Apple's in big trouble, with a huge stock of Apple consoles and game cartridges in its warehouses that can't be sold. And because they signed a subsistence allowance agreement with some third-party game manufacturers, they also had to pay to compensate for their losses.
It seems impossible for Apple to counterattack the Flamingo company like Sony in the previous life counterattacked Nintendo!
The Apple game console is no better than the PlayStation game console developed by Sony. The PlayStation game console uses CD-ROM as a game storage medium, which is cheap, has a large storage capacity, and has good game effects, and the performance of the PlayStation exceeds that of the Nintendo game console.
The biggest feature of PlayStation is its superior image processing capability. PS adds a dedicated 3D processor to make the image run at a speed of up to 30MIPS (million calculations per second), and it can perform 360,000 multilateral calculations per second. The PS 3D chip is a standard dedicated chip for advanced graphics workstations. It was a host with the strongest image capability in the next-generation machine war. At that time, there was no graphics card in the personal computer that could compare with the PS 3D chip. Comparing with PS is only workstation-class advanced computer. In fact, the working principle of PS is also the working principle of workstations, that is, the processing of images is handed over to a special "3D geometry auxiliary processor" (GPU), and the CPU concentrates on the job of data operation.
In addition, Sony has a lot of money and has attracted or secretly acquired a lot of game companies. When the new machine is released, there are many good games to play. Combined with its incredibly powerful PlayStation console, third-party developers have changed their minds. At the beginning of 1996, after Nintendo's most important partner in the SFC period, SQUARE, fell to Sony PS, and suddenly had a huge avalanche effect.
Flamingo's current status is equivalent to the Nintendo of the previous life, but Apple's strength is far from being on a par with Sony's, so this is doomed to Apple's failure.
Without game consoles with disruptive technology, classic games and huge financial resources, it is naturally impossible to challenge the status of monopoly giants!
Beverly Hills Villas.
Dongfang Yuqin is reporting the situation to Li Zetian.
She said: "Mr. Li, Apple's current situation is very bad. Banks and accessories manufacturers have come to Apple to demand repayment from Apple, and Apple has announced that it has filed for bankruptcy protection!"
Li Zetian nodded and said with a hint of emotion: "It's time to take action! Dongfang Yuqin, please contact Thomas Rockefeller and say I want to buy Apple!"
"Yes!"
Dongfang Yuqin then went to make a call, and after a while, she walked up to Li Zetian with a smile and said, "Thomas Rockefeller expressed his willingness to accept the acquisition negotiation, and the negotiation and time will be set at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, at the new headquarters of Apple— City of Cupertino."
Li Zetian smiled lightly and said, "Of course he is willing, because right now, no one can save Apple except me!"
After speaking, Li Zetian picked up a glass of Lafite on the table and drank it.
Afterwards, he stood up and walked to the balcony to blow air, watching the dreamlike sunset and dusk, he couldn't help falling into contemplation.
The next morning, Li Zetian and Dongfang Yuqin set off for Cupertino, California.
Los Angeles is not far from here, just over an hour's drive away.
When Li Zetian and his entourage came to Apple, all the employees inside were full of astonished expressions.
However, they soon guessed that Li Zetian may have come to buy Apple. Then, they couldn't help but feel excited.
"Oh my God! Chronos Li is coming back to Apple! The founder of the company is coming back!!!"
The crowd was inexplicably excited.
"If Chronos Li returns to Apple, with his ability, he will definitely be able to turn the tide and turn the tide!"
"I miss the Apple company under the leadership of Chronos Li, that is the energetic and creative Apple company, not the current Apple company that is about to go bankrupt!"
"The king is back, and Apple will create a myth again!!!"
"… "
Apple employees can be said to be eagerly looking forward to Li Zetian's return.
In the conference room, Thomas Rockefeller and several representatives of the California consortium and other directors were there, including CEO Vincent Guy.
Li Zetian calmly pushed the door and entered, with Dongfang Yuqin following behind him.
Li Zetian first glanced at everyone, and the corner of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile.
"Mr. Rockefeller and everyone, how are you, it's been a long time!"
Li Zetian said with a smile, walked to the first seat on the left side of the table and sat down. Dongfang Yuqin sat beside him.
"It's been a long time indeed!" Thomas Rockefeller said without a smile, his tone not very friendly.
Li Zetian didn't care, but it had a lot to do with him.
Microsoft and Intel teamed up with IBM to make Apple a complete failure in the personal computer market. Combined with the fiasco of the Apple console, it would be strange if Thomas Rockefeller had no problem with Li Zetian!
Li Zetian smiled, glanced at everyone, and said in a hurry: "You must know the situation of Apple company best. Therefore, I will not talk too much. The purpose of my visit today is to buy Apple company! "
After speaking, Li Zetian paused, and then quoted a purchase price: "I am willing to spend 2.5 billion US dollars to acquire Apple!"
As soon as the voice fell, everyone was in an uproar and expressed their dissatisfaction.
"Chronos Li, is your offer too low? Is Apple only worth $2.5 billion?" said Apple CEO Vincent Gay.
Li Zetian smiled noncommittally and said, "Based on the current level of Apple's losses, how much do you think it can be worth? Except me, I'm afraid no one is willing to buy this hot potato!"
Everyone was silent.
Game projects cost Apple a huge loss!
The PC and Walkman markets are also losing money!
Because the scale of Apple has become larger, the cost and expenditure are huge, and if the sales volume does not reach a certain number, it will lose money.
In fact, if Li Zetian did not come to buy Apple, then Apple could only lay off a large number of employees, sell assets to pay off debts, and finally reorganize the company. Maybe this can barely survive. By then, however, Apple may not even be worth $1 billion.
Li Zetian Zhizhu was in his hand, and he seemed very confident.
At this time, Thomas Rockefeller said solemnly: "Chronos Li, if you want to buy Apple, you must invest $4 billion!!!"
"Apple is in a mess right now, and I will take a huge risk by buying Apple! In fact, buying Apple is not a problem, the problem is how to develop it. The current situation is very unfavorable for Apple. If I want to develop Apple If you get up, you will definitely put a lot of money into it! However, this may not be successful..." Li Zetian paused, then asked with a smile, "If Apple is profitable, will you sell it to me?"
The crowd was instantly speechless.
Li Zetian continued: "So, it is reasonable for me to propose a purchase price of 2.5 billion US dollars!"
"Chronos · Li, Apple still occupies a large market share in the personal computer market, and the brand is well-known! The company's market value is far more than 2.5 billion US dollars!" Thomas Rockefeller frowned.
Li Zetian said lightly: "It seems that we may not be able to negotiate this time, so let's talk about it next week!"
Having said that, Li Zetian stood up and said goodbye to everyone. When he walked to the door, Li Zetian turned around and reminded: "Oh, by the way, the International Consumer Electronics Show CES will be held this week, you better have a look. As far as I know, Commodore Computer has made a really great personal computer!"