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"President Guillermo, do you still have any doubts now?"

There really is!

"President Liu, could you tell me the price of this computer?"

This is Guillermo's only worry.

The configuration of Han Dynasty's computer is definitely top-notch, and the price alone will not be too low, if you add in the dozen or so software provided to users for free.

The price of this computer would probably be astonishingly high, unless the Han Dynasty did not intend to make money.

But who believes this! The Han Dynasty spent so much money, not for profit, who believes it! Anyway, he doesn’t believe it.

If the price of a computer is too high and ordinary users cannot afford it, then it will be useless no matter how well it is made and it will not be sold.

"$2999."

"How many!?"

Guillermo suddenly lost his temper again. It was impossible to buy such a computer at this price.

"I'm referring to the computer in front of me."

Liu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded.

"That's it. Maybe the configuration will be higher. It depends on the research and development progress of the Han Dynasty's computer department, but the minimum configuration is this."

The small book booth that book lovers used before has been discontinued, and now they are basically using Mi\Mi\ for reading.

US$2,999 is not cheap anymore, but this is already the limit cost of this computer. If it is further reduced, it will either reduce the configuration or lose money, but he cannot accept these two solutions.

In fact, US$2,999 is also a loss. The cost of all the hardware of this computer is about US$2,800. In the future, it is considered good to earn US$100 from a computer.

But in this era, if you don’t make more than $1,000 from a computer, you are embarrassed to say that you sell computers.

The cost of about US$2,800, plus publicity expenses and free software, was actually a loss, but he could accept this level of loss.

"President Liu, the computer market is different from the host market. There is no such thing as selling equipment at a loss."

Guillermo understood what Liu Zhiyuan meant when he heard the price of US$2,999. How did the Han Dynasty's home console become so popular all over the world?

In addition to those super masterpieces, the price of the console is also crucial. The performance exceeds that of its peers, but the price does not. On the contrary, it is the cheapest in the industry.

With these two most critical advantages, it is natural that the home consoles of the Han Dynasty would be popular in the market. If they were not popular, it would be called a "miracle".

But that is a market with a user base of over 100 million. This method cannot be used in the computer market. The Han Dynasty will lose money.

"The number of users in the computer market is far less than that in the home console market. It is difficult to make profits based on sales volume. You can only make money by selling one unit, so as to ensure that there is profit for subsequent research and development."

There is no such thing as being sold out in the computer market. There are only over 10 million computer users in the world. This is the data from his new Ubisoft statistics this year.

This data is absolutely accurate. This is Ubisoft’s financial source. How much money Ubisoft can make depends entirely on these PC users.

Therefore, the number of personal computer users worldwide will not exceed 20 million. No matter how cost-effective the computers of the Han Dynasty were, they would not be able to completely capture this market.

It’s impossible to eat even half of it. Sales of millions of units are already mythical sales.

"It doesn't matter. I know that there are no more than 20 million personal computer users in the world, but the Han Dynasty can afford to pay."

Computers 100% lose money? Liu Zhiyuan has already considered this clearly.

His idea is actually the same as Guilemo’s idea? Hardware is used to lose money? The profitable part is in the software!

There is an upper limit to how much money you can make from hardware? But what about software?

The simplest and most straightforward comparison is the market value of later generations of electronic technology companies? Just look at the gap between companies that produce hardware and software companies!

In the final analysis, software is a model industry that benefits from a lifetime investment, while hardware is a traditional industry that relies on investment in exchange for profits.

Selling computers and selling fruit? There is essentially no difference between selling snacks? So? Its profit is very limited. Of course, this limitation is compared with that of software.

The higher the market share of computers in the Han Dynasty, the higher the popularity of the software? Naturally, the more money they made.

The profits from software are completely enough to fill the hole in the hardware, of course? Now software is also losing money, and he is satisfied if those software departments can be self-sufficient.

He is not in a hurry, he just wants to look familiar in front of the public, and when around 2000, he will show it to those who think he is crazy again.

What! Damn! That’s called! Huge profits!!!

In his plan, at US$2,999, it was the most expensive personal computer in the history of the Han Dynasty, and future series would become cheaper with each generation.

"Guillermo, don't worry, let me ask you a question."

Liu Zhiyuan stopped Guillermo, who was a little excited.

"How many personal computer users do you think there will be in the world in the future? Let's take 10 years as a time limit. By 2004, how big do you think the computer market will be?"

Guillermo forcibly controlled his emotions. He was too optimistic about the Han Dynasty computer and Liu Zhiyuan's plan, except for the $2,999 price!

He was excited because he was optimistic about it, because he had decided to let Ubisoft join the Han Dynasty.

"100 million, this is a figure that we at Ubisoft have carefully considered."

100 million? Liu Zhiyuan laughed on the spot. In less than a year, official US data will exceed 100 million users!

See clearly, this is official data! Those black computers and assembled machines are not counted. Before the era of plummeting computer prices, those black computers and assembled machines accounted for most of the market share!

In 2004, the official statistics of China, a computer desert country in the eyes of developed countries, were about to exceed 100 million users!

By 2004, there were less than 800 million personal computer users in the world. He screwed his head off!

As for 2020, at least half of the world's 7 billion people will own personal computers, and most of the remaining half are in poor areas.

Maybe by the new year, everyone in the world may have one computer! This market is not comparable to home consoles.

The market for home consoles will not exceed 500 million if it breaks through the sky. Several billions versus 500 million. Only individuals know who is more profitable!

"With less than 500 million people, I will hand over the Han Dynasty to you."

Guillermo was stunned for a moment, then looked disbelieving. He knew that Liu Zhiyuan's words were just a joke, a joke to express his confidence.

"President Liu, can you tell me how you got this number?"

The Han Dynasty was very powerful, and Liu Zhiyuan was an evil genius, but in the computer field, he was a newcomer! Even though the computers of the Han Dynasty were very powerful, he was still a newcomer!

Just as 3DO broke into the home console market as a matter of course, Liu Zhiyuan felt like this now, it was too taken for granted.

He also wants more and more computer users so that Ubisoft can make more money, but these data don't just come from his mouth. Liu Zhiyuan's words are an insult to Ubisoft's research.

“Based on Han Dynasty’s $2,999 computer.”

When Guillermo heard this, he felt as if he was struck by thunder, and was stunned for a moment.