Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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"I believe that only through the literal meaning, you can understand what kind of product network_computer is." Looking around the black and oppressive crowd, Larry Ellison used all his speech skills, and said in a frustrated tone: "Then you must think I asked, the ads that made a sensation all over the world have been launched, what about the product?"

Seeing everyone nodding their heads, Larry Ellison smiled slightly, "I have established a special company to operate nc, and the current progress is very smooth. According to the roadmap, starting this month, partners including professional media We can get nc's products for evaluation and preliminary use; at this year's comdex autumn Las Vegas show, nc was officially released and fully shipped."

A reporter asked curiously, "I have never heard anything about nc before. Is it a secret project? Which companies are involved in the R&D work?"

"Such an important product, of course, we must strictly keep the trade secrets." Larry Ellison nodded affirmatively, with a proud look on his face, "The research and development of nc is done independently by Oracle. However, we do not intend to monopolize this. It is the crystallization of wisdom, but it is ready to take out relevant specifications to share for free, and promote the development of nc with colleagues."

The next question began to sharpen, "This marketing of nc is very targeted. Is it intended to replace the pc, or more accurately, represent the Fangyuan personal computer in the personal computer industry? If so, then Compared with the PC which has been developed for nearly 20 years, especially the Fangyuan personal computer which has been developed for more than 10 years, what is unique about nc?"

"Metabolism is a rule, what's wrong with this?" Larry Ellison asked rebelliously, "As for the uniqueness of nc, it is obvious that it meets the prospects of Internet applications. Waiting for everyone After seeing nc's physical products or getting nc's technical white paper, it will be clear at a glance."

"As we all know, the first person to promote the development of the Internet was Tang. It was he who developed the Fangyuan personal computer and created the current microcomputer industry pattern. Tang did so much for the development of the Internet, and he did not design a special one for the Internet. For certain computers, is there really a need for nc to exist? In addition, nc suddenly came out to kill the PC after Tang brought the Internet to a high level of popularity. Could it be for speculation?"

It has to be said that the unexpected scale of the media present has also made the “order” run out of control. The reporter’s question did not take into account whether the person concerned would feel embarrassed.

Larry Ellison, who had a broad mind in his heart, was immediately stunned.

You know, he is not a good stubborn. In recent years, Oracle and Sybase have become mortal enemies on the Unix platform, directly triggering a scolding war between the executives of the two companies, which has become a major sight in Silicon Valley. In addition, at this stage, Wall Street regards such behaviors as capabilities and The expression of individuality is greatly appreciated, and it has further contributed to the arrogant arrogance.

Hearing the reporter belittle himself so much, Larry Ellison forgot his demeanor at the time and retorted: "It seems that you are a supporter of Tang. I just don’t know what position and salary he gave you. Do you speak for him like this?"

Whether this reporter is a fan of Tang Huan or not is unknown to others, but a hot topic is about to emerge, but everyone can see that they are immediately ready to capture the most exciting moments.

The reporter who was ridiculed of course refused to show weakness, looked directly at Larry Ellison and said: "I have my own professional qualities, but are you going to avoid my question?"

"Why should I avoid it?" Larry Ellison sneered coldly. "Could it be that the development of the Internet is Tang alone, and everyone else is the decoration? When I started, Tang didn't know where it was!"

"But now, Tang is the richest man in the world..." The reporter deliberately said half of the story, but even if he didn't say the following, others could guess it.

When the host of the press conference saw his boss, even his favorite haircut was irritated and messed up, he quickly said with a seasoned experience: "The next question."

"My question hasn't been answered yet." Reluctantly, the man who made the knife was forced back to his seat by the staff.

Larry Ellison suppressed his anger and said slowly: "I think there is one thing, you should not object to it. That is, Tang is now a vested interest of pc."

Glancing at everyone in the audience, Larry Ellison increased his tone, "In this case, is it difficult for Tang to ignore the Internet's call to nc?"

The outside world only sees the scenery of Silicon Valley, but in this mecca of high-tech entrepreneurship, I don’t know how many people’s dreams are shattered and companies fail every day.

Larry Ellison has been able to fight to this day and ranks among the successful people. Of course, he is not a person who is waiting for a moment. After these words, many people bewildered and nodded thoughtfully.

However, Larry Ellison didn't dare to be too mysterious and sell off, so he took the initiative to lead the topic and revealed: "The minimum requirement for nc in terms of hardware is to have a pointing device including a mouse, and the display can reach 640x480. Resolution, support for text input, audio output, etc.; the minimum requirement for software is that it must be able to support a tcp/ip-based communication protocol, as well as a series of standards such as www, e-mail, multimedia, and security. "

"In short, nc was born for the Internet, not only can significantly reduce the cost of purchasing IT hardware for enterprises, but also greatly reduce the burden of daily maintenance of the IT system."

"Because, the most complex and important data processing has been completed by the oracle server; and the task of nc is to present the results to the end user in the best way."

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The ambitions of Larry Ellison and Oracle to challenge the rules of the existing IT industry are already at a glance.

The media that are vying for reports and hype, naturally have to ask companies such as Fangyuan and Zheru Software as their targets to find out how they will react.

It just so happened that Tang Huan held the first formal media briefing for Zheru Software Company to go public, giving reporters a chance to ask questions, "Tang, what do you think of the oracle advertisement of'PC is dead and nc is standing"? "

"Haha..." The richest man waved his hand, "This is my opinion."

The questioner didn't react for a while, rubbed his ears subconsciously, and said in his heart, "Is it too tired to travel these days, and temporarily deaf, that I missed Tang's answer?"

He didn't react until he heard the laughter from his colleagues next to him—it turned out to be Tang's reaction to the tone of the particle.

This person hurriedly asked: "Tang, if nc replaces Fangyuan's personal computer, the living environment for most of Zheru Software's products will cease to exist. Do you have a way to deal with this huge threat?"

"It seems that if I don't say a few more words, this media briefing is likely to make everyone doubt about the future of the industry, and there is no way to talk about investment." Tang Huan shrugged, "Well, let's just Take time to discuss the technology."

"This sudden emergence of nc should originate from an old concept-'thin client'. The intention is to pass all data processing through the network to the server, or more accurately, the oracle database System processing."

"I think my level of understanding of nc, at least a score of'a-', is not a problem."

"Accordingly, I would like to ask the following questions, please think about it."

"First, all data processing is uploaded to the oracle server through the network, and the result is downloaded to nc. Although it is an ideal model with the lowest system maintenance, what is the resulting network data throughput?"

"After years of hard work, the access speed of the nation's commercial Internet is now about 28.8kbps."

"I believe that as more and more people understand and use the Internet, this indicator will be greatly improved, but to what extent can it be in line with the pressure that nc puts on the Internet?"

"Second, in terms of hardware form, nc is equivalent to a subset of the functions of a personal computer without a hard disk, and the price can be reduced to 400 US dollars-equivalent to the price of a home video game console. But it can be used as a General-purpose computers, how much more attractive than video game consoles? How much better than full-featured personal computers that cost about $1,500?"

"The history of personal computers has been almost 20 years since the Altair generation. Fangyuan personal computers have also evolved 5.5 times. Although they have replaced traditional minicomputers and mainframes in many application fields, so far, I haven't seen any signs of being able to completely replace the other party."

"Compared with the predecessors of minicomputers and mainframes, how many innovations the PC has, it has basically formed a public opinion over the past ten years; while nc is absorbing the nutrients provided by the PC, while it is going to kill the PC, it obviously remains to be seen ."

"I have been in the computer industry for a long time, but I have every reason to believe that it is not practical for nc to replace pc in many fields. For example, in factories and other applications that require very high real-time performance, in entertainment And other application scenarios that require very high computing explosive capabilities-and so on, I won't list them one by one."

"To sum up, it is not difficult to see that the conceptual significance of nc is greater than practical significance. PC will continue to survive and the ecology of the software industry remains stable."

"Of course, the pursuit of innovation by Zheru Software has never stopped, and it has calmly faced up to the various application changes brought about by the development of the Internet. Investors do not need to worry about this."

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From the eloquent answers of the richest man, the media has unearthed countless information to make use of it—this is reflected in the flood of reports.

"Ellison said-when I entered the industry, Tang didn't know where it was; Tang responded-I did not dare to say how long I had been in the computer industry, but I had a deep understanding."

"Tang satirizes Ellison-nc is just a flashy hype. Its real purpose is to promote its oracle database system."

"Tang hinted that the real rival of the $400 nc is not the PC, but the home video game console-this is very lively, you know, Sony has just launched in a book and entered this market."

"Fangyuan PC compatible machine manufacturer focusing on the low-cost computer market, Trammel, has just sent a newest home computer priced at $800 to the "pc_magazine" magazine and put it together with the nc prototype. In the evaluation, the Norton computer test system's running score is very interesting, the former surpassed the latter by three times."

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All kinds of interpretations are full of tricks, invisibly, the impetuousness and hostility that Silicon Valley has accumulated in the process of passionate pursuit of capital over the years are vividly and vividly displayed.

Larry Ellison is like a Spanish bullfighter driven crazy by the red cloth, showing his horns, chasing Tang Huan-Tang's hostility and disdain for nc, I can understand, because nc threatened his Fangyuan personal computer and Philosophy software.

The richest man who cherishes feathers~www.wuxiaspot.com~ didn't bother with this stubbornness anymore, because the other party and himself are not on the same level, he has several vice presidents under him, and he spits.

However, Tang Huan still took countermeasures calmly in response to the increasingly clear nc.

So far, companies including Sun Microsystems, IBM, Compaq Computer, Apple Computer, and Netscape Communications have expressed clear interest in the nc specifications of Larry Ellison and Oracle.

In terms of hardware implementation, nc is divided into the Sun Microsystem Pie, the ibm-pc compatible computer Pie, the Apple Computer Pie, and oracle’s own authentic school using the ARM architecture processor.

I have to say that in this age of eyeballs, curse warfare is also a very good advertisement-nc has already gained fame.

At the high-level meeting, Tang Huan clearly pointed to John Chambers, “Don’t really underestimate the seemingly flashy thing of nc-Fangyuan’s cash reserves are just to deal with such unruly market changes. ."

John Chambers replied knowingly: "I will secretly increase subsidies to Trammel and other compatible PC manufacturers in Fangyuan. It is in the cheap low-end market that I will slam nc to death."

Tang Huan laughed loudly, “It’s too much of a trace to trample to death, it’s better to be a burden to those guys without dying or alive.”

Their talk and laughter truly reflect the ability of the Fangyuan Company, which is proactive, to be able to control others.

But things are changing, and there is no absolute foolproof.

Intel’s hot-selling microprocessor, Pentium, was suddenly exposed to a bug, which triggered a crisis. The richest man had to coordinate hundreds of millions of dollars in resources to help him wipe his butt, which attracted the media. So partial" argument.