Chapter 344(1/3)
341. Only the same
January 18, 2007.
Apple in the United States held a press conference that shocked the world.
At this press conference, Steve Jobs will show the world the new changes and new products Apple has made in 2007.
However, before taking the stage, Jobs looked a little dazed.
"Hey, Steve," Phil called him next to him, "It's time, are you okay?"
"Hmm? Well." Jobs nodded in a blank expression, then cheered up and walked to the stage.
An applause immediately sounded below.
After Jobs came to power, he became energetic.
"Good morning, everyone, thank you." Jobs's face filled with a smile.
As the soul of a company, Jobs still knows how to create a confident and optimistic image in front of the public, although his heart is not as proud as he looks on the surface.
There was another burst of applause below.
"Thank you for coming," Jobs said again.
He opened his mouth, and he was going to say--
Today we will make history together.
But [Create History] can't say it when you're right.
So Jobs said, "Thank you all for joining me for witnessing Apple's new history."
There was another burst of warm applause below.
"Welcome to Macworld" Jobs opened his arms enthusiastically and made a welcome gesture.
The scene became extremely enthusiastic.
At the press conference, Jobs first introduced Apple's notebook business:
Apple has converted Apple laptops to Intel processors in 7 months. This is a very important transformation, allowing Apple computers to undergo a fast and smooth transition. At the same time, I would like to thank Intel for their help to Apple.
More than half of the macs are on sale in the United States, which is a very impressive result, indicating that the market share of macs has made a very big breakthrough.
Then comes Apple's ipod, which is the best portable music player in the world today.
Apple's related products can be downloaded through iTunes. On itunes, Apple has sold more than 2 billion songs.
When I heard the various impressive achievements Apple has achieved, there were applause after applause.
Now Apple is one of the largest music retailers in the United States, ranking fourth and even surpassing Amazon.
Next, Jobs introduced Apple's new product at the press conference-
Apple TV can be downloaded to your mac through the Internet for viewing.
...
It took almost half an hour to demonstrate these.
Finally came the highlight of today.
Jobs walked to the side and took a sip of water. For some reason, his mouth was a little dry.
Today should have been the day he has been looking forward to, because in this day, Jobs will announce to the world what Apple has done in the past two and a half years-
Wow, an explosive news.
An unprecedented product, something that can create a new era.
However, all this was taken away by another company, and there was no glory for Jobs.
Especially today, what he is going to tell is still so similar to the one from Bomi...
But Jobs had no choice because Apple didn't have more time and money to develop a product that was completely different from Bomi's smartphone.
So Jobs could only squeeze out a smile on his face after drinking the water and faced the audience again.
"Today is the day I have been looking forward to for two and a half years."
Jobs said, "Apple has made a lot of history. First, in 1984, we launched the Macintosh, which not only changed Apple, it changed the entire computer industry.
In 2001, we launched our first ipod, which not only changed the way we listen to music, it changed the entire music industry.
Today is a new chapter for Apple.
us……"
Speaking of this, Jobs paused.
His brows frowned inadvertently. Although in the eyes of others, what might be presented was his seriousness in reviewing history, only he understood how excited he was at the beginning of creation, and how unspeakable it is now.
"Our creation will change the entire mobile phone industry, because today Apple will bring a brand new [smartphone] to the world."
Everyone cheered.
Although many viewers had known that Apple was about to announce a brand new invention today, many people did not know that it was actually a mobile phone.
In the next hour, Jobs showed the world this new phone that Apple spent two and a half years developing—
iPhone
Jobs demonstrated the touch operation of this new phone without any keyboard, listening to music, watching movies, talking, sending emails, Google map location, browser...
And so on.
A handheld computer product that can enjoy mobile phone service on your mobile phone.
However, the audience on the scene became more and more confused as they listened.
Because they were originally coming to the scene with anticipation, they wanted to see with their own eyes what an epoch-making innovative product that Apple is about to be released.
After all, that's what I said in the introduction of Apple's press conference.
But at the scene, they became more and more confused when they listened, and many people even had such doubts in their hearts.
Is there any difference between the iPhone that Jobs spent 2 and a half years to research? Apart from the Google Search and Google Map navigation sections in it, and other iPhones are there with Bomi's smartphones?
It’s not that Bomi’s advertisements are so good and the successful releases will be, which can actually affect the United States.
Mainly because of this period, the sales myth of Bomi smartphones has caused an uproar around the world. Even Nokia and Samsung were stolen by Bomi. Many people who came to the scene today are practitioners in the Internet field and there are also many mobile phone research enthusiasts, so everyone still has some impression of the latest smartphone released by Bomi.
It is difficult for Apple's iPhone to compare it with Bomi's smartphone in terms of operation and functions.
But in the end, everyone found-
Jobs, this genius, actually followed the footsteps. The appearance of the iPhone was not as good-looking as they claimed, and it was much worse than the mobile phone design launched by Bomi.
And its functions are almost exactly the same as those of Bomi's smartphones.
If it weren't for Apple's development for two and a half years, people would have mistakenly thought that they had just made a Bomi smartphone and modified it and released it as their new product.
Not only did the audience think so, but even Jobs, who is giving a speech, is also embarrassed.
But he had no choice. After all, Apple's stock price is important. This phone has invested so much money and time, so it's not easy to overturn it again now.
Moreover, although on the surface, Apple phones and Bomi smartphones have similarities in many places, and the operating modes are similar, the entire phone's core is Apple's own.
Apple's own IOS operating system is a fully enclosed operating system. One is very secure and the other is very efficient.
Moreover, Apple also has its own chip designed and developed, which is more powerful than any chip on the market.
In terms of the smoothness of use and the functionality of the machine, Apple phones have their own advantages.
The only trouble is-
At this press conference, Jobs was unable to show everyone this thing.
Because if you want to talk about performance, you have to have a comparison goal. You can't talk about Bomi mobile phones at the press conference, right?
Wouldn't that make me even more embarrassed?
And he also helped others to promote it. Originally, few Americans knew about Bomi mobile phones. If they directly compared it at the Apple press conference, wouldn’t they give everyone a look at what their future competitors look like?
If you don’t talk about the comparison target and only talk about performance, most people actually lack intuitive feelings. This is the same as when Jobs said at the beginning that the transfer of Mac to Intel processors brought about how much efficiency improvement it brought. There needs to be a comparison, otherwise it will be very good.
At this moment, Jobs just wanted to finish his final speech earlier and leave here.
He secretly vowed in his heart that he would launch Apple's second-generation product within three years to escape the shadow of Bomi smartphones, otherwise this would be a hurdle that he would never be able to overcome, even if he died, he would regret his life.
"When thinking about the Internet, you will think of Google," Jobs said calmly on the stage, "In cooperation with Google, we have planted searches into the iPhone. Here, you only need to enter the content you want to search and click Search.
here we go.
boom, you will see the result you want.
In addition, there is Google Maps.
We worked closely with them to accomplish these amazing features.
Now, I am honored to invite Dr. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, to the stage.”
There was warm applause at the scene.
To be continued...