Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

Cook's mention of taking a vacation was somewhat of a joke.

After all, Scott Forstall was a highly decorated employee, and he had been a long-time follower of Jobs. Taking power from him at this time would inevitably cause turmoil within the company.

He actually just wanted Scott Forstoll to hand over the mapping business, while Apple's operating system could continue to be handed over to him, and they could see how things went in a year.

Although Scott Forstoll was not very product-savvy, he still had a strong attachment to Apple. Finding no one to speak up for him, he nodded and said, "Fine, then find someone else to do the mapping business. I want to see what you can do. Also, if you find me an eyesore, I'll leave the company early next year."

After saying that, he slammed the door and left without waiting for anyone's reply.

After the meeting room door closed, Cook sighed and said, "He has some personality issues, but he's still contributed to the company, and the current handling is quite good. Chen, will you take over the map issue? After Scott Forstal leaves, you can directly take his place."

Chen Yiran quickly waved her hand: "I'm not coming, it's too tiring. I'm better off as a consultant. Let Eddie Kutcher handle it; he's been managing iTunes and the App Store for over a decade, he should be able to manage."

Everyone turned to look at a man with a large hooked nose; this was Eddie Cue, who was in charge of Apple's internet software.

Eddie Kut thought for a moment and said, "I can take over, but Mr. Chen, according to your plan, we need a larger investment, and I need more support. Also, if we need to verify the roads, it would be better to just acquire the two navigation companies we contacted before; that should be more cost-effective than starting from scratch."

Those two acquisitions, plus this Uber acquisition, need to be finalized as soon as possible so we can formulate our next steps.

Chen Yiran agreed, saying, "TomTom has global road data, and Waze has real-time community traffic information. Both are very unique, and buying them can save a lot of trouble."

Peter Oppenheimer nodded and said, "No problem. TomTom's current market value is about 1.2 billion euros, while Waze is valued at around 300 million US dollars."

Now that we've decided to do it, we shouldn't delay. I'll try to get it all done within two weeks. After all, Google Maps has been doing Street View since 2007, and we need to catch up quickly.

Cook asked, "Is funding an issue? Although we have a lot of cash, we'll also need to spend a lot more later. Just setting up global servers for search right now is an astronomical sum."

Peter Oppenheimer said with a smile, "The market feedback I've received suggests that we may make history in the fourth quarter and achieve an astronomical profit."

On the one hand, Steve Jobs' death has garnered more sympathy from consumers, while on the other hand, Samsung's recent arrogant behavior has made them disliked by many.

Another reason is that the steamed buns you brought gave many people a reason to try them.

Moreover, the story of Steve Jobs giving away shares before his death is something that ordinary people really like. You can spend money all you want, but I'm pretty sure that the speed at which you spend money now can't keep up with the speed at which we make money.

However, with Uber, it might not be so easy to negotiate with startups; more work needs to be done.

Cook glanced at the Uber brochure in his hand and said, "I'll go get it. If they don't agree, we don't have to acquire it entirely. We'll take a partial controlling stake, as Chen suggested, and then participate in management."

We can talk to their management and do our best to support their IPO as soon as possible; I believe they won't refuse. The visuals are indeed very appealing, not just for users.

I just thought about it. Every Uber driver needs to use Apple's navigation, which means every driver needs to buy an Apple phone, thus indirectly promoting our hardware.

Okay, nothing else, is that all for today's meeting?

Chen Yiran shook his head and said, "I have another idea, but it's not quite ready yet. Everyone else, you can go first. Cook, Peter Oppenheimer, and Eddie Kutcher can stay and talk to me."

After the irrelevant people left, Chen Yiran brought up the product that Steve Jobs had described as a little hobby.

"Eddie, you're also in charge of the Apple TV set-top box product line, right?"

Eddie Cue nodded. "I understand what you mean. Our little boxes also have YouTube built-in. You mean to just delete it? But our video website isn't even up and running yet. Isn't that a bit too early?"

Chen Yiran shook his head and said, "First of all, Duck Video is about to go live. When it's a fight to the death, we can't wait. We need to kick all YouTube apps off our devices immediately."

I know you think we're not as good as Google on Google, but it's just a matter of pushing algorithms. Leave that to me, and I can give you a Google distribution framework that's just as good as Google's in a week.

All you need to do is populate the user base. In the early stages, we can also directly recruit influencers from YouTube.

Another option is Twitter. We should get in touch with Twitter; we complement each other. Text-based and video-based social networks each have their own audiences, and by promoting each other, we can both acquire new users.

Peter Oppenheimer thought for a moment: "This would definitely be a great benefit to us, after all, Twitter is already a very mature platform. But getting them to side with us won't be easy."

My idea is, why not just acquire a portion of his shares? He's only valued at seven or eight billion US dollars anyway, it's definitely worth buying!

Cook was clearly tempted: "It seems like a good idea, and it's also a great publicity channel. Chen, you have a lot of followers on Twitter, and it's a great publicity channel for every event."

Eddie Cuo also thought it was a good idea: "From an internet service perspective, having another social platform is always a good thing, and it also allows accounts to be linked with Apple accounts."

Chen Yiran was a little confused. He felt that his arrival had made Apple start spending money extravagantly.

This reminded him of a report he had read during his school days about Amazon's Bezos. Wall Street had always recognized Bezos because he not only knew how to make money, but also how to spend it. Although he had made many mistakes, he had ensured that the company did not stagnate.

Relatively speaking, Apple has hardly spent any money since losing Steve Jobs. If you look at the bigger picture, Apple in 2011 and Apple in 2026 don't seem to be much different.

He waved his hand to stop the two increasingly excited individuals and stated his purpose: "Let's put the Twitter thing aside for now. I do want to acquire it, but not Twitter. I want to acquire Netflix!"