"What should Meiliang do?" this is a very realistic question in front of Yang Yuanqing.
In fact, when the windows system collapsed in China, Yang Yuanqing still felt that it didn't matter. He even didn't have to pay the expensive license fee, so as to make greater profits.
Anyway, Meiliang only needs to sell bare metal at that time.
However, in 2000, Meiliang computer can still sell computers authorized by the genuine windows system without selling bare metal.
But the question is, now when all customers buy computers, they will ask, "does your computer have a genuine Hongmeng system?"
Thanks to the popularity of anti piracy action, now everyone will ask when buying a computer whether your computer has a genuine Hongmeng system.
After all, most customers who are willing to buy brand computers are not interested in installing their own systems. When they buy computers, they all hope that the computers they buy are equipped with systems.
This may not be a problem for other brands of computers. After all, Hongmeng system is free. Just install Hongmeng system directly for customers
But Meiliang's computer doesn't work. Other people's computers have a genuine windows system installed.
But when the sales consultant of Meiliang computer proudly said that their Meiliang computer had installed the genuine windows system, the customers expressed disgust and said, "I don't want this spy system!"
Well, with the outbreak of the DD incident, the windows system has been completely despised in China, especially the game players, who now prefer to use the Hongmeng system.
Because all game versions of Hongmeng system have additional game content. When they buy computers, they naturally want to buy computers with Hongmeng system. Anyway, computers are basically used for playing games for them.
In addition, the price of Meiliang computer with Windows system is generally about 400 yuan higher than that of other computers with Hongmeng system.
After all, the genuine windows license fees of other people's Meiliang computers also need to be earned from customers.
Therefore, the windows system is now bad in the Chinese market, and there is a comprehensive dislike. In addition, Xiaomi computer is backed by Daqian group. In terms of brand, it also completely suppresses the brand Meiliang.
These conditions came together. Meiliang computer suddenly found that Meiliang computer could not be sold.
Throughout April, sales of Meiliang computers plummeted by 40% over the previous month, the largest decline in history.
May is even more terrible. It is expected to fall by about 45% more than April, almost half of the sales volume.
Even if Meiliang computer falls by half, it is estimated that it can sell about 300000 units a month, but for the huge Meiliang group, the profit can not meet the company's operating cost, which will directly lead to the company's capital deficit.
Although Meiliang computer has developed rapidly in recent years, the speed of spending money will also accelerate, especially after spending money to buy Microsoft's authorization. As a result, Yang Yuanqing suddenly found that the company's finance would be in a dilemma of not being able to pay for work for up to three months.
Meiliang computer has reached a critical point of life and death.
"You guys, you already know the company's situation. Let's talk about what solutions we have!" Yang Yuanqing asked at the meeting very tired.
"..." but the whole conference room was silent and no one spoke.
"Speak! All mute!" Yang Yuanqing suddenly slapped the table, shaking many people up and down, and then saw Yang Yuanqing's angry face.
But we really dare not speak. During the period when Yang Yuanqing ruled the company, he used very tough means to tame many disobedient executives, so now people are very obedient, and no one dares to speak.
Yang Yuanqing found that even if he was angry, no one dared to speak. He could only show a helpless wry smile and said, "I assure you that today's conversation is only for the development of the company and will never have any impact in the future. Do you want to watch the company die?"
"This..." the atmosphere in the conference room finally eased a little. Finally, a brave executive stood up and said "President, in fact, the way to alleviate the situation is very simple. That is, we should give up the windows system and install the Hongmeng system on all computers. In this way, we can solve many problems. At least our Meiliang brand is very competitive in the market. Now we just want to use the computers of the Hongmeng system!"
"..." Yang Yuanqing didn't speak, but his expression became dark.
Using Hongmeng system, why didn't Yang Yuanqing know this method? If it was this method, why did Yang Yuanqing hold this meeting?
Isn't it to work together and think of a way that doesn't need to rely on Hongmeng system?
After all, Jia Yapeng wanted to be soft, and even was willing to give Xiaomi to himself, just for Meiliang to fully switch to Hongmeng system.
But this proposal was rejected by Yang Yuanqing himself.
As a result, not only has Xiaomi computer completely surpassed Meiliang and become the No. 1 computer brand in China, but Meiliang can no longer merge with Xiaomi. Instead, Meiliang has to take the initiative to lick Jia Yapeng's smelly feet and use his Hongmeng system. Meiliang is absolutely unwilling to do such a thing!
Seeing that Yang Yuanqing had no response to his suggestions, the bold executive sat down reluctantly. Then there was silence in the whole conference room, and no one dared to make suggestions.
"What do you think of the price reduction?" Yang Yuanqing said with clenched teeth. "We'll reduce the price to the same price as Xiaomi and send the genuine windows system, so that customers should be willing to buy our computers!".
"But chairman, our computer can only lose money!" Gao said.
In fact, even if it is sold at the same price as Xiaomi, Meiliang computer still has a lot of profits in hardware. However, with the price of genuine windows system, this is an absolute loss of money.
"That's better than losing the market!" Yang Yuanqing said, so Meiliang computer launched a new round of price reduction and promotion activities, reducing the computer with the same configuration to the same level as Xiaomi computer.
But as a result... Such Meiliang computers still can't be sold, because now all customers lose interest in buying as soon as they hear the name of windows system. The whole personal user computer market only recognizes the brand of Hongmeng system!
What makes Meiliang feel a fatal blow is that the original stable ZF and large enterprise market also began to change the wind direction, especially the ZF market. They made very clear requirements for Meiliang. They don't want the windows system, as long as the Hongmeng system. The computers that Meiliang will improve in the future must bring their own Hongmeng system, otherwise the order will have to be handed over to Xiaomi.
So, desperate Yang Yuanqing can only give in, but he can't directly order that all computers replace Hongmeng system.
Although Hongmeng system is free, it's better to have a letter of authorization from Hongmeng company so that Meiliang can use Hongmeng system.
So Yang Yuanqing picked up the computer with trembling hands and dialed a number he absolutely didn't want to dial.
"Hello, is that Chairman Jia?"