Companies that want to make virtual reality hardware now have only two options to choose from, either to give up the idea completely, or to be their subordinates and join the standards they set, to produce VR helmets that are fully compatible with the Phantom system, and to do so honestly A "starry sky tax" for every VR headset.
"Please come in."
On the one hand it's because of the irritation, on the other hand it's naturally jealous.
"But... are we just going to watch those Chinese take away the entire market from under our noses?"
That phone number belonged to a young wealthy man.
In the building of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, Zuckerberg was looking at the report handed over by his secretary, his heart beating hard.
One million helmets were sold out in one day, and the single-day turnover of 12 billion even shocked Wall Street in North America.
Currently, the only company in the world that can produce these hardware is Jiangcheng Semiconductor Industrial Park. Even the helmet that is not yet on sale in Dami, many of the things in it that cannot be produced are purchased from their factory.
What they really make money from is the carbon-based communication baseband used in HV-1 and the neuromodem compatible with the Phantom system, these key hardware.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the office.
"…It's hard."
In the future, these industries will bring them a market share of more than 100 billion. Even if they have to pay a large patent fee to Starry Sky Technology, the profit will be enough for them to make a lot of money...
"... It seems that there is such a saying. After all, the Phantom system is mainly implemented based on cloud computing technology," Sangjiadi hesitated, "As far as Warwick's HV-1 helmet is concerned, the access solution they use is mainly their own Warwick Hai The communication baseband produced by Sisi realizes the connection with the virtual reality network. In terms of compatibility, it is also mainly optimized for their own routers, communication base stations and other hardware equipment."
In fact, it wasn't that he deliberately avoided the news, it was just that he simply didn't see it.
"I don't quite understand what you mean," the man walked directly in front of Zuckerberg. He put his hands on the table and said with some excitement, "HV-1 helmets have been successful across the sea. It proves that there is a vast market for immersive virtual reality equipment, but you laid off our R&D department! I don’t understand what you think?!”
Although I receive a lot of reminders or private messages from Aite on my scarf every day, Professor Lu, who has always been willing to share his joy with his fans, seems to have seen nothing this time and has not responded to any message. .
While the whole world was going crazy for the launch of the Phantom System, Lu Zhou, the "father of virtual reality technology", behaved quite calmly and low-key.
"Anyway, just leave this matter to me. You just have to do your own thing."
In fact, the HV-1 helmet is only part of Warwick's layout around virtual reality technology. Although it has shown enough to make money, in fact it is not even a major source of profit.
At the end of last year, they had just completed the split of the virtual reality equipment development business of their VR company Oculus. A little later, the entire virtual reality business was acquired.
I don’t know how many American consumers flew to China to attend the press conference. In the past two days, almost three out of every ten messages on Facebook and Twitter discussed the HV-1.
"If I give you a year, how sure are you that you can defeat Star Technology, bypass their patent barriers, and use the neural access VR device you originally developed to occupy the North American market ahead of them?"
Unexpectedly, their opponent had just shown his fangs, and the president he respected turned around and slashed at his own people, abandoning the technical route they had been studying for many years.
Although he wanted to bluff, in the face of the BOSS's eyes, he finally did not have the courage. He was silent for a while, and barely squeezed out a word from his mouth.
If the gap is not big, it is still possible to catch up. However, the current situation is that no company in Silicon Valley has mastered the core technology of the Phantom System launched by Star Technology, and has not even touched the door.
Apparently it’s not just consumers who are crazy.
Although low-key enough, Zuckerberg is well aware of that person's energy. Whether in the financial world or the political world, that guy can be regarded as a prominent figure. The huge network resources he controls are beyond the reach of ordinary wealthy people who are just rich...
Zuckerberg touched his chin, and his eyes suddenly shone with a different light.
The secretary who happened to go out to make coffee came back.
Of course, unlike other rich people, in addition to being simply rich, he is also the new head of the Boston Consortium.
"If we can help get their equipment into North America."
"As for how to cooperate specifically, I will discuss it with them personally."
Upon hearing this question from his subordinate, Zuckerberg just smiled, took the coffee from his secretary, took a sip before speaking.
Sangjiadi's throat moved and she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.
…
The person standing in front of Zuckerberg and complaining was none other than Dr. Sangjiadi, the chief technology officer of Oculus. As early as nearly ten years ago, he led the R&D team of Oculus to lay out the future for Facebook.
But when it comes to its technical content and its impact on the global information industry, it is probably no worse than virtual reality technology, or even worse...
Facing Sangjiadi's question, Zuckerberg smiled slightly, handed the doctor a glass of water, and watched as his breathing calmed down after taking a sip before he continued speaking unhurriedly.
There is almost no doubt that if this thing is introduced to the United States, it will inevitably set off a new Internet industry revolution. More than 90% of Internet users will be willing to pay for this technology, which is not particularly expensive!
"I heard that the phantom system is highly dependent on network speed?"
"I know this is difficult, but... it's not hopeless, right? This is an opportunity to keep up with the pace of the world. Are you willing to watch our network fall behind an era?" He tapped his index finger on the table. Zuckerberg said to himself, "We can't do it on our own, so we need allies."
The door opened, and a middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses and thin hair walked in.
"Don't get excited yet."
"In the future, Oculus's business will focus on the production of virtual reality access equipment, and we will directly adopt the technical standards of Star Technology..."
At this time, he suddenly thought of a phone call.
Hearing this pointed question from Zuckerberg, Sangjiadi's momentum faltered slightly.
Although he knew that this was something that was understandable and that he had never produced convincing results and had his own problems, such an ending still made him feel heartbroken and bleeding.
In addition to hardware, people don't even need to register patents for software. All calculations are done in the cloud. If you want to copy a similar system, you have to hack into other people's servers.
The entire R&D department was laid off, leaving only an empty shell of Oculus. In addition to the entire company's structure still intact, it holds a few poor patents and occasionally sells a few "old-era" VR glasses. Apart from satisfying users’ cravings, there is nothing left.
However, if someone thinks that a turnover of 12 billion is amazing enough, it can only be said that he knows nothing about Warwick Group's business.
Not paying attention to the heartbroken expression on Sangjiadi's face, Zuckerberg continued to pick up the report on the table, took a look at it, and suddenly spoke.
However, what happened these days almost made his heart disease angry.
And this is a good opportunity.
Although this thing may not be as amazing as virtual reality technology.
Needless to say, there is no need to say much about jealousy. Seeing the sensation caused by this immersive virtual reality technology in the Chinese market and the envious looks in the eyes of North American consumers, it is impossible not to be jealous.
These days he has been staying in the laboratory, tinkering with a gadget...
Silicon Valley, which is far away on the other side of the Pacific, watched this "carnival" taking place on the other side of the ocean and was so greedy that they almost cried.
After closing the report in his hand, Zuckerberg nodded to his secretary, gestured for her to go outside and pour him a cup of coffee, then cleared his throat and spoke.
In fact, it is impossible to master it at all.
"It is impossible to steal the entire market, otherwise they will not be able to enter at all. Sooner or later they will have to enter the US market, and we can seize this opportunity and get a piece of the pie from them. Although I understand your anxiety, we We are so far behind in VR technology that it would be unwise to go head-to-head with them now... After all, Facebook is our core business, isn't it? Mr. Sangjiadi."
"This is impossible!" Sangjiadi looked at Zuckerberg with a strange look on his face. "Communication hardware has always been the most sensitive piece. The Ministry of Commerce will not agree. If we take a step back and agree, the White House and Congress will also Do whatever you can to keep them out.”
Thinking of this, Zuckerberg's heart suddenly became hot.
Although he only had a relationship with that person after passing his business card at a cocktail party, judging from the interest shown by that person in new technologies, it seemed that they had a chance to cooperate.
The reason why we, together with other partners, sold the equity in Oculus to Zuckerberg was because we believed that this visionary technology leader would lead them into the future.
Even if he didn't want to admit it, it was true.