Chapter 733 Who Does Old Guo Trust More

"Ditch the personal PC? That's not a constructive suggestion, Bill. The market for mainframes and midrange computers is shrinking. As for minicomputers, it's a disaster."

"Mr. Gerstner, IBM has no price advantage. As you can see, Dell is growing the fastest, and Compaq is struggling to maintain the current situation.

Of course, if you have a breakthrough in technology, or you can solve the high price. In the case of close prices, IBM's brand appeal is still very large. "

Meeting Bill Gates was not a pleasant experience. Thinking about it makes me aggrieved, that naughty boy can basically talk to them on an equal footing.

He was in a bad mood, but Bill Gates was in a good mood. After so many years, he Microsoft has really been recognized. A relatively fair negotiation with IBM is still something that many companies can't hope to achieve.

Whether Gerstner has the ability to lead IBM to turn around, his view is different from that of William White. In his opinion, there is no obvious difference between IBM's computer and Compaq's computer, even if it is a relatively cheap Dell, there is not much difference in use.

If it is said that Gerstner still has some confidence in the conversation with Bill Gates. When he met William White, he really didn't have much confidence.

William White is already the largest individual shareholder of IBM. From this point of view, he is just a worker.

"Mr. Gerstner, the boss is in his private office, please follow me."

"Okay, thank you."

Looking at the layout of the White Center, Gerstner couldn't help but sigh with emotion, saying that IBM's country club is so extravagant and lustful. Look at their White Center.

Along the way, Gerstner noticed that most of the personal PCs used here are from IBM.

"Hi, Louis, I'm William White, welcome to come here as a guest."

It is actually a bit disrespectful for William White to call him old Guo Luis directly. But in the eyes of Gerstner, it is not the same thing. He noticed that William White's laptops and desktops are all IBM's.

If this product is not deliberately arranged, he can basically judge that William White is a loyal supporter of IBM. This unexpected situation really made him dumbfounded. Bill Gates didn't like IBM's computers very much.

"Hi Mr. White, sorry to disturb you."

William White waved his hand, "Just call me William, that's what all my friends call me."

When William White said this, Gerstner was even more relaxed. Well, this guy is not arrogant, he is simply a very easy-going person. The rumors from the outside world are very different from the facts.

"Give up your personal PC? Hahaha, let me guess, that bastard Bill gave you the advice?"

Ahem, Gerstner's expression is a bit exciting, he really didn't expect William White to be so direct.

"Let's put it this way, Louis, from his point of view, you can't say he was wrong. IBM's prices are high, and personal PC users are extremely price-sensitive.

However, although this thing is called a PC, it is only used in offices. These companies may not care much about the price difference of about 15%.

As for those individuals, let's be honest, if you don't show sincerity, they really won't buy it. "

"William, I noticed that almost all of your equipment here is our equipment. Is this insensitive to price?"

"Not exactly. Relatively speaking, your computer is more stable. As for those performance defects, White System produces expansion cards. As long as there is a PCI interface, there is no problem with these."

Gerstner was stunned, yes, the boards produced by White Systems are all compatible with IBM, or in other words, they are optimistic about this market. However, so far, the blue giant has not adopted it, Nima, is this considered arrogance and prejudice.

"The 3D accelerator card is very cool, and our next model will have this aspect in mind."

"Actually, 2.5D is suitable. Your target customers are still business-oriented. It is necessary to enhance the graphics processing capabilities. As for the others, it doesn't make much sense for the time being.

Louis, personal PC is a very huge market, no matter what Compaq Dell is, they can't eat it. "

In the next visit, Gerstner was also an eye-opener. Just for a 3D accelerator card, White Systems has several R&D teams.

Thinking of this, Gerstner was a little annoyed. A 3D accelerator card has 64 megabytes of memory, and their designers are still debating whether 4 megabytes or 8 megabytes is better.

Nima, what time is it now, and I am still considering whether it will hit the minicomputer market.

This White Center is not only luxurious. Except for the floor of William White, people in other places all use running.

Well, if the same goes for the Big Blue employees, why should I destroy that country club.

Hastily withdrawing employee benefits is simply a bad idea. If it is not a last resort, why should Gerstner be such a villain. My buddy is just a part-time worker, and it is really not a pleasant thing to make hundreds of thousands of employees and their families hate him.

Mud, you will say that the benefits of the White system are better than ours, why are they fine. You just have to come and see what kind of efficiency they have here, and what kind of efficiency you are.

Tsk tsk, this bastard William White really enjoys it.

William White and Bill Gates, these are basically two styles. Simply speaking, who is more powerful, there is really no way to tell.

Gerstner was very curious, and William White's familiarity with IBM was completely beyond his imagination. From this point of view, he was well prepared to invest in IBM.

Lao Guo will never give up PC, this is unmistakable. True, if all those unprofitable divisions were cut, IBM could quickly return to profitability.

But, in this way, is this Nima still called the blue giant? If you're being mean, I'll just call you a Smurf.

The cake in the PC industry is so big that IBM's standards are still used. To be honest, William White is a little confused. Bill Gates has a grudge against them.

"Boss, Gerstner is crazy, or Bill Gates took the wrong medicine. We all want to get a foot in the PC market, and they actually plan to give up."

"Hehe, it's just a smoke bomb. As for Bill Gates, this guy may have been bullied by IBM before. He's planning to throw a stone."

"That's not the case, if there is no blue giant..."

"Filson, there is a saying in China, called "Sheng Mi En Dou Mi Chou". This saying means that it is okay to help others, but not too much. You see, I also encountered trouble in Africa.

Damn, you returned 150,000 tons of wheat last year, why only 100,000 tons this year. Why are you taking our food. See, that's what they say. "

Filson was a little speechless. He really couldn't figure out what was wrong with the brain circuits of these guys.

"Boss, from this point of view, it is not impossible to engage in charity, and we must be cautious."

"Hehe, actually, do I need to care what they think? Since I don't like it, it's most appropriate to leave some things to people from the WFP and try not to have a direct relationship."

It is also a strange thing that doing charity can make yourself depressed.

William White now understands why those rich people would rather take care of the stray cats than the homeless. The sages of the Celestial Dynasty explained it very clearly thousands of years ago.