giants of the era

Chapter 284 Root Server
Li Zetian nodded and said calmly: "IBM is really a fart, it can no longer tell us what to do! From now on, it is up to us whether to authorize or not! AMD wants to get involved in the field of CPU manufacturing, so let us It realizes that Wannian Erdi is Wanniandidi, and never try to surpass Intel Corporation!"

As soon as the voice fell, there was thunderous applause.

"Great, to hell with IBM!"

"AMD also wants to compete with us Intel, it's simply beyond our control!"

"..."

Everyone couldn't help drinking and cheering, and the days of oppression by IBM were finally over.

Li Zetian couldn't help showing a smile. To be honest, he didn't want to be controlled by others. Now, although IBM can be regarded as a giant in the personal computer market, it's nothing more than that.

Winning or losing does not matter.

IBM's announcement of compatible machine standards led to the rapid rise of IBM-PC, but it also planted the root of disaster. The rise of countless computer manufacturers drove IBM out of power.

In terms of market share, IBM-based models have become the mainstream of the market, accounting for more than 79.5% of the PC market, but IBM's own PC market share continues to decline.Mango Company and more personal computer manufacturers have risen and seized most of IBM's market, especially Mango Computer Company, through the low-price direct sales strategy, the market share has increased hugely, and it has occupied 18.5% in just one year since its establishment. The market is amazing!

In contrast to IBM, IBM's huge internal system and long feedback process make it impossible to provide products that meet consumer needs.For consumers, there are so many choices available, and any computer that is better looking and cheaper than IBM will please mainstream consumers more than IBM.

Now that IBM's monopoly in the PC field has disappeared, Intel naturally doesn't need to look at it anymore.

The current personal computer market is completely determined by Intel and Microsoft!

Andy Grove, chief executive of Intel, said with a smile: "As far as I know, Intel80386 is far ahead of other companies. I believe that Intel80386 will soon become the standard of the PC industry with its powerful computing capabilities!"

Li Zetian nodded, agreeing very much.

The 16-bit computer is too slow, and for him from 2016, it is simply unbearable.The personal computer market is bound to be replaced by 32-bit computers, and whichever company launches a 32-bit personal computer first will be the first to win the favor of users.

In the previous life, Compaq Computer Company became the leader in the field of personal computer manufacturing because it was the first to launch a 32-bit computer!

At this time, Li Zetian said: "From now on, Intel will reduce the production of 80286 and 8086 chips, and fully produce 80386 chips. I will let Mango Computer, Apple, and Flamingo use 80386 chips!"

When everyone heard the words, they were overjoyed, their faces showed excitement, and they thought, with such a big boss, why worry that the company can't develop? ! !

In fact, Intel has just released the 80386 chip. Although many companies have contacted Intel, they are hesitant to move forward. They do not know whether 32-bit personal computers are popular. After all, 32-bit chips are more expensive, which naturally increases the cost of personal computers.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Li Zetian smiled lightly, took a sip of water, and said, "It's not that I deliberately take care of Intel, but that the Intel 80386 chip is indeed a very good product. If the product is not well made, I won't Let the computer company under my name adopt it."

"Of course, we all understand!" Andy Grove laughed.

Li Zetian nodded, then stood up and said, "All right, this is the end of the meeting."

Everyone sent Li Zetian to leave the company.

On the way, Li Zetian asked the driver to drive to Mango Computer Company.

Fortunately, the company's headquarters are in Los Angeles, so Li Zetian can visit many companies in one day.

However, it can also be seen that Li Zetian is indeed very busy. As the boss of many companies, he has a heavy burden on his shoulders, and being the world's richest man is not so easy.He always remembers a sentence from Microsoft in his previous life: "Microsoft is always only 180 days away from bankruptcy!"

Therefore, Li Zetian is still conscientious and a qualified boss.

After coming to Mango Computer Company, Li Zetian did not force Mango Computer Company to adopt Intel80386 chips, but first explained a lot of reasons to persuade the management of Mango Computer Company, and convinced people with reasoning.Of course, Li Zetian's vision and prestige made the company's management have no objection to his decision.

Although Mango Computer Company does low-price direct sales, it also has its own brand.In addition, low-price direct sales only means removing middlemen and reducing costs, but it does not mean that Mango Computer cannot produce mid-range products.

After Li Zetian explained the matter, he asked about Michael Dell.

"What's going on with Michael Dell in Texas?"

"Great job! Dell is young, promising and full of energy. The performance in Texas is second only to California!"

Li Zetian was very satisfied with the fact that gold letters will always shine. Talents like Michael Dell will shine wherever they are placed. He thought he would hone him for a few more years before calling him back to the company headquarters.

In a blink of an eye, it was dusk. The burning clouds in the sky were really beautiful, and Li Zetian was also in a happy mood. The 32-bit processor will set off a new chapter in personal computers, and many interesting computer games or software will be driven. Intel and Microsoft The company began to dominate the development of personal computers for a long time, and its monopoly position is difficult to shake!
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At the beginning of 1985, the NSFNET network was in full swing, and it would not take long for the network to be completed.At the same time, the Sprint telecommunications company under the name of Li Zetian is building a nationwide digital optical fiber network. This is an extremely ambitious project. Li Zetian intends to build it into an Internet backbone network, and the investment is unprecedentedly huge, spending 10 billion US dollars.Since last year, the project is one-fifth complete and is expected to be completed in 1988.

In addition, Sprint is also laying a submarine optical fiber to Hong Kong, and this optical fiber can also be extended to mainland China and Taiwan, allowing China to join the Internet as quickly as possible.

"There are only 13 root servers in the world. In the previous life, RB had root servers, but China didn't. In this life, even if you can't get the server to the mainland, you must at least get it to Hong Kong!!!" Li Zetian murmured, staring out the window in a daze.

Root servers are very important. If the United States controls all root servers for domain name resolution, it will also control all corresponding domain names and IP addresses. This is obviously a fatal danger for other countries.If one day the United States blocks the domain names of a certain country, their IP addresses will not be resolved, and the websites pointed to by these domain names will disappear from the Internet.From this association, if ".cn" is deleted from the domain name system, and even the IP addresses assigned to China are cancelled, China will become a spectator of the international backbone network.

In the previous life, when the United States and Iraq were at war, they deleted the Iraqi top-level domain name .iq, resulting in the paralysis of the entire Internet in Iraq, which can be called an information war...

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