Giant of the times

Li Zetian nodded and said calmly: "IBM is really nothing. It can no longer dictate to us! From now on, we have the final say whether to authorize or not! AMD wants to get involved in the field of CPU manufacturing, so let's It realizes that the second-largest company in the world is the second-largest company in ten thousand years, and it can never surpass Intel!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was thunderous applause.

"Great, to hell with IBM!"

"AMD also wants to compete with our Intel company, it is simply overestimating its capabilities!"

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Everyone couldn't help but cheer and cheer, and the days of being oppressed by IBM were finally over.

Li Zetian couldn't help but smile. To be honest, he didn't want to be controlled by others. Now, although IBM is considered a giant in the personal computer market, it is just that.

Winning or losing does not matter.

IBM's announcement of the compatible computer standard led to the rapid rise of IBM-PC, but it also laid the foundation for the rise of numerous computer manufacturers and pushed IBM out of business.

In terms of market share, models based on IBM have become the mainstream of the market, accounting for more than 79.5% of the PC market. However, IBM's own PC market share continues to decline. Mango Company and more personal computer manufacturers have emerged and seized most of IBM's market, especially Mango Computer Company. Through its low-price direct sales strategy, its market share has increased significantly. In just one year after its establishment, it occupied 18.5% The market is amazing!

Looking back at IBM, IBM's huge internal system and long feedback process prevent it from providing products that meet consumer needs. For consumers, there are too many choices to choose from. Any computer that is more beautiful and cheaper than IBM will please mainstream consumers more than IBM.

Now that IBM's monopoly in the PC field is gone, Intel naturally no longer needs to look at its face.

The current personal computer market is completely dominated by Intel and Microsoft!

Intel CEO Andy Grove smiled: "As far as I know, Intel80386 is far ahead of other companies. I believe that Intel80386 will soon become the standard of the PC industry with its powerful computing power!"

Li Zetian nodded, agreeing very much.

The 16-bit computer ran too slowly, which was unbearable for him coming from 2016. The personal computer market is bound to be replaced by 32-bit computers. Whichever company is the first to launch a 32-bit personal computer will be the first to win the favor of users.

In the previous life, Compaq Computer Company became the leader in the field of personal computer manufacturing because it was the first to launch a 32-bit computer!

At this time, Li Zetian said: "From now on, Intel will reduce the production of 80286 and 8086 chips and focus on producing 80386 chips. I will let Mango Computer Company, Apple Company and Flamingo Company use 80386 chips!"

When everyone heard this, they were overjoyed and looked excited. They thought, with such a big boss like Tan, why worry about the company not being able to develop? ! !

In fact, Intel has just released the 80386 chip. Although many companies have contacted Intel, they have hesitated to move forward. They do not know whether 32-bit personal computers will be popular. After all, 32-bit chips are more expensive, which naturally increases the cost of personal computers.

Looking at everyone's expressions, Li Zetian smiled lightly, took a sip of water, and said: "This is not because I want to take care of Intel, but the Intel80386 chip is indeed a very good product. If the product is not done well, I will not Let the computer company under my name adopt it."

"Of course, we all understand!" Andy Grove laughed.

Li Zetian nodded, then stood up and said, "Okay, the meeting is over."

Everyone sent Li Zetian away from the company.

On the way, Li Zetian asked the driver to drive to Mango Computer Company.

Fortunately, the company's headquarters are in Los Angeles, and Li Zetian can visit many companies in one day.

However, it can be seen that Li Zetian is indeed very busy. As the boss of many companies, he has a heavy burden on his shoulders. It is not easy to become the world's richest man. He always remembers the words of Microsoft in his previous life: "Microsoft is always only 180 days away from bankruptcy!"

Therefore, Li Zetian is quite conscientious and a qualified boss.

After coming to Mango Computer Company, Li Zetian did not force Mango Computer Company to adopt the Intel80386 chip. Instead, he first talked a lot of reasons to persuade the management of Mango Computer Company and convinced people with his reasoning. Of course, Li Zetian's vision and prestige made the company's management have no objection to his decision.

Although Mango Computer Company is engaged in low-price direct sales, it also has its own brand. In addition, low-price direct sales only means eliminating middlemen and reducing costs, but it does not mean that Mango Computer Company cannot produce mid-range products.

After Li Zetian explained the matter, he asked about Michael Dell.

"What's going on with Michael Dell in Texas?"

"You're doing a great job! Dell is young, promising and full of energy. His performance in Texas is second only to California!"

Li Zetian was very satisfied. Golden letters will always shine. Talents like Michael Dell will shine wherever they are placed. He wanted to hone him for a few more years and then recruit him back to the company headquarters.

In a blink of an eye, it's dusk. The burning clouds in the sky are really beautiful. Li Zetian is also in a very happy mood. The 32-bit processor will open a new chapter in personal computers. Many interesting computer games or software will be launched. Intel and Microsoft The company began to dominate the development of personal computers for a long time, and its monopoly position was difficult to shake!

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At the beginning of 1985, the NSFNET network was under construction in full swing, and it would not be long before the network was completed. At the same time, Sprint Telecommunications Company under Li Zetian's name is building a nationwide digital optical fiber network. This is an extremely ambitious project. Li Zetian plans to build it into an Internet backbone network, with an unprecedented investment of US$1 billion. Beginning last year, the project is one-fifth complete and is expected to be completed in 1988.

In addition, Sprint is also laying an undersea optical fiber to Hong Kong. This optical fiber can also be extended to mainland China and Taiwan, allowing China to join the Internet as quickly as possible.

"There are only 13 root servers in the world. In the previous life, RB had root servers, but China did not. In this life, even if the server cannot be brought to the mainland, it must be brought to Hong Kong at least!!!" Li Zetian murmured, looking out the window in a daze.

Root servers are very important. If the United States controls the root servers of all domain name resolutions, it will also control all corresponding domain names and IP addresses. This is obviously a fatal danger to other countries. If one day the United States blocks the domain names of a certain country, their IP addresses will not be able to be resolved, and the websites pointed to by these domain names will disappear from the Internet. From this, if ".cn" is deleted from the domain name system, or even the IP addresses allocated to China are cancelled, China will become a bystander on the international backbone network.

In a previous life, when the United States was at war with Iraq, it deleted the Iraqi top-level domain name .iq. As a result, the entire Internet in Iraq was paralyzed, which can be said to be the source of information war...