Chapter 900: Choice

In Grove's plan, Intel develops operating systems and then uses its strong influence on OEMs to push their operating systems, selling CPUs for $100 and operating systems for $1.

This is a strategy to fight Microsoft.

But the drawback is that Microsoft can do the same. Microsoft can acquire AMD and then sell the operating system for $100 and the CPU for $1. This result will lead to a lose-lose situation for both sides.

The stocks of both parties will plummet due to the actions of both parties. In the end, although each other will seize the market, it will lead to the tragedy of two-headed snakes swallowing each other. Ultimately, no one benefits.

So, this is just a last resort. One day, if Microsoft wants to sanction Intel, it will resort to the ultimate method.

This is just like a nuclear bomb in the real world. It is powerful, but it hurts both sides and cannot be used.

"Then what should we do?" Some directors had a headache.

"Brett, you are the current president, you decide!" Morgan said.

Although Morgan is one of the founders and the second president, he is old after all, so he will not take over.

Barrett thought for a moment.

"At present, I think we will wait and see what happens. Then, if necessary, take out Tualatin. As for Qin Feng's integration plan, it may not be successful!" Barrett said.

Intel also attempted a consolidation plan last year. Of course, that was not because of Qin Feng, but Intel's attempt to resist Microsoft's hegemony.

Intel is trying to create the idea of ​​​​packaging graphics chips and motherboard chipsets together. But in the end, after trying for a while, I gave up. Because doing this is technically more difficult, and secondly it will create too many enemies.

Intel was originally a rival to AMD, and at most it was Qin Feng, a halfway monk. But these are not real opponents. After all, Intel has a technological advantage.

But when it enters the graphics chip market and the motherboard chip market, it will face competition from all companies in the world. The other party may not unite, but they will definitely join forces to drive Intel out.

Therefore, after some attempts, Grove believed that it was not cost-effective for Intel to offend its global affiliates in order to fight against Microsoft. So I gave up.

As for Tualatin, their original plan was not to come out until around 2002. It's good now. If we take it out this year, it will be 4 years ahead of schedule.

However, this is also necessary.

At present, Qin Feng is still using a core similar to the Pentium 1 generation to fight against their Pentium 2.

There's nothing to compare with.

But Qin Feng is constantly increasing the frequency.

This is just like Intel's chips are indeed efficient and can handle more tasks in a period of time. Qin Feng's Godson cannot handle so many tasks in one period of time. But Qin Feng can shorten the task cycle and complete more tasks.

Of course, Intel can also improve the frequency performance of Pentium 2. But blindly improving it is very annoying. Because, this will reduce profit margins.

It can be said that the higher the frequency, the

The lower the profit. Because, the higher the frequency, the lower the yield rate of the CPU and the higher the cost.

Naturally, the profit is lower.

But at this stage, if there is any change on Qin Feng's side, then they can only prepare to take out the artifact Tualatin.

After all, Tualatin's technology, both in terms of core and frequency, will completely defeat all CPUs, and it will be far ahead of a galaxy.

"As for the relationship with Microsoft, I think Microsoft is about to launch win98. Let's wait and see first. If win98 is really that good, then we can only maintain the current relationship. On the contrary, if it is not good enough, we may be able to join forces. Some software manufacturers have launched products that can replace them!" Barrett said in a deep voice.

If you really want to go head-to-head with Microsoft, the price will be too high. There will be trouble on both sides.

Everyone doesn’t start a company just for grudges. Bill Gates was so angry that Grove walked away and lost all face, but he finally chose to cooperate with Intel, and the cooperation lasted for so many years.

Money can solve everything.

Qin Feng also fell into hard thinking after the negotiation with Nvidia broke down.

Qin Feng did not expect that Nvidia would not even give him a chance to negotiate, and would not give Qin Feng a chance to negotiate at all.

I have to say that NVIDIA has done a very correct job in terms of political correctness.

After all, now I just rely on bank loans to keep the factory running. Microsoft, which Nvidia cooperates with, and Intel, which Microsoft cooperates with, are not only wealthy and powerful, but also have technology that far exceeds the industry.

In all aspects, it is far superior to our own.

It is normal for Nvidia to choose this way.

However, without Nvidia, Qin Feng does not have no choice.

For example, the ATI display chip that will compete with NVIDIA in the future is also the so-called A card.

He Guoyuan, the founder of ATI, coincidentally is also from China. But in 1962, he moved to Xiangjiang, but after completing his studies in Baodao, he immigrated to Canada and founded ATI in Canada.

Therefore, it is hard to say whether He Guoyuan has deep feelings for China, Xiangjiang, or Treasure Island.

In particular, He Guoyuan believes in a theory called "wet towel".

What is the wet towel theory? It means that the company treats every employee as a wet towel and will throw it away after squeezing out the last drop of water from you.

To put it simply, after extracting all your residual value, as a wage earner, you will be abandoned.

Therefore, for He Guoyuan, he grew up as a poor boy. His whole family was very poor. There were four members of the family. His parents, he and his eldest brother lived in a single room without a bathroom. The small room only had a bunk bed. , and a parent's bed.

Let him grow in this environment. Eventually ATI was created.

However, He Guoyuan founded ATI in 1985, and now 13 years have passed. ATI has grown from a small company with more than a dozen people starting a business in a garage to a large company with an annual output value of more than one billion US dollars.

On his own side, well, the shipment volume is not bad, but the profit is about it. Qin Feng thought about it and decided to change his mind.

Qin Feng seemed to be a little impatient before, wanting to reach an in-depth cooperation agreement with Nvidia, and had the intention to make it his own company.

After all, it’s not impossible to spend money in advance. Even if the price is a bit high. Qin Feng originally decided to spend about US$1 billion to acquire Nvidia based on Nvidia's company.

Although this amount of money is a bit huge, it is not impossible for Qin Feng to get it.

As for why we didn't look for ATI in the first place, the reason is simple. ATI is too powerful, and its future prospects are not as good as NVIDIA.

But now it seems that the only option is ATI, the current leader in the graphics chip market.