Chapter 467
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In order to build Comdex into the first grand event in the IT industry, it is impossible to blindly pursue commercial interests in the initial stage. Therefore, Howard Hughes Foundation launched a tentative three-year excellent product reward plan outside the Comdex system. In the face of small start-up companies, the lowest third prize can also reimburse all the expenses required for exhibition.
At this stage, the personal computer industry is still in the first generation, and most of its practitioners are small companies, especially in software. For example, Microsoft, a representative company, has more than a dozen employees and annual sales of more than $1 million.
Therefore, this high sounding support plan has greatly improved the popularity of the first Comdex. It has not only attracted extensive attention from professional media, but also attracted exhibitors to sign up enthusiastically, so that Comdex can charge for high-end customers without losing anything in the entrepreneurial period.
The effect is similar to a snowball. The concept of "flow" may not be popular at present, but the visible accumulation of popularity is enough to attract those mature large and medium-sized enterprises.
It is necessary to point out that Comdex is oriented to the entire IT industry, and the personal computer industry is only a part of it. Therefore, mainframe minicomputer manufacturers, peripheral equipment manufacturers, software developers, product distributors, retailers, it solution consultants, and even the field of video games are all exhibitors.
By the time the Comdex organizing committee finalized the list of exhibitors, there were more than 300 exhibitors and an estimated 6000 participants.
It still needs to be noted that Comdex at this stage is mainly open to it practitioners and the media. Only on the last day of the exhibition, the admission of interested public is limited.
The first Comdex public activity Gao Xian participated in was to present awards to those shortlisted small start-ups, including certificates and checks ranging from $10000 to $100000, together with officials from the main office of Las Vegas and the Nevada State University system.
This is an appetizer that makes everyone famous and rich. Next is a two-day formal banquet, allowing exhibitors to display their products and finally create business opportunities.
In addition, the Comdex organizing committee also set up a forum to invite industry leaders to speak on the stage.
Interestingly, the evaluation of "just a toy" around personal computers did not appear on this occasion, because the killer application combination of Huanyu personal computers and spreadsheets was too fierce, In particular, Charles Tandy, CEO of Huanyu computer company, also demonstrated in high spirits the 16 fourth generation Huanyu personal computers that are likely to be introduced to the market in the second half of this year, which makes old computer manufacturers such as IBM and data equipment companies vaguely smell the dangerous smell of the changing weather in this industry.
Although the first Comdex has not yet ended, one of the reasons why it has been recognized as very successful is that the organizing committee invited industry heavyweights such as Frank Cary, chairman and CEO of IBM, Ken Olsen, CEO of data equipment company with the title of "father of minicomputers".
As for Ken Olsen, he never mentioned his previous disdain for personal computers, but introduced the research and development plan of 32-bit minicomputer system VAX of data equipment company.
The mainstream minicomputers and mainframes in this era are still 12 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit, etc. now even personal computers are entering the 16 bit era. Old computer manufacturers can't help but panic.
After all, although from a technical point of view, the performance of the whole computer system can not be absolutely measured by how many bits, marketing can make customers recognize this set!
Gao Xian glanced at the business leaders present one by one, especially Frank Cary, who looked serious, and smiled to himself. The pressure effect was really good.
During lunch time, Gao Xian sat down with Frank Cary and chatted, "Cary, what do you think of the future of personal computers?"
Frank Cary didn't taboo this topic, and frankly replied, "I'm more optimistic about myself."
"So, does IBM have a personal computer R & D plan?" he asked
Frank Cary asked cunningly, "why, sir Gao is worried that IBM's involvement in the personal computer business will threaten Huanyu personal computers?"
Gao Xian smiled and replied impolitely: "Cary is a senior person in the IT field. Naturally, he understands the power of first mover advantage. Otherwise, the minicomputers of data equipment companies will not rise abruptly in front of IBM!"
Frank Cary's face flashed an awkward color, because Gao Xian's words were all right. The minicomputers of the data equipment company had taken advantage of the market gap of IBM mainframe. When IBM thought about it and wanted to enter the field of minicomputers, it could not crush the data equipment company that had a firm foothold.
As if he didn't see the change in Frank Cary's look, Gao Xian continued to talk: "Huanyu personal computer has combined with peripheral equipment developers in hardware and application developers in software to build a very perfect ecological chain, which is not far from forming the industry standard. Even if it is better than IBM, it can only be followed passively."
At this time, Frank Cary was still unable to determine the authenticity of Gao Xian's words, but he still tended to believe most of them, so he solemnly put up a smoke bomb, "with IBM's strong technical heritage, even latecomers in personal computers will become leaders rather than followers."
"I can tell Sir Gao with certainty that IBM is already promoting the R & D plan of personal computers."
"Really?" Gao Xin smiled thoughtfully. "As far as I know, IBM has a very obvious big enterprise disease, and the execution efficiency is very low. Simple things like moving a box from the first floor to the second floor will be delayed by the office process of layer by layer report until three months later."
"The rules of the game in the personal computer industry are different from the mainframe field that IBM is familiar with. It's no exaggeration to describe it with rapid changes."
"Look at the development track of Huanyu personal computers. Almost every year or two, a new generation of products are introduced to the market. No, the fourth generation of Huanyu personal computers in the 16th place is coming soon."
"The life cycle of IBM's mainframe is about ten years. System360 served in the 1960s, and now system370 seems to have eight years."
"IBM, the blue giant, has been labeled as slow-moving. The depressed stock price is the best response of the capital market."
Frank carrina is also a great man. He has a great temper on weekdays. At this time, he was finally killed by Gao Xian's words, which made him unable to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor.
"Sir Gao said so much, is he trying to show off?" Frank Cary slowly picked up the coffee with an obvious displeasure in his tone.
Gao Xian smiled and shrugged. "You think too much. I'm worried about the future of IBM, a great company. Maybe the acquisition of Huanyu computer company can make up for IBM's later mistakes in the field of personal computers."
"What..." Frank Cary spilled his coffee in surprise.
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In order to build Comdex into the first grand event in the IT industry, it is impossible to blindly pursue commercial interests in the initial stage. Therefore, Howard Hughes Foundation launched a tentative three-year excellent product reward plan outside the Comdex system. In the face of small start-up companies, the lowest third prize can also reimburse all the expenses required for exhibition.
At this stage, the personal computer industry is still in the first generation, and most of its practitioners are small companies, especially in software. For example, Microsoft, a representative company, has more than a dozen employees and annual sales of more than $1 million.
Therefore, this high sounding support plan has greatly improved the popularity of the first Comdex. It has not only attracted extensive attention from professional media, but also attracted exhibitors to sign up enthusiastically, so that Comdex can charge for high-end customers without losing anything in the entrepreneurial period.
The effect is similar to a snowball. The concept of "flow" may not be popular at present, but the visible accumulation of popularity is enough to attract those mature large and medium-sized enterprises.
It is necessary to point out that Comdex is oriented to the entire IT industry, and the personal computer industry is only a part of it. Therefore, mainframe minicomputer manufacturers, peripheral equipment manufacturers, software developers, product distributors, retailers, it solution consultants, and even the field of video games are all exhibitors.
By the time the Comdex organizing committee finalized the list of exhibitors, there were more than 300 exhibitors and an estimated 6000 participants.
It still needs to be noted that Comdex at this stage is mainly open to it practitioners and the media. Only on the last day of the exhibition, the admission of interested public is limited.
The first Comdex public activity Gao Xian participated in was to present awards to those shortlisted small start-ups, including certificates and checks ranging from $10000 to $100000, together with officials from the main office of Las Vegas and the Nevada State University system.
This is an appetizer that makes everyone famous and rich. Next is a two-day formal banquet, allowing exhibitors to display their products and finally create business opportunities.
In addition, the Comdex organizing committee also set up a forum to invite industry leaders to speak on the stage.
Interestingly, the evaluation of "just a toy" around personal computers did not appear on this occasion, because the killer application combination of Huanyu personal computers and spreadsheets was too fierce, In particular, Charles Tandy, CEO of Huanyu computer company, also demonstrated in high spirits the 16 fourth generation Huanyu personal computers that are likely to be introduced to the market in the second half of this year, which makes old computer manufacturers such as IBM and data equipment companies vaguely smell the dangerous smell of the changing weather in this industry.
Although the first Comdex has not yet ended, one of the reasons why it has been recognized as very successful is that the organizing committee invited industry heavyweights such as Frank Cary, chairman and CEO of IBM, Ken Olsen, CEO of data equipment company with the title of "father of minicomputers".
As for Ken Olsen, he never mentioned his previous disdain for personal computers, but introduced the research and development plan of 32-bit minicomputer system VAX of data equipment company.
The mainstream minicomputers and mainframes in this era are still 12 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit, etc. now even personal computers are entering the 16 bit era. Old computer manufacturers can't help but panic.
After all, although from a technical point of view, the performance of the whole computer system can not be absolutely measured by how many bits, marketing can make customers recognize this set!
Gao Xian glanced at the business leaders present one by one, especially Frank Cary, who looked serious, and smiled to himself. The pressure effect was really good.
During lunch time, Gao Xian sat down with Frank Cary and chatted, "Cary, what do you think of the future of personal computers?"
Frank Cary didn't taboo this topic, and frankly replied, "I'm more optimistic about myself."
"So, does IBM have a personal computer R & D plan?" he asked
Frank Cary asked cunningly, "why, sir Gao is worried that IBM's involvement in the personal computer business will threaten Huanyu personal computers?"
Gao Xian smiled and replied impolitely: "Cary is a senior person in the IT field. Naturally, he understands the power of first mover advantage. Otherwise, the minicomputers of data equipment companies will not rise abruptly in front of IBM!"
Frank Cary's face flashed an awkward color, because Gao Xian's words were all right. The minicomputers of the data equipment company had taken advantage of the market gap of IBM mainframe. When IBM thought about it and wanted to enter the field of minicomputers, it could not crush the data equipment company that had a firm foothold.
As if he didn't see the change in Frank Cary's look, Gao Xian continued to talk: "Huanyu personal computer has combined with peripheral equipment developers in hardware and application developers in software to build a very perfect ecological chain, which is not far from forming the industry standard. Even if it is better than IBM, it can only be followed passively."
At this time, Frank Cary was still unable to determine the authenticity of Gao Xian's words, but he still tended to believe most of them, so he solemnly put up a smoke bomb, "with IBM's strong technical heritage, even latecomers in personal computers will become leaders rather than followers."
"I can tell Sir Gao with certainty that IBM is already promoting the R & D plan of personal computers."
"Really?" Gao Xin smiled thoughtfully. "As far as I know, IBM has a very obvious big enterprise disease, and the execution efficiency is very low. Simple things like moving a box from the first floor to the second floor will be delayed by the office process of layer by layer report until three months later."
"The rules of the game in the personal computer industry are different from the mainframe field that IBM is familiar with. It's no exaggeration to describe it with rapid changes."
"Look at the development track of Huanyu personal computers. Almost every year or two, a new generation of products are introduced to the market. No, the fourth generation of Huanyu personal computers in the 16th place is coming soon."
"The life cycle of IBM's mainframe is about ten years. System360 served in the 1960s, and now system370 seems to have eight years."
"IBM, the blue giant, has been labeled as slow-moving. The depressed stock price is the best response of the capital market."
Frank carrina is also a great man. He has a great temper on weekdays. At this time, he was finally killed by Gao Xian's words, which made him unable to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor.
"Sir Gao said so much, is he trying to show off?" Frank Cary slowly picked up the coffee with an obvious displeasure in his tone.
Gao Xian smiled and shrugged. "You think too much. I'm worried about the future of IBM, a great company. Maybe the acquisition of Huanyu computer company can make up for IBM's later mistakes in the field of personal computers."
"What..." Frank Cary spilled his coffee in surprise.
In order to build Comdex into the first grand event in the IT industry, it is impossible to blindly pursue commercial interests in the initial stage. Therefore, Howard Hughes Foundation launched a tentative three-year excellent product reward plan outside the Comdex system. In the face of small start-up companies, the lowest third prize can also reimburse all the expenses required for exhibition.At this stage, the personal computer industry is still in the first generation, and most of its practitioners are small companies, especially in software. For example, Microsoft, a representative company, has more than a dozen employees and annual sales of more than $1 million.Therefore, this high sounding support plan has greatly improved the popularity of the first Comdex. It has not only attracted extensive attention from professional media, but also attracted exhibitors to sign up enthusiastically, so that Comdex can charge for high-end customers without losing anything in the entrepreneurial period.The effect is similar to a snowball. The concept of "flow" may not be popular at present, but the visible accumulation of popularity is enough to attract those mature large and medium-sized enterprises.It is necessary to point out that Comdex is oriented to the entire IT industry, and the personal computer industry is only a part of it. Therefore, mainframe minicomputer manufacturers, peripheral equipment manufacturers, software developers, product distributors, retailers, it solution consultants, and even the field of video games are all exhibitors.By the time the Comdex organizing committee finalized the list of exhibitors, there were more than 300 exhibitors and an estimated 6000 participants.It still needs to be noted that Comdex at this stage is mainly open to it practitioners and the media. Only on the last day of the exhibition, the admission of interested public is limited.The first Comdex public activity Gao Xian participated in was to present awards to those shortlisted small start-ups, including certificates and checks ranging from $10000 to $100000, together with officials from the main office of Las Vegas and the Nevada State University system.This is an appetizer that makes everyone famous and rich. Next is a two-day formal banquet, allowing exhibitors to display their products and finally create business opportunities.In addition, the Comdex organizing committee also set up a forum to invite industry leaders to speak on the stage.Interestingly, the evaluation of "just a toy" around personal computers did not appear on this occasion, because the killer application combination of Huanyu personal computers and spreadsheets was too fierce, In particular, Charles Tandy, CEO of Huanyu computer company, also demonstrated in high spirits the 16 fourth generation Huanyu personal computers that are likely to be introduced to the market in the second half of this year, which makes old computer manufacturers such as IBM and data equipment companies vaguely smell the dangerous smell of the changing weather in this industry.Although the first Comdex has not yet ended, one of the reasons why it has been recognized as very successful is that the organizing committee invited industry heavyweights such as Frank Cary, chairman and CEO of IBM, Ken Olsen, CEO of data equipment company with the title of "father of minicomputers".As for Ken Olsen, he never mentioned his previous disdain for personal computers, but introduced the research and development plan of 32-bit minicomputer system VAX of data equipment company.The mainstream minicomputers and mainframes in this era are still 12 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit, etc. now even personal computers are entering the 16 bit era. Old computer manufacturers can't help but panic.After all, although from a technical point of view, the performance of the whole computer system can not be absolutely measured by how many bits, marketing can make customers recognize this set!Gao Xian glanced at the business leaders present one by one, especially Frank Cary, who looked serious, and smiled to himself. The pressure effect was really good.During lunch time, Gao Xian sat down with Frank Cary and chatted, "Cary, what do you think of the future of personal computers?"Frank Cary didn't taboo this topic, and frankly replied, "I'm more optimistic about myself.""So, does IBM have a personal computer R & D plan?" he askedFrank Cary asked cunningly, "why, sir Gao is worried that IBM's involvement in the personal computer business will threaten Huanyu personal computers?"Gao Xian smiled and replied impolitely: "Cary is a senior person in the IT field. Naturally, he understands the power of first mover advantage. Otherwise, the minicomputers of data equipment companies will not rise abruptly in front of IBM!"Frank Cary's face flashed an awkward color, because Gao Xian's words were all right. The minicomputers of the data equipment company had taken advantage of the market gap of IBM mainframe. When IBM thought about it and wanted to enter the field of minicomputers, it could not crush the data equipment company that had a firm foothold.As if he didn't see the change in Frank Cary's look, Gao Xian continued to talk: "Huanyu personal computer has combined with peripheral equipment developers in hardware and application developers in software to build a very perfect ecological chain, which is not far from forming the industry standard. Even if it is better than IBM, it can only be followed passively."At this time, Frank Cary was still unable to determine the authenticity of Gao Xian's words, but he still tended to believe most of them, so he solemnly put up a smoke bomb, "with IBM's strong technical heritage, even latecomers in personal computers will become leaders rather than followers.""I can tell Sir Gao with certainty that IBM is already promoting the R & D plan of personal computers.""Really?" Gao Xin smiled thoughtfully. "As far as I know, IBM has a very obvious big enterprise disease, and the execution efficiency is very low. Simple things like moving a box from the first floor to the second floor will be delayed by the office process of layer by layer report until three months later.""The rules of the game in the personal computer industry are different from the mainframe field that IBM is familiar with. It's no exaggeration to describe it with rapid changes.""Look at the development track of Huanyu personal computers. Almost every year or two, a new generation of products are introduced to the market. No, the fourth generation of Huanyu personal computers in the 16th place is coming soon.""The life cycle of IBM's mainframe is about ten years. System360 served in the 1960s, and now system370 seems to have eight years.""IBM, the blue giant, has been labeled as slow-moving. The depressed stock price is the best response of the capital market."Frank carrina is also a great man. He has a great temper on weekdays. At this time, he was finally killed by Gao Xian's words, which made him unable to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor."Sir Gao said so much, is he trying to show off?" Frank Cary slowly picked up the coffee with an obvious displeasure in his tone.Gao Xian smiled and shrugged. "You think too much. I'm worried about the future of IBM, a great company. Maybe the acquisition of Huanyu computer company can make up for IBM's later mistakes in the field of personal computers.""What..." Frank Cary spilled his coffee in surprise.
