Extraordinary Genius

1074. 1074 office software can’t be sold

Microsoft’s small meeting room, board members sit together again and open their regular meetings. It’s just that there was one less chair than at this time last year, and there was no original drink on the table that Paul Allen hated.

Since Feng Yu was released from the Board of Directors, Paul Allen was in a very good mood. Except for the China trip, he had no appetite for a month, and when he saw the ants on the side of the road, he felt sick.

“Today’s meeting, the main research is the sales of our software. It is expected that in the second quarter, our sales will have a certain growth, but the growth rate is much lower than last year, especially the office software…”

Everyone board member looked at each other and no one spoke. Paul Allen sneered: “Steve, it seems that the most serious downturn is the Asian market? You as the president of Asia, shouldn’t you say something?”

Ballmer squinted Paul Allen: “Would I like to say something? I suggested that I continue to work with Feng or with the Lenovo Group. It is your proposal to separate the office software from our operating system. As a result, the office software is not selling well. You said it was my problem?”

Steve Ballmer is not pleasing to see Paul Allen. He is not as good as Paul Allen when it comes to software development. But when it comes to Corporation management, Bill Gates asks his opinion. Allen doesn’t know a few streets.

“You are the president of Asia, or the vice president of Corporation. I am responsible for product sales. The sales growth is seriously declining. That is your dereliction of duty. Even if I proposed to separate, then you should think of other methods. Think of it, your problem!” Paul Allen loudly said.

“Since you think that I can’t sell, then you are responsible? How do I remember when you were responsible, sales have experienced negative growth?” Ballmer is unceremonious.

Since Feng Yu was released from the Board of Directors, Paul Allen seemed to have no target, and finally turned to Ballmer. Ballmer is not a soft persimmon, and you will let Paul Allen pinch it!

Not to mention that Ballmer knows that Bill Gates is supporting him.

At this time, Bill Gates also regretted the original impulse. He should wait for Microsoft’s sales channel in China to be established, and then Feng Yu torn his face.

Now suddenly, Microsoft has suffered. The Feng Yu, who really did not care about Microsoft’s earnings, made him not think of it.

For the real reason, Ballmer also told him that it was because of the Lenovo Group.

A subsidiary of the Lenovo Group, called Lenovo-Silver Mountain Corporation Software Corporation, is a company that has been working on applications, the best of which is anti-virus and office software.

And what caught Microsoft’s surprise was that the WPS97 from Lenovo-Silver Mountain Corporation was perfectly compatible with their OFFICE software, and it also supported WIN systems, and the price was only one-fifth of them.

More importantly, the features are more than theirs, Chinese applications are better than them, and interface feedback is more popular than theirs.

It is this software, coupled with the support of Lenovo, installed bundled sales, so that their OFFICE software will soon be unattended.

Who is good and cheap, who will use it expensive and not easy to use?

And Lenovo-Silver Mountain Corporation’s software bundled with each other, such as Silver Mountain PowerWord, Silver Mountain drug tyrants and WPS97 software, can be purchased together, buy two get one free.

Not only China, but even the people of the country, there will be sales of this kind of gift, will be interested.

Just like their Microsoft WIN system and OFFICE were tying up, they sold very well, because it gives people a cheap feeling.

Originally, Bill Gates and Paul Allen were thinking that they were already standing in China, the system was selling better and better, and people should have become accustomed to using their WIN system, so the same good OFFICE should be no problem.

But they absolutely did not expect that this WPS is even more useful than their OFFICE, and it is so cheap, so that their OFFICE new software has become unattended.

WPS provides free upgrade service, and after-sales service is better. Every city in China has Lenovo’s after-sales service point, and even most of the county towns have after-sales service points. The powerful network has made Lenovo China leader Boss. The status and make it difficult for other brands to shake.

It was originally a computer, but I didn’t expect it, even the office software.

And Lenovo-Silver Mountain Corporation has also developed drawing software, supermarket systems, Internet cafe systems, Corporation OA systems, etc., all very popular.

These Microsoft also have developed, but it is not very good to sell in the country, not to mention in China.

Is it really like Ballmer said, leaving Feng Yu, Microsoft in the China market, will be failed?

Paul Allen is still arguing with Ballmer, and other board members are silent. Anyway, they didn’t have a problem with the place they were responsible for. Besides these two things, they are not willing to blend. Except for Bill Gates, no one in Microsoft can persuade Paul Allen.

“Well, Paul, Steve, you don’t want to argue. It’s imperative to save our growth rate and save our market share,” said Bill Gates frowns.

“Since Paul thinks he is better than me, then let him come, I really want to hear, he has any high opinion. Even people who go to inspect a GBOX project can go empty-handed, 哼~~” Ballmer 嗤said with a smile.

“Advertising, advertising in China, let more people know, this is our Microsoft product, it represents the boutique!” Paul Allen said.

“You said it’s light, where does the advertising cost come from? The advertising budget in Asia does not have this one. Besides, the software of Lenovo-Silver Mountain Corporation Software has done a software evaluation, and our OFFICE has the functions, everyone has The function that people have, we go, the price is much cheaper than us, there are some other offers, you are the consumer, will you use our products?” Ballmer said disdainfully.

This TM is also an idea? If you have the money for advertising, it is better to lower the price of OFFICE, so there may be some effect.

Microsoft’s brand is big, but in China, Lenovo-Silver Mountain Corporation is also a fairly good brand. And people’s products are also sold to Eastern Europe, and the sales there are also good. We have no market in Eastern Europe.

Bill Gates looks to other people: “Do you have any good ideas?”

Everyone is not snoring, Ballmer said slowly: “The only way is to speed up the development of our office software, to make our products better than theirs, so that they can be competitive, otherwise it will be useless even if the price is cut. “”

Paul Allen didn’t talk, he couldn’t think of it. Microsoft’s products couldn’t match the China product. When did it start, Microsoft was behind in its strongest place?

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