Since "Second World" merged with "amd" and "ati", the two hardware development departments have not made much achievements in other aspects except helping "Second World" collaborate to design dedicated gaming supercomputers.

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In the CPU field, relying on Lin Feng's relationship, "AMD" occupies more than half of the market share in the domestic mid- to low-end market. However, it is still extremely sluggish abroad, with more than 80% of the market share still occupied by "Intel". "AMD"

"At present, it is impossible to compete technically. We can only rely on the "Spider Platform" jointly launched by "ati" to save some face. As for profits, "amd" only brought more than 10 million US dollars in profits to the company last year.

, it is no exaggeration to say that this is not as good as the original one-month net profit of "Legend". Moreover, while bringing low returns, it also occupied a large amount of the company's cash.

As for "ati", it is similar to "amd". At present, the graphics card market situation is slightly stronger than that of "amd", and it divides the market with "nvidia", but the profit is also quite low. The low price makes "ati" hardware development

Minister He Guoyuan is a bit embarrassed to meet Mr. Jiangdong!

The biggest contribution of the two major hardware development departments to the company may be that they provide sales of about 8 billion US dollars, allowing a game-focused company like "Second World" to become one of the world's top 500 companies. This is probably the first time since the merger

After that, the only place "amd" and "ati" contributed to the company.

It's just that this kind of contribution is a bit embarrassing! But now, it's time for these two major hardware development departments to contribute to the company!

Lin Feng looked at Lu Zhiyi and He Guoyuan, and then at Bruce Allen.

"Bruce, Lu Zhiyi, and He Guoyuan, how is the development of the 'game entertainment system' going?" Lin Feng looked forward to asking.

The three of them frowned. Since Lin Feng proposed the concept of "game entertainment system" (dedicated) last time, the company has set up a special R&D team to develop it, but there are many problems.

"Lin, there's something wrong with this!" Bruce Allen said with a frown.

"What's the problem?" Lin Feng asked.

"It's very simple. Computers now have an open architecture. If we follow the example of home game consoles and design a 'game entertainment system' (dedicated), it's not impossible. It's not difficult. But the problem is, if consumers buy computers in that way,

After that, it will not be able to be upgraded. In other words, this set of computers used with the 'Game Entertainment System' will become disposable and cannot be upgraded or replaced. Obviously this is not in line with the current trend." Bruce Allen frowned.

explain.

"Not bad! Lin, we have developed a simple and dedicated game entertainment system. The performance is more than 10% better than the 'Microsoft' system installed with the same configuration. But the problem is that once the user changes the hardware, including even the memory stick, because

The limitations of a dedicated system will cause the system performance to plummet, or even decline instead of rising. In this way, it will be difficult for consumers to finally pay the bill! After all, computer updates are changing with each passing day, and the demand for computer hardware for games is also increasing day by day.

It is impossible for consumers to buy a computer that can only be used for two years, or one year, or even less than one year!" Lu Zhiyi echoed.

"That's right! Especially in the graphics card market, updates are far faster than other computer accessories. This is something that this dedicated gaming and entertainment system cannot do." He Guoyuan also agreed.

The three of them did not understand the "game entertainment system" (dedicated purpose) proposed by Lin Feng. They felt that it was a bit of a waste of time. Can a computer created in this way be called a computer?

Lin Feng can also understand the doubts and confusions of the three people. After all, the three of them are not authentic Chinese, let alone real players, and their thinking is limited by the times, or in other words, their thinking is limited by inertia.

If you think about it, this will lead to a misunderstanding.

"Haha, let's not talk about the issue of 'game entertainment system' (dedicated) for now. I want to ask you one thing. What do you think are the main uses of personal computers currently on the market?" Lin Fengxiao asked.

"The main uses are games, entertainment and office work (including study). Let's not talk about games. Entertainment is divided into watching movies and surfing the Internet. As for office work, the applications vary according to different job positions." Lu Zhiyi said rationally.

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"Yes, but for most consumers, what are they buying a computer for?" Lin Feng asked.

"Games and entertainment!" the three said in unison.

Computers were originally invented to assist people in their work and help them solve many problems that cannot be solved by human power alone. However, with the development of computers, one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century has now become one of people's most important entertainment tools.

1. This must be said to be quite ironic. But it must be admitted that with the advent of computers, human spiritual life has indeed become much more fulfilling, especially for ordinary people, their spiritual emptiness has been greatly satisfied.

"Yes, more than 90% of people buy computers, and their main purpose and time is for games and entertainment. Therefore, the 'game entertainment system' (dedicated) I proposed is originally to serve these people, although it has extremely strong

Targeted, but these people are undoubtedly the mainstream customers in the market! It can be said that we only need to design a corresponding 'game entertainment system' (dedicated) based on a mainstream configuration." Lin Feng said.

Everyone nodded, but then shook their heads.

"If it's just entertainment, there's no problem. But if it's games, as the capacity of computer games becomes larger and larger, the requirements for computer hardware are getting higher and higher. Although the dedicated game entertainment system can be better than the 'Microsoft' system

To achieve higher performance, but with the upgrade of computer games, if the hardware cannot be upgraded, it will become a major bottleneck. In this way, consumers will definitely become the most important reference when purchasing." Lu Zhiyi said thoughtfully.

If the computer you buy cannot be upgraded, then many consumers may not buy it. Otherwise, why would anyone buy such a computer as a one-time consumer product? After all, computers are not like TVs, washing machines or refrigerators, which can be used with a one-time investment.

Computers that were built ten years ago or eight years ago are different. Not to mention computers from ten years ago, computers with mainstream configurations from five years ago or three years ago. If you use them now, you will not be able to tolerate the slowness!

Therefore, when consumers purchase computers, whether they can upgrade is also an important basis.

After hearing what Lu Zhiyi said, Lin Feng smiled.

"Lu Zhiyi, with all due respect, as a hardware developer, when you produce computer hardware, especially when it comes to CPU architecture, do you usually consider player upgrades?" Lin Feng asked.

When Lu Zhiyi heard this, he frowned and shook his head helplessly. For manufacturers like them, what they hope most is that every time they develop a new product, they hope that players can pay for it, upgrade it, and pay the manufacturer's high fees.

R&D funds pay the bill. For example, every time a new product is launched, a new architecture is introduced, which is incompatible with the previous ones, just to make consumers continue to spend money to replace computers. Instead of simply upgrading.

"Haha, in that case, everyone, I would like to ask, how many consumers will upgrade their computers every now and then after buying them?" Lin Feng asked.

Everyone shook their heads. From the perspective of ordinary consumers, there are not many people who upgrade their computers every now and then. It is no exaggeration to say that after buying a computer, many people will not upgrade it until the computer is obsolete. This is not only because the computer architecture changes frequently.

The reason is also that most players don’t have that much money to upgrade frequently.

Whether it is the developing East or the developed West, the poor are still the majority.

"But Lin, although the overall computer architecture does not change frequently, players can often replace the graphics card, memory or hard drive. For example, changing to a powerful graphics card, adding a memory card, or adding a hard drive. These replacements are very common.

.Replacing the hard drive has no impact on the 'game entertainment system' (dedicated), but replacing the graphics card and memory will cause system instability, especially the graphics card. We have tested that if you directly replace it with another graphics card, this dedicated

The performance of a gaming and entertainment computer will be far inferior to a computer with the same configuration and a 'Microsoft' system installed!" He Guoyuan said.

Lu Zhiyi and Bruce Allen nodded repeatedly. This was also the most serious problem they discovered. In order to improve game performance, the most direct way is to replace the graphics card and increase the memory. However, once replaced, the gaming and entertainment-specific computer developed according to Lin Feng's instructions

, the performance has plummeted, which is quite speechless.

Lin Feng smiled!

"This is indeed a problem, but can't you make corrections based on different hardware?" Lin Feng said with a smile.

"Of course it's possible, but there are so many players, how can we...I understand!" Bruce Allen was still questioning Lin Feng, but at the end of the sentence, something clicked in his mind, and he understood what Lin Feng meant.

Lin Feng nodded. It seemed that Bruce Allen had already understood. But seeing Lu Zhiyi and He Guoyuan's still confused expressions, Lin Feng explained with a smile.

"Since players need to update their hardware to improve computer performance, we can launch corresponding patches based on the hardware that players replace, so that the 'game and entertainment system' (dedicated) can perform at its best! For example, we can

An 'automatic scan (update)' program has been added to the system' (dedicated). It will automatically scan the computer every time it is turned on. If any changes are found in the system hardware, it will automatically scan and then send the updated hardware information back to us.

The company database will then automatically download the corresponding patches to upgrade them, so that the system can still fully utilize the computer's performance!" Lin Feng explained in detail.

Everyone suddenly realized. Indeed, as long as such a small program is added, the problem of player updates and upgrades can be completely solved. Of course, in this way, the programmers responsible for developing this "game entertainment system" (dedicated) will have a hard time. However,

This will undoubtedly bring huge returns! In addition to games and hardware, the "Second World" will also involve a major industry, and this industry will touch the core of "Microsoft".

Thinking of this, everyone was excited! As an IT person, my biggest dream in life has always been to challenge the "Microsoft" empire. But if "Microsoft" cannot be defeated on the operating system, then "Microsoft" will never lose. But

, if this "game entertainment system" (dedicated) can be developed, the "Second World" will have the possibility to compete with or even defeat "Microsoft"!

"Also, for those consumers who want to replace the whole machine, I suggest that our company will also recycle them at a discount. Consumers can bring their 'game and entertainment computers' that they think have insufficient performance to the company for a discount and exchange them.

Exchange for a computer with more powerful performance," Lin Feng said.

Shock!—Everyone was shocked. This is something that no company would ever do.

You must know that these obsolete computers are almost junk antiques and basically have no value. If the company recycles them, it will not only have to give consumers a discount, but also have to rent space to place the hardware.

Hire employees to take care of it. And recycling in large quantities, and more importantly, there are many radioactive electronic components in computer hardware, which will cause semi-permanent damage to the land, which will cost the company a lot of environmental protection costs.

It can be said that Lin Feng's suggestion is quite uneconomical. But Lin Feng not only persists, but also has a huge appetite.

"We not only recycle our company's 'game and entertainment computers', but also recycle all complete computers on the market!" Lin Feng said angrily.

Shocked! - This, this, this is too exaggerated. If this were to be recycled, there would be countless 'scrap' computers on the market pouring into the 'Second World'. Thinking about the scene of mountains of computers, everyone thought

To faint.

"Well, boss, although this can help the company open up the market and increase the market sales of 'game entertainment computers', it seems that it is not cost-effective in terms of cost. After all, the company also needs to spend money on renting venues, hiring employees, etc.

A huge amount of money. Although I haven’t calculated it in detail, my preliminary estimate is that the company will lose about 20-30 yuan for every ‘scrap’ computer purchased!” Wu Zhaopu reminded at the side.

He understood what Lin Feng meant. Lin Feng hoped to increase the sales of "game entertainment computers" and increase the company's market share in personal computers by acquiring "scrap" computers. But this was not a wise choice to interfere, it was irrational.

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Regarding Wu Zhaopu's words, Lin Feng was noncommittal.

"Mr. Wu, does it only cost 20-30 yuan? It's so cheap!" Lin Feng said with a smile.

Wu Zhaopu was speechless for a while. This is still cheap. Indeed, a computer only costs 20-30 yuan, but what if there are more computers? How many computers are there in the country now? At least about 40 million. If they are all exchanged, it will be one

This is an extremely staggering expense. This is only a rough calculation of site costs and labor costs. As for related environmental protection costs, it is not calculated. Once an electronic pollution incident occurs, it will be a major blow to the company's reputation.

What's more, this is just for China. What about all the computers in the world? What a frightening number that would be!
Chapter completed!