Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 841 Fangyuan Computer Decomputerization
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One of the main reasons why Los Angeles suffered such huge economic losses is that the modern urban transportation network composed of dense expressways and viaducts was paralyzed by the earthquake. Obviously, the cost of a viaduct alone is a dazzling figure .

The collapse of the viaduct also caused a tragedy—in the early morning of the earthquake, a Los Angeles policeman on duty on a motorcycle was on the patrol route. Due to the darkness, he did not find the fault zone in front of him. Fell through the air and died instantly.

I have to say that one of the scary things about the earthquake in Los Angeles is that it happened at around 4:30 in the morning, when people were fast asleep.

Tang Huan did remember the natural disaster that happened in Los Angeles this year in the original time and space.Although it is an accidental event that is completely unaffected by human factors, the due vigilance cannot be left behind.But he didn't expect that it would be such an unexpected time period.

Fortunately, the big cities on the west coast of the United States, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, have suffered from major earthquake disasters in the first half of this century, so they have made corresponding special specifications for the architectural design and construction process, and in this time The earthquake played an active protective role, and Tang Huan and Hu Yinmeng lived in low-density villas, so it was only a false alarm in the end.

In this way, the richest man switched from the original inspection work status to the post-disaster rescue status, and got busy with Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan and California Governor Pete Wilson.

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Again, Tang Huan secretly rejoiced that the California high-speed rail, which he invested heavily in, and his special consideration of earthquakes and other natural disasters, were not in vain.

But because of this, after the road network in and out of Los Angeles was paralyzed, most of the traffic pressure caused by it was transferred to the California high-speed rail.

Jerry Brown, chairman of the California High-Speed ​​Rail Authority, whose eyes are bloodshot from busy work, regards the test in front of him as an opportunity for California High-Speed ​​Rail to further attract customers.

He said with pride: "When the media summarized the earthquake, the disaster prevention design and construction of the California High-Speed ​​Rail, which spared no expense, was mentioned again. In particular, the controversy over the semi-militarization of the California High-Speed ​​Rail management mechanism , there is absolutely no room for speculation.”

Tang Huan said with great admiration: "Thanks to your strong enough executive power in daily management, you can put our good ideas into practice, and then raise troops for a thousand days to make the fastest response in this disaster. His reaction, of course, won the affirmation of the media."

"The superiority of California's high-speed rail is becoming more and more obvious, and people's enthusiasm for its extension line is getting higher and higher." Jerry Brown tentatively said: "In fact, compared with the southern extension line from Los Angeles to San Diego, from the San Francisco Bay Area There is still a market for the extension line to the northern section of Sacramento, the capital of California, and we need to grab it ourselves.”

"It can be considered." The richest man nodded happily. Anyway, there is no shortage of spare money, and there will be a speculation in the international financial market this year.It is not as accidental as an earthquake, which is too unpredictable, and it can be called the first clue.

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In the face of last year's riots and this year's earthquake - two major troubles in a row, the Chinese in Los Angeles are increasingly centered on Tang Huan.Coupled with the fact that Deng Lijun, Lin Qingxia and other women have used their international influence to help consolidate their reputation, this Chinese leader's status is like no other.

After dealing with his duties, Tang Huan turned his attention back to the IT field.Due to the delay in the middle, he directly attended the most important meeting where Fangyuan Computer Company sought a settlement with the US Department of Justice.

Regarding the issue of monopoly in the personal computer industry, the previous investigation by the Federal Trade Commission ended without a problem due to the fact that the internal committee members voted evenly. Instead, it was carried on with the increasingly rampant telecom fraud.

However, the U.S. Department of Justice took over and launched an independent investigation.

After summing up the "experience" of its predecessors such as IBM and AT&T, Fangyuan Computer Company first invested heavily in media public relations and tried to press this topic as far down as possible, and the results were quite good.

In fact, the vast majority of ordinary consumers recognize Fangyuan Computer’s achievements in industry development over the past 10 years—products have increasingly powerful functions and the overall price has continued to decrease. This is enough.

The source of the disturbance is mainly the losers in the competition, and they also have no hope of overturning the Fangyuan computer standard, and the purpose of holding on to it is nothing more than a bargaining chip in the exchange of benefits.

At the same time, there are also many economic experts who defend Fangyuan Computer Company and believe that relevant investigations have hindered market freedom.

All in all, Fangyuan Computer Company is not alone. In the industry alone, it has many small partners such as compatible machine manufacturers and software developers.As the company with the highest market value, it also has the power to put pressure on the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation just like it did to the Federal Trade Commission.

However, Tang Huan, who is well aware of how broad the market really is, does not want to be dragged down by the confrontation, especially since the targets of the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation include philosophers and scholars. It's better to take advantage of everyone's exploration stage and settle it with confusion.

After many rounds of temptation between you and me, each other's bottom line has become clear.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s first request to Yuan Computer Company is to change the unspoken rules in the standard authorization process of Fangyuan PCs, which almost only IBM enjoys exceptions to.

For example, the PC product line of Fangyuan PC compatible machine manufacturers must be dominated by Fangyuan PCs, or simply do not allow the existence of other hardware standards.

Another example is the fact that the flexibility of Fangyuan's personal computer authorization fees has actually resulted in unfair subsidies.

Unspoken rules are also rules, and the U.S. Department of Justice is trying to break through Fangyuan Computer Company's mature method of controlling the Fangyuan computer platform that has been explored step by step for more than ten years.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s next request to Yuan Computer is to change the unspoken rules of the Fang Yuan computer platform and certain software developers represented by Zheru.

For example, Fangyuan Personal Computer uses sales commission ratio as a means of exchange, which makes the powerful functions of some flagship applications only exist on the Fangyuan Computer platform.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation of Zheru showed even more intention to cut the close connection between Zheru and Fangyuan Computer, and was obsessed with digging through old accounts to clarify the mutual subsidies secretly carried out by the two companies in order to expand the market share of each other’s products. .

The top executives of Fangyuan Computer Company headed by John Chambers are very disgusted with antitrust interference such as the investigation by the US Department of Justice. Seeing that the resistance forces from all walks of life have been suppressed, and you are waiting to enjoy a peaceful life, you have jumped out to point fingers and yell.If we were good men and women, we would have been swallowed up by the tide of fierce market competition long ago.

Although Tang Huan gave John Chambers the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fangyuan Computer Company, he, the founder and major shareholder, still maintains absolute control—if John Chambers, the Chairman of the Board and If the CEO's performance is not satisfactory, he can be removed at any time and retire early without bloodshed.

It's just that John Chambers is a soldier brought out by himself, and his style is not like the kind of personality executives who are more fashionable at this stage and are relatively favored by Wall Street. He can listen to his words and is still a trustworthy and good fighter General.

When Tang Huan emphasized at the Christmas banquet in 1993 that he would not change his original intention and hoped that Fangyuan Computer Company could become a company with continuous inheritance like General Electric, John Chambers had fully understood that he needed to cooperate with the U.S. Department of Justice In the midst of the struggle, the attitude becomes more positive, and the action becomes more skillful.

Finally, under the witness of Mr. Richest Man and U.S. Attorney General Janet Wood Reynolds, the legal representatives of Fangyuan Computer Company and Zheru signed the settlement agreement with the Federal General Counsel respectively—both companies did Significant concessions were made in exchange for the DOJ investigation, which ended uneventfully.

After that, John Chambers made a special report to Tang Huan to explain the next adjustment of Fangyuan Computer Company.

"There was a time when we blindly and fiercely resisted the investigation of the US Department of Justice. Now it seems that this is a short-sighted and lazy performance that only focuses on immediate interests." John Chambers first conducted a review.

"The management of Fangyuan Computer Company, I'm very happy to have this consensus." Tang Huan, who was listening attentively, waved his hands in relief, "The development of the microcomputer industry can only be said to be getting better. Fangyuan Computer Company cannot because of I have become a representative of vested interests, and from the original pioneers, I have become a stumbling block hindering progress."

"The investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice is indeed annoying, but it is also a signal that Fangyuan Computer needs to make some changes."

"Of course, the previous confrontation was not a useless effort. It at least showed an attitude that Fangyuan Computer Company is not a soft persimmon that can be manipulated by others. Its rise and fall can even affect the recovering U.S. economy."

After receiving Tang Huan's clear affirmation, John Chambers truly felt relaxed, so he began to express his plans confidently.

"It is not an exaggeration to describe the Fangyuan computer standard, especially the Fangyuan personal computer standard, as the industry standard for computers."

"In this case, the original Fangyuan computer standard authorization mechanism that has been in place for many years really needs to be improved with the times."

"For example, the previous level-by-level, layer-by-layer complex authorization system is converted into a flat, more concise existing Fangyuan standard certification, and a matching Fangyuan logo is awarded for identification."

Tang Huan, who had listened for a long time, nodded and commented: "Compared to the hard chisel, this kind of soft spring breeze and drizzle is the kingly way. Even software products can be restricted like this. In the future, Fangyuan Computer The main difference from Fangyuan computer compatible machines is no longer the high performance and powerful functions, but the excellent user experience that stands out from the homogenization.”

"The rapid rollout of this plan is inseparable from a helper—Fangyuan Computer Company needs to join hands with Zheru to adopt a further loosening strategy on patent fees." John Chambers tentatively tentatively said.

"I also have the same intention." Tang Huan showed a playful smile on his face, "We have done more than the requirements of the US Department of Justice, and we can better show the selfless industry leaders of Fangyuan Computer and Confucianism."

"I just don't know. Have you ever thought about what would happen if Fangyuan Computer Company changed its name, removed the computers, and called it Directly Fangyuan Company?"

Hearing the last sentence, John Chambers couldn't help being taken aback, and muttered to himself: "But Fangyuan Computer Company started out by developing and selling personal computers..."

Tang Huan nodded disapprovingly, "But the current situation is that the medical imaging business alone is growing at an incredible rate, and the status of this department is also constantly improving. As for personal computers, its consumer electronics product attributes , will only get stronger and stronger, and the final form of the product will even evolve into something that no longer looks like a personal computer in the conventional sense."

John Chambers, who started to turn the corner, seemed to open a window in front of his eyes, slapped his thigh happily and said: "The position of Fangyuan Computer's standard is already unbreakable. The de-computerization of Fangyuan Computer Company will not only make it more Accurately describing the business scope of the enterprise can further improve the relationship with the growing number of compatible machine manufacturers."

"Let me think about it again, the benefits don't stop there..."

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The reconciliation between Fangyuan Computer Company and Zheru and the U.S. Department of Justice, as Tang Huan hoped, came to a smooth conclusion, and the media only lazily discussed a few words: "The further opening up of the computer industry will benefit Compaq and Dell. This type of computer company with a flexible product strategy provides a more relaxed space for flashing and maneuvering."

However, a refreshing piece of fresh news soon came—the spokesperson of Fangyuan Computer Company began to report that Fangyuan Computer Company is considering changing the company name to Fangyuan Company, and at the same time evaluating the corresponding advertising adjustments.

Now the media is getting excited - reporters frequently ask John Chambers to confirm the news; authoritative financial media such as the "Wall Street Journal" even send out interview requests in order to get the latest developments of Fangyuan Computer Company.

The outside world is very curious. Fangyuan Computer Company threw away the computer in its name. Maybe it is because it is afraid of the anti-monopoly investigation of the US Department of Justice and plans to change careers.

Of course changing careers is a joke!

After careful preparation, John Chambers officially confirmed the news to the media, and at the same time elaborated on the company's strategic adjustments, becoming the focus of the United States.

(End of this chapter)