bloom america

Chapter 236 The miserable Motorola

The Immortal Gregory: It’s done, it’s done, it’s so bāng

As soon as Catherine turned on the computer and entered the chat room, she saw Gregory yelling.

Angela: What's wrong?

Gregory the Immortal: I finally made the world structure of "Magic World" and now we can play the game

Early and slow bear: similar to?

Immortal Gregory: No, to be precise, this should be an online game. We can play the game with others... But my game only has a text interface and no graphics.

Aikul: Of course, we are still continuing to explore. If we can make a game with similar graphics, that would be great.

Immortal Gregory: It's still early. Our computers don't have any extra resources at all. The picture processing equipment in our computers is very bad, and the CPU has to be used to process network signals. We have no way to implement graphics processing...

Angela: What about using a 16-bit CPU?

Immortal Gregory: Oh, that's really ridiculous but...it also means that our project volume will increase several times.

Aikul: It's not a few times, but the time consumed by our project will increase by one square meter. It's easy to say in words, but once it turns into a graphical display, it means that our current project will almost have to be overthrown and started all over again...

…Oh, my God, how is this possible?

Angela: Let’s put aside the graphical interface for now. This is simply not something you can complete. It would take too much time in Taiwan. Of course, if you can set up a studio, it seems to be a good choice.

Gregory the Immortal: Atelier? Oh, that sounds like a good idea.

Aikul: A studio that specializes in making games? Maybe when we graduate next year, we can do this

Immortal Gregory: I'm afraid not... I am a special trainee at Intel, so after graduation, I have to go to work at Intel.

Aikul: Oh, what a terrible news.

Zaomanxiong: I think that the network may have a more important purpose. For example, the network lines that are being built.

Gregory the Immortal: Oh, yes. This plan is pretty cool, isn't it? We can contact the East Coast at any time. Is there anything more outrageous than this?

Aikul: Yes, it is much more convenient than the phone. At least we only need 5 US dollars per hour to contact us anytime and anywhere... This is much cheaper than AT※T phone calls.

Gregory the Immortal: Oh yes, it would be even better if voice contact was possible.

Angela: I'm going to check out the game first.

Catherine didn't want to continue chatting with them, so she exited the chat room and entered the game.

"Hmm...it looks pretty good."

Catherine nodded.

"It would be great if the game could be made like the movie."

Elsa next to her suddenly said.

"Believe me, it will definitely happen in the future."

Catherine said.

"What can a computer do?"

Elsa didn't quite believe it.

But Catherine was obviously confident: "Yes, of course."

Although it was the beginning of the 21st century, at that time, there were already legendary glasses players and headphones that simulated real environments. Catherine believed that even if virtual reality wanted to be realized, it would not only exist in science fiction movies.

scene in.

After entering the game, the character information previously created by Catherine has been deleted, and then Catherine creates a character again.

The entire screen of the game is in black and white. Compared with the ones from Catherine Company, it is really far behind. But fortunately, the focus of this game itself is not the screen, but the online-game.

Of course, compared with future online games, this online game is far inferior, so it can barely be regarded as a mud game.

Not only that, although the game has been roughly produced, not many people are playing it. In fact, Gregory's eight-core computer cannot handle the situation where too many people are online at the same time.

Fortunately, there are not many people online now, so the game is fairly smooth.

Enter the game and then create a character.

Catherine casually set it up twice and then entered the game.

It's strange that there is no career setting this time.

Angela: Why are there no professions in the game?

Catherine exited the game and entered the chat room.

Aikul: I think we need more freedom, instead of being restricted by professions. Professions can be realized in the game...

Immortal Gregory: Yes, so I canceled the occupation setting. In this case, our game will be more free. Online games should be a unique life that is divorced from reality.

Angela: But, without a career setting, how are we supposed to know what to do after entering the game?

Immortal Gregory: It’s not that there are no professions, but that the professions are hidden in the system. Players who have just entered the game will not have a profession, but it will be different in the future. You can choose to be a blacksmith, a swordsman, etc.

To manage the city... you can even work in a brothel, or be a big devil who destroys the world.

Catherine was shocked, they actually did it to this extent?

Angela: Have you done that?

Gregory the Immortal: No, just an idea.

Angela:……

"Well...it's a generation gap."

Catherine pouted.

Angela: Well, I have a few more things to do. Goodbye.

Gregory the Immortal: Farewell.

Aikul: Goodbye.

Catherine left the game and shook her head.

This Gregory's idea is indeed very novel, but unfortunately, the other party's idea is completely unfeasible, not only unfeasible now, but even more unfeasible in the future.

According to Gregory's idea, all actions in the game should be replaced by the player in the end and should not exist at all. But Catherine knows that such a game has never existed - because the player cannot stay in the game 24 hours a day

Acting like a shop assistant in front of the computer.

Just think about it, a pair of players team up to prepare for a game, and then they go to buy yào. At this time, the owner of the yào shop goes to work and is offline...

This is definitely not possible.

The other party is indeed a person full of dreams, but unfortunately, if the other party's dream is to be realized... it will probably not be possible until the 22nd century.

Oh, no, the other party's plan has been realized - isn't this how the real world is?

"You seem dissatisfied with their game?"

Elsa asked.

"Yes, they went astray." Catherine nodded.

"No one can stay in front of the computer all the time. This seems to be different from trpg. At least trpg can be paused."

Trpg is a tabletop role-playing game, and it is also one of Catherine's starting industries. Now Hogwarts Magic Factory is part of Blizzard Entertainment.

Desktop role-playing games want to achieve this, which is simpler than online games. Although they are all "RPGs", the number of people in tabletop games is small, and everyone can pause the game at any time.

But online games are different. The time of online games will not be paused at any time like trpg, but can only continue non-stop.

"What should we do with this Gregory?"

"Let him keep doing this. Young people will not be sensible unless they suffer some losses."

Catherine saw Elsa looking at her with a strange look, but in the end Catherine just shrugged and didn't say anything.

"Dong dong dong"

The mén was struck.

"Come in."

Following Catherine's voice, Olson walked in.

"What's the matter?"

Catherine asked.

——Of course.

As a president, Olson can solve most of the company's problems by himself, and if he is going to use Catherine as a "hidden" person, it must be something important.

"Motorola wants to buy our patent for DazzleTV."

Catherine felt a little strange.

"Aren't they cooperating with Sony?"

"Yes, but Sony tricked them. Sony also developed a new picture tube... The core technology seems to have been jointly researched by the two companies, but Sony registered the patent, and Motorola has been kept in the dark.

After knowing that Sony had joined forces with Panasonic, Motorola finally realized that they had sued Sony."

This was so interesting, Catherine asked: "What then? Does Motorola have a chance of winning?"

"Very well, we just got the news after Motorola sued Sony."

This is so funny, this is just shooting yourself in the foot

"Motorola must be very depressed."

Catherine laughed mischievously.

"Yes, but I think we should be prepared in advance. After those Japanese companies defeat Motorola, they may come to us."

It is indeed a problem, and if it is not handled well, it will really cause headaches.

Catherine originally thought that after she solved IBM, everything would be fine, but who knew that something like this would happen.

"It's really troublesome..."

Originally, Catherine thought that the now arrogant Motorola could be more powerful, but who knew that they would become so vulnerable at this time.

"A group of guys with less than five combat abilities..."

Catherine snorted dissatisfiedly.

Motorola was indeed beaten down by Japanese manufacturers in history, but that was in the 1970s, and now... it is still the middle of 1967.

Catherine changed history.

Originally, Motorola was supposed to develop a rectangular picture tube, and then it was successful for a while. Then Sony developed the Trinitron picture tube, and Mitsubishi developed the Diamond picture tube. Then Motorola was finally beaten to the ground by Japanese manufacturers, and had to reluctantly give up their TV industry.

Sold them all.

——Moreover, Motorola was cheated when it sold its own industry. Originally, they asked Panasonic not to fire those employees. However, after Japanese manufacturers took over Motorola's industrial chain, they began to lay off employees on a large scale.

, then moved what should be moved, and threw away what should be thrown away, Motorola's face was swollen.

Now it looks like history is about to repeat itself?

In other words, this historical blockbuster will be released in advance?

"Let's leave them alone for now," Catherine said.

"Ignore them? Are you sure?" Olson looked at Catherine strangely.

"Yes, it's just a battle between a group of scum with less than five combat powers and a group of scum with only five combat powers."

Catherine smiled and said: "There is only one thing we have to do."

"What?"

"We are ready to take over Motorola's TV business at any time - I believe we will be willing to sell it."

If you come out hun, you will have to pay it back sooner or later.

"what do you mean?"

"Remember our oranges?"

Olson nodded.

"If Motorola sells their TV business, we will take it over and turn it into the home base of our Orange Company."

"But if that time really comes, Motorola's entire industrial chain will be sold out. How can we ensure that this industry is revived?"

Catherine held out a finger: "It's very simple. First, we can relocate all their factories to Taiwan. This will save us a lot of money."

indeed.

"Then, we can... make this TV a compatible machine. Of course, this is one of the models."

"A compatible machine... similar to game-tv?"

"Yes, it was Serin who continued: "I believe that although Motorola is in constant trouble, it can probably survive for one or two years."

This is true, if Motorola really cannot sustain itself for even one or two years, then their combat effectiveness will be negative.

"At this time, the development of our nimbus game console should be almost completed, right?"

Olson nodded.

"So, at this time, we have to exhaust our potential as quickly as possible, squeeze out the last oil and water, and then wring it out before putting our nimbus on the market. At this time, there will be no obstacles to nimbus."

After Olson left, Catherine suddenly thought of her mobile phone industry.

Historically, Motorola barely survived the impact of Japanese manufacturers. At this time, it happened to be their analog mobile phones that saved their lives. The so-called analog mobile phones were the earliest brick-and-mortar mobile phones.

Then, after Motorola developed Mobile Phone, it suddenly had a short-circuit in its brain, and then started working on the Iridium satellite project.

It's okay to engage in this plan, but Motorola completely got the wrong user target - they actually promoted this product to the public that costs several dollars to make a call per minute.

Catherine felt that Motorola's brain was indeed abnormal.

This is obviously more appropriate to promote this product to the military. In fact, the Iridium project survived in the end, didn't it also rely on the power of the military? Of course, by that time, the Iridium project had nothing to do with Motorola.

Of course, if you want to defeat the opponent, you don't just have to rely on the opponent's brain to short-circuit. In fact, for Catherine now, the longer Motorola can support it, the better it is for herself.

Japanese manufacturers will definitely defeat Motorola completely. Otherwise, once they turn their heads to deal with others and Motorola bites back, it will be dangerous. After all, the wounded wolf is the scariest thing, and when fighting a wolf, you must fight

Only death will do.

Of course, if Catherine is asked to save Motorola, she will never do it. For Catherine, if Motorola is really tragic, it will be a good thing for herself, because in this case, she will at least lose one

Competitors.

After all, Japanese companies with the support of state power are like invincible tyrants. Even if their heads are pinched off, they can still survive for two days.

Just as I was thinking about it, Olson walked in again.

"What's wrong?"

"Uh... Motorola wants to exchange patent licenses with us."

"Exchange patents? Motorola? What do they want to do?"

This matter seems to have nothing to do with you, right?

"They want to license our Dazzle Vision technology, and they also seem to want access to the fiber optic network."

“Motorola crazy?”

"It doesn't seem to be the case. They use their own wireless communication technology and digital signal technology to trade with us."

Catherine because she heard wrongly.

“What exactly does Motorola want to do?”

"They're trying hard to get their fighting power above five."

Olson replied humorously.

"Well...that's true."

Although Motorola's technology is very good, Catherine herself knows these things. Although she does not know the specific matters, she is absolutely right in the general direction.

In this case, after all calculations, it seems that I am at a loss?

But the next moment, Catherine made a decision.

"Tell them to talk to me in person."

Catherine finally said this.

The terms offered by the other party were indeed very generous. Although it seemed to Catherine that she was at a disadvantage, Catherine decided to change it.

...After all, if you don’t take advantage of something cheap, you’d be a fool

Catherine is determined to win Motorola's industry. She also believes that even if the other party relies on her own technology, they may not be able to defeat Japanese manufacturers. This is the general trend.

In other words, I feel like a wolf with empty hands...

Although Catherine has a dark heart, on the surface, she still pretends to think about it.

At least, when receiving the call from the other party, Catherine was silent for a while.

Motorola's digital signal technology is pretty good. At least, the Apollo moon landings used Motorola's technology. If she exchanged it with the other party, Catherine was convinced that her research in this area could shorten at least two years.

Although it's not too great, it's better than nothing, and at least it can save a lot of research funds...