treat you to dinner two years ago?"
"...What?" Wang Xin looked at Yangyin's wife dumbfounded.
"Old Wang, I married you because I discovered your sincerity and potential when you pursued me." Jiao Ning, a former part-time salesperson for Tesla, turned to face his current husband and said solemnly.
, "But if Tesla didn't pay attention to it, do you think you could persuade me to agree to your treat with your appearance as a country bumpkin who has never seen the world?"
After hearing what his wife said, Wang Xin's brain shut down. He saw his throat bulging, as if he had suffered a major blow, and asked with difficulty: "What do you mean..."
"Pa~"
Seeing her husband's disappointed look, she slapped him hard and said harshly: "Yes, it was Zhao Song who asked me to find out about you, but I tell you Wang Xin, I can be said to be the biggest failure."
I’m an undercover agent, because I paid the price for myself~”
"..."
Wang Xin, a former poor boy from the countryside, finally led his team to establish a software outsourcing company after years of struggle. Not only did he become a city dweller, he also married a beautiful and charming wife.
The hardships involved are inhumane.
However, even though Wang Xin had gone through countless ups and downs, he was still shocked by what his wife said today.
However, as the world's top programmer and a mysterious boss in the Internet world, Wang Xin would never have imagined that what shocked him the most that day was not his wife's words, but another question from the richest man in the flower industry.
Half an hour later, in the luxurious villa of the king.
After chatting for a while, the richest flower grower, who was like the boy next door, handed Wang Xin a cigarette and asked with a smile:
"Mr. Wang, do you know Netscape?"
Wang Xin nodded confusedly.
"That's good."
Zhao Song smiled happily, and then asked the question that shocked even top programmers as if nothing had happened:
"if......
I mean, if, in the field of web technology and web development, from today on, only one development language can survive until 20 years later, and combined with another long-lived technical specification (html), it can be compatible with the latest version of all hardware.
Universal software development platform......"
"Then..." Wang Xin replied in shock, "Mr. Zhao, you should know, that...that's impossible."
"That's what I said."
Zhao Song waved his hand and asked decisively, "What will happen if that happens?"
"If you say that..." Wang Xin's eyes gradually lit up, and then they seemed to burst out with dazzling flames. Zhao Song narrowed his eyes and saw him dancing and standing up.
He shouted crazily: "If that's the case, and the hardware develops to a certain extent, then Netscape's vision will eventually be realized.
Fuck the operating system!
In that case, all applications, not only Penguin, Sound Field, Internet browsing, but also large-scale online games, various professional application software... everything, all applications.
Mr. Zhao, what I said is that everything can be realized on the web! "