Looking at the promised introduction and meeting, Shengsheng turned into a debate conference, how special Google is, or simply how strange it is, Feng Yiping once again has a full understanding.

Most of the people, either angry or excited, were arguing, but the only ones who kept calm were the two who provoked the argument.

While the people around them have begun to use body language to emphasize their opinions, Page and Brin are accustomed to it, tinkering with their computers all the time, skillfully staying out of the whirlpool.

However, whenever everyone was a little slack, or a little discouraged, and did not want to argue anymore, one of them would always say a few words, and these few words were like throwing a small pebble into the water that was gradually calming, making beautiful ripples, and immediately attracting the people around them to join in.

In the end, those who were excited finally calmed down, because the future envisioned by the new strategy director was a bit sci-fi, but it was very reasonable, and the thought of devoting himself to such a great cause filled them with a sense of mission and a desire to dedicate themselves.

Of course, Schmidt also explained in detail that in the process of achieving these great goals, Google will also become a great company, and all those who work hard for this goal will be highly rewarded.

It is to realize their dreams and ambitions at the same time, and at the same time to gain fame and fortune, no one will refuse such a thing.

In the end, only those who were angry needed to be convinced, and this part of the group pointed the finger at the new director of strategy, because he suggested that Google would have to get involved in the hardware business in the future.

As soon as he made this statement, he was in the team of engineers in an instant. caused an uproar.

We are a good noble software company, why do we want to make hardware?

Page has not yet expressed his position on this issue, and it seems that they have not made up their minds.

And this question is for the reborn Feng Yiping. Is that still a problem?

After Apple's strategy of integrating software and hardware and unstoppable momentum to the throne of the world's largest and most profitable high-tech company, other companies have followed suit.

The arrogant Microsoft finally lowered its profile, acquired Nokia, started a mobile phone, and launched its own PC. Compete head-on with hardware companies.

At that time, Google also acquired Motorola, and at the same time, it also launched its own tablet, as well as various successful and unsuccessful wearable devices.

FB Facebook has also acquired a virtual technology company that produces VR equipment .......

In short, there were no pure software companies after that. The reverse is also true, in the Internet+ era. The companies that do well in China, which should be said to produce hardware, are also working hard to develop their own software, such as Huawei and Xiaomi.

But you can't always put these future results. Take it now as a reason to convince those who oppose it, and many of those people's reasons seem to be tenable.

Mostly male executives. At this time, it is still more restrained, although the software engineer is generally more casual, but not the emotional intelligence is negative two hundred and five, and Schmidt is close to shoehorning in, Director Feng is the two founders who took the initiative to pull into the company, the first formal meeting, it is not good for him to be too down.

However, there are some people who don't care so much, that is, the only woman present, and the most beautiful woman in the company, and at the same time, because of the inexplicable things with Paige, Marisa Mayer, who has a bit of a special status.

After Feng Yiping returned to school, he took a special trip to check her information, and finally understood why she was a little familiar when I saw her for the first time? Because I later read her report on the Internet, at that time, she had become the CEO of Yahoo, and at that time, she also changed from the first beauty in Google to the first beauty and the first woman in Silicon Valley.

However, many people commented on her at the time that her beauty was really better than her ability to manage a large company.

"We are first and foremost a company, and as a company, the first consideration is the input-output ratio, which is the value created, or the return to shareholders and employees. The ballpoint pen in Mayer's hand clicked a few times on the document on the table, without looking at Feng Yiping, looking around at the people around and saying.

"When the company was established in '97, we only had $1 million in assets, and in the first round of financing in '99, the company was already worth $75 million, and by the time you invested yesterday, Director Feng, our company's market value had exceeded $1 billion.

In just over four years, we focused on the software business, and we took $1 million into the $1 billion we have today.

In the hardware industry, I don't think there has ever been such a precedent, and I don't think it will happen in the future."

At this time, someone next to him added, "If we had chosen to make hardware, we wouldn't have been able to buy even a production line for $1 million,"

"Exactly," Mayer nodded at the man, and then looked directly at Feng Yiping, "So, from the perspective of returns, I don't approve of the company's involvement in hardware production in the future." ”

is worthy of being an excellent debater on the school's debate team, and her reason is indeed very sufficient.

Speaking of which, this is also quite ironic, Silicon Valley originally started with hardware, such as Intel, HP, Cisco, but with the development of the Internet, these companies that implement scientific research, technology development, production and sales as one are gradually overshadowed by software-focused companies like Yahoo.

Mayer is indeed right, over the years, there have been a lot of things in Silicon Valley that have become rich overnight because of writing a good algorithm, and I have never heard of someone who has designed an excellent product that makes various venture capitalists rush to it, and instantly change from ** silk to rich.

In the environment of "making money and making software", as new Silicon Valley people, these software engineers, in fact, from the bottom of their hearts, look down on those who produce hardware.

"First of all, I'm going to say, Mayer, you're stealing concepts,"

Isn't it just a debate, who is afraid of whom? I think that at the beginning, my sister who argued with herself often forced her to change her words to her hands because she was poor in reasoning and words.

"From the current point of view, it is true that we do not make money by making software, but if we get involved in hardware, we are not a pure hardware company, and software is also our main business. ”

If it is a general occasion, if it is a general problem, adhering to the traditional virtues of a good man of our Chinese nation, Feng Yiping will not argue with the opposition to a stunner like Mayer, who looks pleasing to the eye, but now, he can only fight-for-tat.

Mayer's eyes lit up, but his fighting spirit was even more excited, and he said with a smile, "There is no excellent precedent for a company that integrates software and hardware, oh, there is Apple, but it is now just coming out of the brink of bankruptcy, isn't this a good negative example?"

Feng Yiping didn't respond to her positively, and asked everyone with a smile, "Who doesn't have an iPod, please raise your hand,"

After waiting for a long time, no one raised their hands, and Mayer's face was a little ugly, and he shouldn't have given this example.

Feng Yiping crossed his hands and said with a smile, "One of Apple's products pulled it back from the brink of bankruptcy, so who can say that it will not launch an epoch-making product in the future and create a myth?"

"It's just your assumption, who would have said that there would be a product like that?" Mayer asked.

However, from the point of view of the debate, the strength of the words is very average.

I can conclude that Feng Yiping said, "I want to remind everyone that Microsoft and IBM can become giants today, and the alliance they jointly built in the first place has a lot to do with it, right? This is enough to show that when software and hardware work together, there will be a result that one plus one is greater than two." ”

Mayer wanted to refute, Feng Yiping shook his head at her with a smile, Please, beauty, I would be happy to start a friendly debate with you on other topics at other times and places, but for now, forget it.

He simply stood up and circled around the conference table, "In most cases, no matter how good the software is, it must be used as a carrier to achieve its efficacy,"

"We aspire to be a great company, but we can't expect those hardware manufacturers to have such lofty ideals, and we can't ask them to have the same vision and overall vision as we do.

It is very likely that we have good software, but we can't find the right equipment to use, or these devices are set at a high price that is difficult to promote by the hardware manufacturer, that is, the company that only designs the software is likely to be subject to the hardware manufacturer,"

"We are looking forward to a future where many devices around us, such as mobile phones, glasses, watches, cars, etc., are connected to all online services, and if we want to realize this vision perfectly, we should control every aspect, from physical devices to software applications."

"The development of the times will break down a lot of industry barriers, so my opinion is that the future development trend of high-tech companies in the IT industry should be equipment plus services, to put it simply, hardware plus software,"

Page and the others had already stopped what they were doing, clasped their hands, and listened to Feng Yiping's speech, he leaned over to discuss a few words with Brin, "Feng's opinion is our opinion,"

"We have a clear plan for the future, and in this process, we can't slow down our progress because the hardware can't keep up.

Apple is a company that I admire and admire very much, and we should also get involved in the hardware industry in the future. ”

Schmidt immediately said, "I agree, but there are many ways to get involved in hardware manufacturing, and I think we should only do the design and find other factories to produce it on our behalf, which is the most economical." ”

Sure enough, there are no fuel-efficient lamps.

Brin smiled and asked Mayer, "Marisa, do you have any more opinions?"

"No, you know, my main direction in school is artificial intelligence, and I'm already involved in hardware," Mayer smiled, how could he still be a little angry?

Your sister, this woman, is terrifyingly flexible, no wonder after quitting Google, she rose to the top and became the CEO of Yahoo. (To be continued.) )