On March 7, 2012, Apple held its spring launch event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

This venue has been Apple's main venue for new product launches since 2010. The more than 3,000 seats were filled with media, analysts, developers, and invited guests from all over the world. Nearly 10,000 people watched the broadcast around a large screen outside, and more than 150 media outlets worldwide were broadcasting live.

This was Apple's first product launch since Steve Jobs' death, and also Chen Yiran's first public appearance since joining the Apple board of directors.

Less than six months after Steve Jobs' death, the world has not forgotten his outrageous act of forcibly giving Chen Yiran a huge inheritance.

Although Chen Yiran was very reluctant to admit it, in the eyes of the public, he is indeed the successor to Steve Jobs' Apple empire.

Indeed, this was the case; Apple's board of directors was truly abnormal, exhibiting a morbid trust in Steve Jobs. This trust also affected Chen Yiran, causing her to feel somewhat guilty.

After all, he is now the culprit who has caused Apple and Samsung to restrain each other, and he has even turned Apple from a traditional hardware manufacturer into a software-first company.

Even this press conference will release some shocking news.

As the de facto head of Apple, Chen Yiran was naturally the last to take the stage.

Tim Cook, the newly appointed CEO, was the first to take the stage.

His first words silenced the entire room: "The PC is no longer the center of your digital world."

Then came the usual data reporting: iPod, iPhone, and iPad already account for 76 percent of Apple's revenue.

The total number of iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) sold has reached an astonishing 3.15 million units, with 1.72 million of these post-PC devices sold in 2011 alone.

2011年第四季度(2011年10-12月),苹果单季度售出‌6200万台‌iOS设备,其中iPad单季度销量达‌1540万台‌,

Various sales figures have far exceeded HP's computer sales data for the same period.

There are already 585,000 apps on the App Store, with total downloads exceeding 2.5 billion, and iCloud users have exceeded 100 million.

Then came the usual new product launches, starting with the official release of iOS 5.1 on the same day.

The biggest change is the bean bun.

Starting with this version, Doubao can support real-time interaction in nine languages, including Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic.

Furthermore, its comprehension ability is further enhanced, and it has sufficient comprehension even when not connected to the internet.

The second is the new Apple TV, which supports 1080p and costs $99.

The hardware upgrades weren't significant; the real big news was the changes at Netflix. Now, Netflix is ​​the primary content provider, while Duck Videos serves as a supplementary feature.

With Apple's support, Netflix is ​​now even more confident. Its first self-produced series, *House of Cards*, has already confirmed its cast, directed by David Fincher and starring Kevin Spacey, and is expected to premiere next year.

Then comes the main event: the all-new iPad, the third generation.

The Retina display, with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a pixel density of 264 ppi, is clearer than any tablet on the market.

The new A5X chip, a quad-core graphics processor, is designed using FlowEDA technology.

A 5-megapixel back-illuminated camera supports 1080p video recording. It supports 4G LTE networks. It's 9.4mm thick and weighs 652g. Battery life is 10 hours, up to 9 hours on a 4G network.

With Chen Yiran's support, Apple's chip design was optimized and became more powerful than expected.

The live demonstration of Namco's game "Sky Gamblers" showcased truly stunning lighting effects. iWork, GarageBand, iMovie, and iPhoto have all been updated to support the new iPad's Retina display.

Up to this point, the presentation had followed the same rhythm as previous ones. Everything that was expected was there; the third-generation iPad was the anticipated upgrade, and while the Retina display was indeed stunning, it wasn't entirely unexpected.

Then Cook changed the subject.

"Over the past year, Apple has done a lot in terms of software and services. I'd like to share some progress with you. Everyone knows DuckDuckGo. Today, duck search has become the default search entry point in the Apple ecosystem."

A set of data was displayed on the big screen: Duck Search processes more than 15 billion search requests per day, of which 6 million come from iPhone and iPad users.

"We don't need to track user data to sell Google Search. Duck Search doesn't track users, doesn't store search history, and doesn't push targeted Google Search based on your behavior. This is Apple's commitment to privacy, and we achieved a turnaround in mobile search in just six months. On desktop, it's also growing rapidly now."

Apple has established enough information centers around the world, not only for search needs, but also because the data growth of Duck Video is very rapid.

As of February this year, DuckVideo's daily active users have reached 2 million! We are also collaborating with more copyright holders, and in the future, everyone will be able to watch past Super Bowl videos for free on DuckVideo. We are confident that we will surpass YouTube in daily active users this year!

And finally, our Duck Maps will officially launch in June! We'll not only provide basic map services, but based on feedback and navigation from different Apple users, our maps will be more intelligently updated to reflect real-time road conditions in various locations.

As Cook introduced the scene, the screen began to display detailed map data for 172 countries and regions around the world, real-time traffic conditions, turn navigation, and 3D city views.

Then came a barrage of data, with Cook introducing the number of users of Duck Mail and the daily call volume of BeanPay.

Then came the testing phase, where Cook demonstrated all the new features on an iPad.

This launch event was already a great success. With the increased availability of the phones, Apple's ecosystem has shown a real threat to Google's software ecosystem in a very short time. In fact, on the mobile end, it can be said that Apple has directly replaced Google's leading position.

This makes everyone even more eager for Chen Yiran's appearance, wondering what surprises he will bring.

Sure enough, after Cook started testing Doubao, he smiled and said, "I might not be the most suitable person to test Doubao. But right now, the father of artificial intelligence, Chen Yiran, the founder of Doubao, is waiting behind us. I'll ask him to demonstrate it to everyone!"

Amidst enthusiastic applause from the audience, Chen Yiran walked onto the stage.

As he walked onto the stage, all the lights in the arena suddenly went out.

Then the staff behind quickly started moving all the equipment onto the stage.

The audience waited in confusion for a few minutes before Chen Yiran finally spoke: "It's a bit dark, right? What should we do now? We should call Doubao. Doubao, turn on all the lights on stage."

After a brief delay, all the demonstration lights that had just been brought up on stage were turned on.

Before the audience could even realize what was happening, Chen Yiran, holding her phone, started giving orders again: "Hey, that robot vacuum cleaner on stage, move it a bit."

Then the audience in front of the stage saw that the robot vacuum cleaner actually started working.

Chen Yiran said with a smile, "Here I would like to introduce to you the Aurora Group's ultimate smart home solution, the all-around security system with no blind spots, the Aocheng Smart System."

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