Chapter 418 Let the whole world tremble
Steve Jobs has been very annoyed recently, giving him a lot of headaches. He originally had a plan that was about to be launched, but it had to be postponed again and again because of the early outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis. Now, all the procedures for the plan have been completed, from design to production.
All the steps were completed under the personal supervision of Jobs. Unexpectedly, it took longer and longer!
He didn't want to drag it out any longer, because there was an Englishman who took a fancy to his plan and wanted to buy it at a high price.
Jobs was by no means the kind of person who would casually sell out his plans, especially after investing a lot of hard work. However, the endless shocks of the subprime mortgage crisis brought the entire story to the edge of collapse. Even companies like America Online
Aircraft carriers have to sell Facebook to reduce expenses, let alone Apple?
When Steve Jobs walked into the Hilton Hotel and knocked on the door of Room 2301, he felt a little nervous and uneasy for the first time...
After so many years in business, this was the first time that the arrogant Jobs felt so uneasy.
When, when, when.
"e-in!"
When he heard this sentence coming from the room, Jobs frowned. This was completely the tone he used to treat his subordinates. The key is that when Jobs was in a good mood, he would also use the word "please" to his subordinates, but the person in the room seemed to
I didn't even know that the English word 'please' exists in the English dictionary.
Pushing open the door, Jobs saw two men in the room. One was Richard Ferguson, a famous football coach all over the world. This man's big mouth has become the most anticipated in the sports section.
, and the other... is the enemy that Jobs is preparing to completely defeat with his new plan, the founder of BlackBerry, Mike Lazaridis!!!
No one could have imagined that Richard's big move was to take advantage of the turbulence of the financial crisis to use a large sum of money to acquire BlackBerry in the stock market. This acquisition almost cost Richard his entire fortune on paper. At the same time, Li Cha
Richard can also explain to the world why Burley and Richard are in good economic condition.
Under such circumstances, he will borrow a total of 500 million from the bank mortgage club. With these two big moves, Richard can completely and clearly form a chain of evidence, that is, he has nothing to do with the large number of retail investors who are making money in the US dollar market.
That was done by the Russians and the Abu Dhabi consortium. Richard has always been playing with high technology!
"Hey, Mr. Jobs. Hello." Richard did not stand up, but extended his hand to indicate that Jobs should sit opposite him.
The first impression Richard left on Steve Jobs was very bad. He was proud, arrogant, arrogant and not polite!
"Mr. Richard, I wonder what you plan to talk to me about?" Jobs lost interest in talking after seeing Mike Lazaridis. This was the biggest obstacle to the implementation of his new plan.
Before the exit of the iPhone, BlackBerry was the leader in the European smartphone market, and the Java system was also a high-end smartphone. As soon as the iPhone was launched, experts predicted that BlackBerry's biggest enemy would appear in the smartphone market. Who would have thought that Steve Jobs
It was not Mike Lazaridis's enemy at all, but it directly destroyed BlackBerry with overwhelming force. As a result, the sales of BlackBerry mobile phones on the market were greatly reduced, and there was even an internal crisis.
Of course, nothing has happened yet, because Jobs has not yet decided whether to shelve the iPhone plan or press ahead with it.
After Jobs was done, Richard looked at Jobs and said: "Mr. Jobs, please forgive me for being unreasonable, because I am not here to meet you as a friend today, but to trust the chairman of BlackBerry and use 70% of BlackBerry shares."
The controlling shareholder of BlackBerry came to talk to you, so..." Richard did not continue to explain, but went straight to the point and said: "The thing is like this, we know that Apple's new plan is going to be shelved, and we are very concerned about your company's plans.
new
Plans have unparalleled interest. Mr. Jobs. The current global economic turmoil has caused the risk of any new plan to be launched once it is launched. A company may be dragged to death by a plan that bites the bullet and withdraws. Oh... I forgot.
Tell Mr. Jobs a piece of news, that is, America Online has begun to cut its meat, and its Facebook website has been reacquired by me at a price that is a full 2.3 billion cheaper than when America Online acquired it."
Jobs was shocked!
Almost every day in the United States, shocking news is released. For example, someone has sold more than one billion dollars in the U.S. dollar market, or a certain company has declared bankruptcy again! At this time when the blockbuster news appears like an explosion
Within this period, it was impossible for Jobs to pay too much attention to a website, not to mention that the website had no connection with Apple. However, America Online
But Jobs couldn't accept the news of cutting off the flesh. What kind of company is AOL? An aircraft carrier-level company. Such a company with hundreds of billions of assets would rather lose 2.3 billion to get rid of the rotten flesh. Obviously, it doesn't want the rotten flesh.
Corruption destroys the body's balance. In other words, from AOL's perspective, the current situation will continue, so where should I go?
Jobs was a little confused. The iPhone project was originally an adventure in a crisis. Once the adventure was successful, it would reverse the entire situation. But what if the adventure failed?
Richard continued: "Mr. Jobs, let me not say what I will do about that plan. First, I will analyze the current situation for you. What kind of environment is the United States in today? The unemployment rate has increased greatly. People who like electronics
The mass unemployment of product IT elites will inevitably lead to the shrinkage of the electronic product market; the bills of ordinary people have increased, and the interest owed to the bank is higher than that of the boss every month.
If the salary is high and the hole caused by the lack of food cannot be repaired, who will give $500-800 to a child who loves electronic products to buy a mobile phone? In the absence of the youth market and the IT practitioner market, I would like to ask Apple
How many people can support the iPhone plan? This is a question on the table, and everyone can see it!"
"Finally, I would like to introduce you to the European market. I am familiar with Europe. After all, I led FB to create brilliance in Europe. Do you know how much the point card revenue of "World of Warcraft" represented by FB has dropped in Europe? According to the staff's accounting
The specific amount I learned is that it has shrunk by nearly half! People who like to use mobile phones must not only use them to make and receive calls.
You can get it with any second-hand mobile phone; it is impossible for many big bosses to buy iPhones specifically for business activities. Besides, the iOS system must give buyers a time to adapt. If the domestic market in the United States and the European market reject the iPhone product at the same time,
, with your company’s heavy investment, filing for bankruptcy may be your only way out!!!”
Jobs didn't expect that Richard would express all his worries. It was like a patient with a broken bone who originally planned to go to the hospital for treatment. But as soon as he reached the medical aid station, he was told by the doctor that he was taking another step.
He'll die immediately'!
"What do you want?" Jobs' arrogance was still hidden in his heart, but now he had to keep his head down.
Richard smiled and said: "Sell me your iPhone and I will shock the world with your hard work!"
"Impossible!" Jobs stood up from his chair in a flash: "it's-mine!"
"really???"
Richard looked at Jobs almost teasingly and said: "BlackBerry has a large original user base in Europe. Once you have an iPhone, you can create new glory, not to mention BlackBerry's technical capabilities and appeal. It is only better than Apple in mobile phones."
It is not as strong as Apple. Once Blackberry withdraws from new products when Apple withdraws from iPhone, even if it is any new product, the workmanship is not as good as Apple's and the system is not as good as Apple's.
You are the one. In the competition arena and the general environment is very poor, compared with the cheaper BlackBerry mobile phone, will Apple be dragged to death soon? Do you believe that BlackBerry, under my control, uses Facebook's promotion channels and "
Can the promotion channel of "World of Warcraft" directly suppress the iPhone? It doesn't matter if you don't believe it, we can try it, I promise. Your Apple company will declare bankruptcy protection within three rounds!!!"
Jobs had nothing to say. He originally planned to launch the iPhone as a sneak attack when BlackBerry had no response. After all, the current environment is not good, and BlackBerry will postpone the launch even if it has new products. But now Richard has to compete with himself.
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At the same time, Jobs's ideological burden will only become heavier and heavier. In the current situation, one failure may involve the entire company. After all, all big companies are tightening money now, and he is the only one who is so aggressive.
One person, Steve Jobs, can influence the whole body!
Richard looked into Jobs's eyes. He was waiting for this unruly tiger to surrender, waiting for iPhone to help him form an industrial chain, and waiting for this industrial chain to dominate the world.
In this way, he will have an unparalleled status in football. By then, any star joining Burley will be just a matter of words!
Burghley Club has Nike sponsorship and Facebook promotion. With the iPhone's wifi device to broadcast the game, the number of fans will immediately double. Richard can directly arm Burley with commercialization to the teeth. The iPhone has built-in wifi device.
It is to lead the trend. This is what Richard needs. Of course, there is also the ios system.
In fact, Richard can't tell the difference between Java and iOS, but he understands which one can shock the world, and that's enough!
Now that Richard owns BlackBerry, as long as he takes over Steve Jobs, his industrial chain will be formed and the whole world will tremble!!!
Richard looked at Jobs' melancholy, looked at Jobs' thinking, looked at Jobs's unyielding, and looked at that stubborn energy that was like his former football self: "Oh, what a charming embarrassment."
Chapter completed!