It is worth mentioning that the reason why summer is underestimated is not because others have low IQ.

But from the 1970s to the 1990s, the computer industry was an era of heroes competing for hegemony.

In the operating system industry, there are Microsoft's Windows, ibm's Aix, AT&T's Unix, Apple's Mac-OS, Sun Microelectron's Sun-OS, etc.

In the microprocessor industry, in addition to Intel and Amd, there are also companies such as ibm, Motorola, HP, Apple, Sun Microelectronics, etc.

As can be seen from the above, many companies are taking the path of integrating software and hardware.

Under such circumstances, everything Xia Tian did was not surprising, and he had been deliberately keeping a low profile, so it made people underestimate his strength.

...

Just when computer enthusiasts around the world are crazy about the genius system, and under the temptation of interests, ideals and interests, they begin to devote themselves to the research and development of systems and applications, summer is not idle.

On the one hand, he asked the Genius Laboratory to continue the research and development of the genius system, and on the other hand, he packaged all the research and development data back to the mainland, so that the scientific research team of the mainland branch could Chineseize it as soon as possible.

Genius Lab was originally unknown in the global computer industry, but since its launch of the genius operating system, it has become a world-renowned and has become a holy place for computer enthusiasts around the world.

Many big shots in the computer industry were originally not interested in joining the Genius Laboratory, but now they have chosen to join, which has expanded the scientific research team of the Genius Laboratory from 35 to 268, greatly increasing its scientific research capabilities.

However, the increase in personnel also brings many problems.

First, everyone has different professional abilities. If you want to work together, you must coordinate everyone's position. Otherwise, it will become a mess and will cause a decrease in the R&D speed;

The second is to set correct and reasonable R&D goals so that everyone knows which direction to work. Otherwise, they will work like a headless fly, and they will end up staying on the spot and waste resources.

Therefore, this not only requires the introduction of professional management talents, but also forward-looking technical leaders, and reasonable reward and punishment systems, etc.

In order to solve these troubles, Xia Tian has also been very brain-struggling recently, and has successively recruited several great masters from Apple Computer Company, Xerox Laboratory, and MIT. They are responsible for leading the team and carrying out the next step of research and development. They also hire professional managers to coordinate, coordinate and assist the team's work.

Tianxia Laboratory was thus divided into four teams.

A team is responsible for improving the genius operating system, making its performance more complete, faster and more reliable;

A team is responsible for adapting the genius operating system. There are many computer hardware configurations around the world, and each company launches different computers, and there are also a large number of computers assembled by enthusiast DIY.

Because the hardware environment is different, genius must do a good job of adaptation and strive to enable most computers to run the genius operating system quickly and reliably.

Otherwise, the genius operating system will never be promoted. At most, it can only imitate Apple's mac-os and make a niche elite system. But this is inconsistent with the idea of ​​Xia Tian's intention to promote genius, so naturally it will not be considered.

However, it is not easy to adapt the genius operating system to most computers.

The reason why Microsoft's Windows system can adapt to most computers around the world is because Intel's support is behind it.

The mainstream computers around the world use Intel's processors (amd processors and Intel are the same architecture), and with this monopoly advantage, it has formulated a large number of computer industry standards, such as microprocessors, chipsets, boards, systems, software, etc.

Therefore, although most computer hardware in the world has different brands and manufacturers, they are formulated using Intel standards.

In the 1980s, in order to break the dominance of ibm in the computer industry, Microsoft and Intel formed the Wintel alliance. Therefore, when Microsoft developed an operating system, it could receive Intel's full assistance.

When Intel's standards were first formulated, Microsoft could learn about them in advance and participate in them throughout the process, which was one step ahead of other operating systems.

In comparison, the genius operating system can only be adapted after Intel's standards are announced, which is much slower than Microsoft.

Moreover, in order to adapt to Microsoft's operating system, many hardware manufacturers will actively develop Windows version drivers, which will greatly reduce the workload of Windows.

Until the genius volume reaches a certain level, no hardware vendor will take the initiative to move closer to it.

Just like Linux in his previous life, because of its lack of market share, Nvidia, the world's largest graphics card manufacturer, refused to provide drivers. This led to Linus Torvaz, the father of Linux, being very dissatisfied with Nvidia and said a famous saying that was once rumored, "f**k-you-nvidia!"

In this case, if genius wants to adapt to most computers, he can only rely on his own strength. Increase manpower, speed up, and strive not to fall behind too much.

...

A team is responsible for developing the graphical interface of the genius operating system. genius is still a command line interface, which is not a problem for computer enthusiasts. They are familiar with various commands and do not need a graphical interface, but can also operate flexibly.

However, for computer novices, the command line interface is too profound and unfathomable, which will make many people who have never been exposed to computers retreat, which is not conducive to the promotion of this operating system.

If most people want to use this system, then a graphical interface is a must. And developing a graphical interface for an operating system is not an easy task, and the workload is even less than developing a system kernel.

...

One team is responsible for porting the system to other platforms, such as servers, portable devices, etc.

It is simply impossible for the genius operating system to defeat Intel and Microsoft in the personal computer market under the Wintel Alliance.

Because the standards for personal computers are formulated by Wintel Alliance, it means that people have formulated the rules of the game, and these rules are definitely beneficial to them. So as long as you follow these rules and fight with Wintel Alliance, you will never be able to win.

In fact, in my previous life, even though Arm's chip production had exceeded Intel, it was still difficult to shake its monopoly position in the personal computer market.
Chapter completed!