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Regarding the product in hand, Ye Dongqing was able to find a bunch of minor flaws.

For example, the screen is not clear enough, the smoothness is not enough, the functions are simple, etc., it heats up a lot, the battery can only last five hours of watching movies, and it is relatively large and heavy.

But it is unique in the market, and no other operating system can compete with this product in a short period of time, and that is enough.

It is no exaggeration to say that when this product starts to be sold to the outside world, it will be the beginning of Apple's dominance in the mobile smart terminal market. It has appeared. Is it still far away from the birth of the first-generation iPhone? It is estimated that it will be within next year.

He provided valuable suggestions, and Apple was responsible for the implementation from top to bottom. Judging from the recent market performance of notebook computers and all-in-one computers, the cooperation between the two parties is beneficial to everyone.

This is probably the reason why other shareholders still praised Ye Dongqing in public after expelling Mr. Campbell Sr., the independent director, because Ye Dongqing can help them make money. Apple's stock price is booming, there is money to be made, and power is concentrated. These are nothing.

Of course, there are many people who curse Ye Dongqing, mainly the group of guys who chose to sell their shares to him in the first place.

At the time of the acquisition, they thought the deal was pretty good, but now, with Apple's stock price doubling to over $11 billion, the winner suddenly became Ye Dongqing.

The same situation also happens to some former shareholders of Amazon and Netflix. Every time they think about something stupid they have done, many people get dark in front of their eyes and are so depressed that they can't eat.

This has nothing to do with Ye Dongqing. In business, profit is the most important thing. He doesn’t have time to care about other people’s lives. Anyway, he has made money through Tamsui Investment Group. Recently, many stocks have exploded at the same time. He uses "making money every day" to make money. The description couldn't be more appropriate.

We have just begun to exert our efforts now, and the future is promising.

I discussed some functions that need to be improved with Mr. Jobs and a group of developers, and checked out the first-generation iPhone under development. There are still several problems that need to be solved. We are negotiating with several companies. Qualcomm is responsible for collaborative research and development of micro-processors. LG LCD Panel Company is accelerating the development of a new generation of LCD screens. Batteries and sensor integration are also in the research and development process, and they cannot yet meet Jobs' requirements.

He was indeed a workaholic. After the operation, Jobs continued to focus on research and development the next day. Ye Dongqing couldn't help but feel that he would be sorry if he didn't give him more stock rewards in the future.

After the visit, I immediately felt bored. After leaving this floor, I asked Jobs to talk about the production of iTouch. It will be available for sale in February or March next year. There is no need to delay for too long. It is just a castrated semi-finished product. It will be sold soon. It will be replaced, and if it is launched on the market in time, it will probably make a lot of money, which will directly affect Ye Dongqing's interests.

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"I think it's better to wait for a while. The cost is relatively high. Even if it is handed over to a third-party assembly company, when the production cost is greatly reduced, the selling price may still be set at around 800 US dollars to ensure our profitability. .

In addition, the debugging time is not long enough. Maybe there is another problem. They are trying to streamline the code to improve the smoothness during operation. The appearance has not been finalized. The plastic texture feels cheap, and the special aluminum alloy The casing in turn means increased cost. Many parts are specially customized by us. The cost of those prototypes is as high as more than six million US dollars. I can't yet estimate the cost after mass production. It mainly depends on the sales volume. "

Jobs sat at the tea table and helped Ye Dongqing make tea seriously.

He spent some time in India and liked yoga and Chinese Zen culture. The doctor also told him that he had better be calm. Since he fell ill again, his personality has indeed changed slightly.

The project is about to be put on the agenda, and these things must be discussed to reach a consensus first.

In the past, it was just a matter of explaining to the board of directors. Now that we have major shareholders, they still hold a large number of voting rights. In terms of operation and management, we must obtain Ye Dongqing's consent. Otherwise, if there is any conflict, Jobs will definitely suffer. And Cook and others, who let them have less shares.

Cook was also there. He was worried about Ye Dongqing's youthful energy and said as if to explain: "I agree with Steve on this point. We must launch the most perfect product. This is the basis for our company to win the trust of users. After waiting for so long, why can’t we wait two more months? Maybe we can arrange a press conference on January 1 next year.”

Ye Dongqing felt that they must have misunderstood something, and explained at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "I didn't mean to interfere, I just wanted to say that assembly and mass production of parts can already start in advance. Otherwise, we might not have a large amount of inventory after the press conference." Will get into some kind of trouble.

In addition, telecom operators can also contact them in advance and organize an internal exhibition to see what kind of benefits they can provide. We can help them obtain more users by cooperating with them and slightly improve the Internet access. As costs have dropped, more wireless network users have developed. Those who do not have laptops at home may not even know what wireless transmission technology is, which has caused great obstacles to the promotion of our company's products. "

This is the truth. Desktop computers can be plugged in, and laptops also have data interfaces. Few people use home wireless networks, which are currently "useless".

It didn't matter if you had it before, but after iTouch is launched, if consumers don't have the willingness to install it or don't know how to install it, it will probably limit the sales of this product.

There are still a lot of issues that need to be discussed. After all, it is a new product, and it will take some time for consumers to slowly accept it.

So you can probably guess what will happen at the moment. The sales of the first-generation iTouch are destined to not be good. Even the first-generation iPhone may be ignored by the public. In a few years, when network technology is more complete, , only then can we usher in the explosive period. Most of these will become stepping stones before.

The sales plan can begin to be discussed. Ye Dongqing has not yet formulated a specific plan. At this moment, he gave some suggestions to Jobs and Mr. Cook, such as waiting until the iTouch comes out to start selling ideas, and first brainwashing people to let them understand the context of the Internet era. If such products can be produced, it can also stimulate suppliers to develop new products that meet needs as soon as possible.

They are all relatively macro-level development plans. They may not be visible at the moment, but they are very beneficial to future development...