The next day, when Apple employees learned about the sales of Apple-ll, they all cheered. On the first day, 5,700 Apple-lls were sold. It seems that it is expected to sell 50,000 units this year.
For a time, everyone was united and full of fighting spirit!
"For the goal of 50,000, for the bonus, I have worked hard for the past six months!!!"
"Yes, we fought!"
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At this moment, even Li Zetian is full of confidence in selling 50,000 Apple-lls this year, and even the sales are expected to exceed 100,000! ! !
Turning on the TV, the morning news from many TV stations in the United States focused on the grand occasion of Apple's flagship store yesterday.
ABC TV: "Apple-ll personal computer swept the entire United States like a hurricane, and Apple-ll can be seen in all major retail stores across the United States. This is a picture taken by an ABC TV reporter yesterday, as soon as the Apple flagship store in Los Angeles opened. , Hundreds of people flocked to the store, people were crowded inside the store, and a queue of dozens of meters lined up outside the store.
NBC: "Apple is once again leading the personal computer revolution. The Apple-ll personal computer has become the most successful product in history and customers are snapping up. Here's a video from reporter Tom Steve at Apple's flagship store in Los Angeles..."
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And the phone in the office keeps ringing, and the other end of the phone is mostly companies from all over the world who want to seek cooperation with Apple! In addition, many people came to visit directly. As Li Zetian said, Apple has become busier, and the threshold will be broken...
Three days later, Apple-ll sales exceeded 10,000!
The CEO of Time Magazine personally called Apple and said that the 1975 annual cover was reserved for Apple-ll.
When Li Zetian heard about this, he couldn't help laughing, "Sure enough, this society is a snobbish society. You are unknown, and others will ignore you. When you become famous, others will come to you! When Apple-l was first promoted, a small "Times" Apple-l was 'shot dead' by the editor of The Weekly, and now it's the CEO of Time Magazine who is calling in person and begging Apple to allow them to publish the Apple-ll PC!!! Hehe..."
Of course, Li Zetian did not have the guts to refuse the invitation of Time Magazine. After all, Apple-ll can be listed in Time Magazine, which is recognized by the world's authoritative magazines, which can greatly improve the popularity of Apple and Apple-ll personal computers.
There is no doubt that Apple-ll is completely on fire! ! !
As the saying goes, some people are happy and some people are sad!
All other PC companies are bleak. Now, their PCs are basically unsold.
Engineers need 8 expansion slots!
White-collar workers need Excel spreadsheet office software!
The general public needs PCs that can play games!
The only thing these personal computer companies can do now is to cut prices, and at a loss! The other is to develop a personal computer similar to the Apple-ll immediately, but obviously, with their strength, it will take a long time to develop such a computer. During this period, Apple-ll has already occupied the market!
In addition, Intel Corporation and Motorola Corporation are also very painful.
Mos Technology is a disruptor in the microprocessor industry. It has brought the price of the original high-priced processor to a very low level. The Mos6502 microprocessor, which sells for only $40, immediately won the favor of most personal computer companies. And Motorola suffered heavy losses and had to cut prices one after another, but their prices were still not as low as Mos6502, and they still could not restore the occupied market.
Intel corporate headquarters.
Gordon Moore swept the conference room with a sullen face, and said solemnly: "Mos Technology's Mos6502 has driven our 8080 out of the personal computer market. Do you have any countermeasures?"
Carlos Stephen, head of Intel microprocessors, said: "Mr. Moore, since Intel8080 has been unable to stop Mos6502, I think Intel should develop a cheap version of the microprocessor as soon as possible in order to quickly grab the market!"
Gordon Moore pushed his glasses and said, "Well, that's all!"
As a result, the cheap version of the Intel 8085 processor became Intel's straw for saving personal computer microprocessors.
It is a pity that Li Zetian is determined to suppress Intel's processors. When Intel8085 is released, the price of Mos6502 will be reduced again. In fact, the Mos6502 costs less than $20 and was sold for $25 in a previous life. Mos Technology sells it for $40, which is already very expensive!
The reason why Li Zetian went to great lengths to crack down on Intel's processors was just to get it! ! !
Intel's main business is memory now, and microprocessors don't make much money, so Intel doesn't pay much attention to the microprocessor development department. Once Intel feels that it has no future in the microprocessor market, then Li Zetian buys Intel's microprocessor development department in the name of Umbrella, and the possibility of success is great!
In fact, Li Zetian has already made both preparations. If you can't acquire Intel's processor development department, then dig people! Even the target to be dug, Li Zetian has already chosen, he is the father of the famous microprocessor in the IT industry - Ted Hoff! ! !
As we all know, the two most important things in a personal computer are an operating system and a microprocessor.
The father of the DOS operating system - Gary Kildare has been attached to Li Zetian, there is no reason for the father of the microprocessor to waste his talents outside! !
However, people don't pay much attention to microprocessors at present. So, Ted Hoff's reputation is not obvious. But when people realized the importance of microprocessors in the future, the famous "Economist" magazine immediately called Ted Hoff "one of the seven most influential scientists since the Second World War"!
Li Zetian, who came to this era, found that it seems that collecting great people is a kind of fun, which is much more interesting than acquiring companies!
At this time, the "father of video games" (Khan... ) Nolan Bushnell came to the Sunbird Company.
The four Sunbird games did 10,000 damage to Atari, but the astute Nolan Bushnell knew that if Sunbird ported the games to home consoles, Atari would instead It will be very profitable!
Therefore, his purpose is to come to lobby Sunbird Company.
When he walked into the Sunbird CEO's office, he was astonished, because he saw that the intern who used to work in his company became the CEO of Sunbird in an instant.
"Are you surprised? Mr. Nolan Bushnell?" Li Zetian asked with a slight smile.
"Yes, very surprised!"
Nolan Bushnell nodded and sighed involuntarily: "I never imagined that Sunbird was founded by an Atari intern. If I knew you had such outstanding talent, I would definitely not have let you go!! !"
Hey, if you don't let me go, I won't let you go! Atari was sold to Warner Bros. in 1976 for $26 million, but the layman led the expert, and you, the game genius, went bankrupt, causing Atari to go bankrupt. Therefore, Atari will be sold to Sunbird in the future! Nolan Bushnell, you can honestly work for me!
Li Zetian had a smile on his face, but he was thinking about how to raise funds to swallow up Atari! ! !
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Many people are confused about the protagonist's name, so I specially modified it to inform everyone.
The protagonist was still called Li Zhetian before he crossed over. He was an orphan in his previous life and was often bullied, so he named himself Li Zhetian and vowed to become a big man who covered the sky with one hand!
The original owner of this body was directly called Li Zetian, and the subsequent name change was removed.
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