Chapter 316: no choice

His fingers tapped lightly on the coffee table a few times. After pondering for a moment, Chen Yang turned his head and said to Professor Huang, "Since you said that TI's chips are more expressive, I also believe this, but the patent does not lie in the In your own hands, this is a fatal point after all,

In this way, I think it is better to be on the safe side. We will walk on two legs. We will buy chips from TI and Gaotong. We will develop the two chips together. We will use whichever works better.

However, the research and development on the other side cannot be stopped. In case something goes wrong, we have a backup, so we don't have to start all over again. "

"hiss…"

Professor Huang gasped, gritted his teeth and said, "But in this way, I am afraid that a lot of research and development costs will be wasted!"

Chen Yang raised his eyebrows, "How many can there be?"

Professor Huang pursed his lips and thought for a while, then said, "Conservatively, it will cost at least 10 to 20 million a year!"

"Hahaha,"

Chen Yang raised his head and laughed, and said, "I thought it was a lot, but it's only 20 million, I can afford it!"

After a pause, he said seriously, "We will use whichever chip is better. This is not only responsible for consumers, but also for ourselves.

Better products will definitely bring more profits. There is no doubt about it. I think the overflow profits brought by it will definitely be more than ten or twenty million!

If the core patent is TI's own, I will naturally not do this, but without our own core technology, we will end up with no roots and no roots. We must prepare for the worst possibility in the future, in case that day When it really came, Texas Instruments could not acquire the relevant patents, so it had to give up the mobile phone chip business,

At that time, the 20 million we invested a year today, and the 200 million ten years later, will play a big role, and may even save the barley company from hanging upside down! "

The meaning of these words is already very clear, first use TI chips, but the research and development of mobile phones based on Gaotong chips cannot be stopped.

Hearing this, Professor Huang nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Chen is generous. If this is the case, fine, then I will adjust the research and development plan and create a candidate group."

The boss is willing to spend a lot of money to hedge his bets, so what else can he say.

Chen Yang leaned forward slightly, and said seriously, "Although it is a candidate group, the selection of talents must not be sloppy. All configurations and bonus plans must be consistent with those of the official group, and they must not feel that there is a gap."

In his heart, the person in charge of Gaotong Chip is the right one. Of course, he must find a way to stabilize the team.

"I understand this," Professor Huang nodded and said, "When appropriate, I will rotate the two groups of people, and even the team leader below will also serve concurrently, and the assessment of both sides will be carried out according to the same standard, so that their The sense of distance is shortened to a minimum."

Hearing what he said, Chen Yang felt relieved,

The team members rotate and the supervisor is the same person, which means that a team of people develops two projects, so there should be no problem.

It's a pity that Huawei's Hayes chips are not supplied to the outside world, and even Hayes Company does not accept external financing. Otherwise, take the money to take a share first, and don't worry about being choked by others in the future!

As for letting him start the chip project by himself, he absolutely dare not. Huawei has been doing semiconductor research and development since the early 1990s, and it has lasted for more than ten or twenty years. This is how Hayes came into being.

Let him do it, how many years do you plan to use to make the product?

Before he could sigh, he heard Professor Huang continue, "The last one is the operating system and related software technologies."

After saying this, he looked at Huang Shan and said with a smile, "Boss Huang also asked just now why we can't build an operating system ourselves. They are all one of the stumbling blocks on the road of independent research and development.

In addition to these two obstacles, the most troublesome thing is the peripheral software developed around this operating system, which is the so-called ecosystem.

The reason why Apple's IOS system was able to become an instant hit is not only their years of painstaking research and development, but also the tens of thousands of software companies that depend on them for survival.

It is precisely because of the existence of these companies that Apple has the confidence to build their closed-loop system.

Back to our Damai, it is too difficult to independently develop the system, and there are not enough cooperative companies to develop peripheral software. Therefore, the most realistic approach is to use the existing operating system and develop some necessary software properly. most practical. "

Chen Yang leaned on the sofa, thought silently for a long time, then patted his thigh, and said, "Professor Huang is an old man, so, in your opinion, which system should we choose?"

"Of course it's Saipan!"

Professor Huang said without hesitation, "Heimei is a bit similar to Apple. It hardly authorizes externally, and it feels a bit self-entertaining.

In addition to Black Rose, the biggest system software is Symbian and WP, ​​but, comparing the two, Symbian seems to be more popular in the market,

Moreover, behind the Symbian company is Lukia. If we launch a Symbian mobile phone, with the help of Lukia, the user experience will give consumers more familiarity. "

Regarding Professor Huang's remarks, Chen Yang smiled noncommittally, took a sip of water from the water bottle, and then said with a smile, "Professor Huang, guess what? What happens to them if their market position is threatened?"

Symbian was originally jointly launched by Ericsson, MOTO, and Logia. Now, where are the other companies?

Professor Huang was taken aback for a moment, his brows were deeply frowned, and it took him a long time to say, "I didn't think carefully. According to this, Symbian really can't be used.

Could it be that you want to use WP? However, Microsoft has always wanted to connect the mobile terminal with the PC terminal, and their system is indeed somewhat deficient! "

At this moment, Huang Shan suddenly said, "Old Huang, I don't know much about technology, but I heard that there is an open source operating system for computers, so is there an open source operating system for mobile phones?"

"Yes," Professor Huang said immediately, "Linux is a free and open source system. Mr. Huang means, based on this open source system, we can build our own system?"

Huang Shan smiled and said, "Of course it is up to you to answer this question, but with my years of experience in the investment industry, I feel that you must have your own technology and not be controlled by others in order to go further. I just don't know , Can this Linux system do this?"

Professor Huang pondered for two seconds, then said while thinking, "In fact, the Linux system has been around for many years. This system has been open source since its birth. It is suitable for various platforms, including computers and mobile phones. Any manufacturer can also use it, but until today But it is still a niche product, and the penetration rate is not high. There is a reason for this.

On the one hand, the open source system itself has the problem of lack of security and adaptability, and this kind of defect is congenital. A system whose source code is made public can be imagined. Therefore, This determines that this kind of open source system cannot be popularized on a large scale.

On the other hand, the commercial system companies that have already occupied the market are not happy to see the proliferation of free systems, because this will weaken their interests, so they will also find ways to suppress them from all aspects.

If we want to use an open source system, first of all, we need to carry out secondary custom development for this system, form our own things, and fill in the loopholes to the greatest extent. The operation is very difficult, although it is not as good as directly developing a new The system, however, should not be underestimated.

Secondly, commercial system companies will not sit back and watch the rise of a brand that uses a free and open source system, just like a computer, which is basically a pre-installed plague fighting system There are very few pre-installed Linux,

If only a few mobile phones with this kind of free and open source system are developed, these vested interests may not do anything, but if Damai uses the free system on a large scale and achieves a certain social impact, "

Speaking of this, Professor Huang spread his hands with a wry smile, "You must have read the article about Mark Twain's running for governor. This kind of thing may not happen to Barley. Even in the virtual world, they can plant this kind of become reality!"

Huang Shan's face was reddish, yes, she was taken to class.

In fact, open source systems cannot be popularized, of course, not only for these reasons, but also for other usage habits and deep technical aspects. Professor Huang just uses the most simple language so that Huang Shan can understand.

She didn't understand more complicated things.

Chen Yang didn't understand either.

It's just that he heard that Professor Huang does not approve of the use of open source systems,

Could it be that before the advent of Android, apart from these three systems, there were no systems available for smartphones?