Chapter 1229 Is it hard to meet like-minded confidants?(1/2)
Then……
Then there was nothing more, the scene turned cold in an instant, and the two of them fell into an awkward situation where they had nothing to say.
For Jobs, he had nothing to say to people like Fang Chen who he was not familiar with, let alone friends.
So when faced with such an existence, he always said hello and left, or simply didn't even say hello and pretended not to see him.
But Fang Chen's status is here. No matter how arrogant and unruly he is, he still knows that this is definitely an impolite move. If Fang Chen is more careful, he will really offend Fang Chen to death.
In the United States, it is not a good idea to offend a super energy tycoon who is also a major financial backer of the current president.
As for Fang Chen, he probably heard too many rumors about Jobs being unruly, foul-mouthed, and surly in his previous life, and he has no use for Jobs now, at least before he acquired Apple stock.
Therefore, he didn't want to talk too much to Jobs.
After all, no one wants to have a hot face and a cold butt.
Seeing this, Bill Gates and Paul Allen looked at each other and couldn't help laughing happily.
Jobs' current situation is almost the same as the day Paul Allen first met Fang Chen.
After glaring at the two bastards Bill Gates and Bill Gates who were just watching the show, Jobs thought about it for a moment and then pretended to be calm and said: "I should say that I have admired you for a long time. When your plane landed yesterday, I happened to get off too."
I was on the plane, so I watched the excitement for a while.”
"I think if you had gotten off the plane, I wouldn't have recognized you now."
Hearing what Jobs said, Fang Chen stopped laughing. Jobs was indeed Jobs, and he was so tough-spoken even when apologizing, and even went so far as to blame him.
"It doesn't matter. It's the same now that we know each other. Let's sit down and talk."
With that said, Fang Chen pointed to the chair towards Jobs.
"OK."
After Jobs sat down, the two fell into silence again.
After all, they had never met each other before, they had only heard about each other, and the company products they ran did not have any social contact. Moreover, one was really not good at talking and did not want to deal with people, and the other had no interest in the other party for the time being, so naturally there was no problem.
Topics can be discussed.
After a few breaths, Jobs finally managed to hold back a sentence and asked Fang Chen: "Mr. Fang, why did you come to this Silicon Valley Technology Conference? As far as I know, the industry you are engaged in is not the same as the computer industry or Silicon Valley.
It doesn’t matter, right?”
He decided to have a few awkward conversations with Fang Chen and then find an excuse to leave.
And he discovered that every time he meets this bastard Bill Gates, nothing good happens.
Fang Chen smiled: "I really didn't have anything to do with Silicon Valley before, but now I have, do you know JAVA, Steve Jobs?"
"JAVA is your company's product?"
After being stunned for a moment, Jobs blurted out.
After receiving Fang Chen's affirmative answer, Jobs couldn't help but smile with joy, and even pouted at Bill Gates in a way that he didn't know whether it was teasing or provocation.
Although he has left Apple, it does not mean that he does not pay attention to computers. His presence here is the best proof.
So of course he knew about JAVA, a programming language that has recently become popular among programmers, and he also keenly discovered that JAVA's de-platforming is a powerful obstacle to Microsoft's monopoly on operating systems.
So adhering to the principle that the enemy of his enemy is his friend, he has a great affinity for JAVA by nature, and even actively uses his connections to find out which company's product JAVA is.
But obviously, he didn't find out anything.
Although he has left Apple now, he believes that he will definitely return to Apple or start another computer company.
At that time, his biggest enemy must still be Microsoft or Bill Gates.
But now JAVA actually belongs to Fang Chen, and it seems that the relationship between Fang Chen and Bill Gates is not bad, and he suddenly feels very interesting.
To be honest, although Bill Gates is not a narrow-minded guy, he should not be generous enough to be friends with someone who may subvert his own company?
For a moment, Fang Chen was once again shrouded in a mysterious halo in his eyes.
"JAVA is a very excellent programming language. It may even be the best programming language in the past ten years. Now under your leadership, JAVA will get better and better."
Since he can disgust Bill Gates, Jobs doesn't mind complimenting Fang Chen now.
After all, Apple's operating system is a closed system, and it is far from being a monopoly, so the development of JAVA will not have any bad impact on him.
"I hope so. After all, I don't know much about computer technology."
After saying this, Fang Chen glanced at Bill Gates with a half-smile, and saw that his face was a little ugly, and he even rolled his eyes at him.
Suddenly he shrugged helplessly and asked Jobs: "Okay, Mr. Jobs, I think we shouldn't provoke Bill anymore, otherwise he will jump up and hit someone."
"Oh!"
Bill Gates completely sneered at Fang Chen's ridicule, but judging from his clenched fists, he might actually do this.
"I don't know if this question is presumptuous. I don't know, Mr. Jobs, what do you think of Apple now?" Fang Chen asked with a smile, with an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.
As expected, Jobs's complexion suddenly turned ugly, and the look he looked at Fang Chen contained a hint of unnoticeable unkindness.
Anyone who knows a little bit about him will know very well that the apple has always been an eternal pain in his heart. No matter who mentions it, it is a knife in his heart.
He doesn't need comfort, nor does he need someone to expose his scars and laugh at him!
After a few breaths passed, he said with a livid face: "A group of fools who have nothing but nothing to eat, Apple is about to be destroyed by them now."
"My opinion is similar to yours, Steve Jobs. Although the PDA launched by John Sculley did not sell well, it is full of technological innovation. If we continue to invest in development in the future, it should become a good product."
"The low-end Apple computer series that Michael Spindler is now vigorously promoting, listing it as Apple's flagship product, and implementing the policy of continuing to produce Appleons and developing the d operating system is simply stupid, and according to me
As we know, he also wants to sell Apple to Big Blue, Philips, and even SUN."
When he heard that Fang Chen was very familiar with Apple's affairs and had similar ideas to him, Jobs couldn't help but was stunned and looked at Fang Chen with a dull expression.
Although it was John Sculley who kicked him out of Apple, he still highly recognized the work ability of the former PepsiCo president who he had poached.
Otherwise, he would not have said the words to John Sculley that are still circulating in Silicon Valley, "Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or follow us and change the world?"
It's just that John Sculley's ideas were too different from his in some aspects and violated the sales framework he set, so he lost ground in the competition with Big Blue.
But what John Sculley did cannot be said to be entirely wrong.
In other words, driving him out of Apple is a matter of great courage.
He still thinks John Sculley is a brave man.
But who is the current Apple president Michael Spindler?
It’s nothing!
Looking at his messy development strategies, what else can he do besides leading Apple into hell?
Can a price-reduced apple still be an apple?
Not to mention that Michael Spindler is planning to sell Apple!
This made him even more intolerant and disgusted with Michael Spindler.
For a time, Fang Chen's impression in his eyes changed rapidly.
Fang Chen is different from those vulgar coquettish bitches.
Fang Chen mentioned Apple not just to have a relationship with him, nor to laugh at him, but because he had special insights into Apple's development strategy.
Now he suddenly understood why Fang Chen could own such a huge industry in just a few years, and why it was obvious that his development of JAVA would harm Bill Gates, who also regarded Fang Chen as a good friend.
Reason.
This insight is truly amazing.
And you have to know that in Fang Chen's case, he definitely doesn't pay too much attention to Apple, but in this small amount of attention, he can express so many insights, which shows Fang Chen's ability.
A spot.
For the first time, he truly felt a feeling of shame.
Seeing Jobs like this, Fang Chen secretly laughed in his heart. It wasn't that Jobs was inferior to him, but that God had given him a trick.
"The idea of PDA has already sprouted when I was the chairman of Apple. Although there are laptops now, they are still too bulky. So a mobile communication device that combines an electronic notepad, a portable computer and a mobile communication device
There is a need for electronic products that integrate and digitize the data that individuals usually need."
"But I have to say, they screwed up the PDA..."
At this point, Jobs's face suddenly became angry.
Hearing this, Fang Chen smiled. It can be said that it is obvious to all how successful the IPAD has become in later generations.
It can even be said that whether it is mobile phones, computers, or wearable devices, Apple products cannot have the highest market share. They can only be said to have the highest profits. But only in the field of tablet computers, the IPAD has no rivals.
Then the success of IPAD should obviously be attributed to PDA. After all, PDA is the ancestor of all handheld computers.
As for the failure of the PDA, Fang Chen can only say that it was too far ahead of its time, and Apple's product capabilities were indeed not good without Steve Jobs.
However, just when Jobs was about to introduce Fang Chen as a confidant and express all his dissatisfaction with Apple, a host suddenly appeared on the stage.
The 1993 Silicon Valley Technology Conference began.
For a moment, Jobs felt like he was being internally hurt.
To be continued...