Chapter 1,437 Bad Money Drives Out Good Money

Barrett had a hard look on his face.

Pentium 3 also has a title called Tualatin.

The reason why it is called Tualatin is because Intel invested in and built a large-scale production and R&D base between the Tualatin Valley and the Tualatin River in Oregon, USA. It is precisely because of this base that Intel has an absolute technological advantage.

Therefore, Intel named this third-generation Pentium series CPU Tualatin to commemorate their research and development base, and it is also a display of self-pride.

Naturally, this generation of CPUs is absolutely different from the previous two generations. The performance is so superior that you can't believe that the next generation of Pentium 2 and Pentium 3 Tualatin are so powerful.

However, many directors were hesitant.

Just because it was too powerful, when it was launched like this, the market for Pentium 2 disappeared instantly.

There will be no market at all. So what do they do with so many Pentium 2 chips?

This is not like the previous transition from Pentium 1 to Pentium 2. This Pentium 1 can still sell a little, and as long as the price is reduced, some of the stock can always be cleared. There is a huge gap between Pentium 2 and Tualatin.

The gap between the two sides is even greater than the gap between Seyang and Pentium.

As long as this is launched, it will completely destroy the Pentium 2 market in an instant. Before this, they also had high hopes for Pentium 2. I plan to sell it for another two or three years and then trade it for Tualatin.

It is normal for a first-generation product to take two or three years to sell as long as there are no competitors. Otherwise, how could Intel get the nickname "Toothpaste Factory".

That's where the nickname came from.

But releasing Tualatin now would be a huge loss.

I'm afraid this loss will be calculated in units of 1 billion US dollars.

"Everyone, I understand your worries, but we must make the decision to cut off the wrists of a strong man. Otherwise, it is very likely that we will break many wrists in the future, but necks." Barrett said seriously, "We must immediately take out the With absolute strength, Godson will be completely wiped out of the market!" Barrett said.

"Brett, we know what your worries are. But even so, with his absolute price advantage, I'm afraid he will still survive. Don't forget, he can support himself by borrowing huge loans from the Chinese government. Not to mention, he also has two motherboards, Jiuzhou Yulu and Jiuzhou Thunder, which bring huge profits. Such profits are enough for him to survive. By then, I am afraid that we will suffer huge economic losses, which will make it difficult for us to support. "Some directors said worriedly.

This concern is not unreasonable.

Your production plans and scientific research plans are repeatedly broken, which is very fatal.

This means that before the huge capital you invested has been recovered, you will promote the next generation. If this continues, the company will be equivalent to a financial black hole.

This black hole will swallow up all the company's funds.

Of course, for Tualatin now, it will bring huge benefits.

after all,

When consumers see such a CPU with excellent performance, they will definitely choose to buy it. There is no doubt about this.

However, the problem is, what if Qin Feng launches a new CPU. What if there is a gap in performance but the price is extremely cheap?

Then, you launch a new generation of CPU?

If this goes on and on, Intel's funds will not be able to sustain it.

This research and development consumes the most funds.

For Intel, these billions of dollars in R&D funds every year are not spent in vain. This needs to be able to bring in profits. It cannot always be like this. It has just been launched for less than a year and then replaced.

I can't afford to replace it.

"I heard that Qin Feng bought their CPU technology from ATI. Although ATI's CPU technology is not as good as ours, they have made great progress. After the two are integrated, Qin Feng relies on With the support of China's major banks, we are not fighting against a company, but a huge country with a population of 1.3 billion!" Moore said at this moment.

After hearing this, everyone was silent.

Compared to AD, the scariest thing about Loongson is this. Behind it lies a huge market of 1.3 billion people.

It is too difficult for them to compete with them.

The other party can obtain almost unlimited loans and use the money to buy the market. But they can't. They are commercial companies.

"Yes, the other party has a huge market. But no matter how huge the market is, it is the consumers themselves who ultimately decide everything. We will let consumers vote with the money in their hands." Barrett's eyes flashed with soaring fighting spirit, " We use technology to defeat their huge funds. What's more, everyone, as long as we make their CPU market fail, as for the motherboard market, we can also defeat them with NVIDIA. Plus Microsoft's operating system, that is enough for us to defeat This cheating opponent!”

Many directors frowned.

"Are you going to compromise with Microsoft?" Moore frowned.

It turned out that the previous president, Grove, who was recovering from illness, had the biggest regret in his life that he was too inclined to Microsoft, which resulted in Intel being restricted by Microsoft. The original -tle alliance has become Microsoft more powerful, and Intel has become a follower.

This has always been the biggest regret in Grove's life. Everyone knew that Grove wanted to escape Microsoft's influence. But now, Barrett is about to surrender again.

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"It is difficult for our family to completely drive Loongson out of the market, which is backed by the Chinese market. Qin Feng is not as short-sighted as other Chinese people. He dares to use huge losses to seize the market, which proves that he is very optimistic about the development of the personal computer market. And he will The purpose of bringing limited cable broadband technology to China is self-evident." Barrett said, "Everyone, we cannot hesitate, we must defeat Loongson as soon as possible. And this requires the support of Microsoft. As long as you agree, I will immediately go and Microsoft negotiated and signed a brand new cooperation plan. Of course, I can guarantee that although this plan will cause us to lose a little bit of status, it will never lose our interests. Everyone, it’s time for us to abandon our so-called dignity. , in business, what we want is profit, not so-called status."

"Everyone, let's vote!" Moore made a decision at this moment, "I agree to launch Tualatin and sign a new cooperation agreement with Microsoft."

Moore took the lead in voting, giving all directors a direction.

Subsequently, many directors raised their hands and decided to proceed from interests.

Everything is just to expel Loongson from the market.

"We must not let bad money drive out good money." President Barrett said forcefully.

Subsequently, Intel announced the launch date of Tualatin. This directly triggered global fluctuations.