528: Pingguo M1 chip!

The Apple M1 Chip that Steve Jobs and Cook were discussing at this time was not the Apple M1 Chip of the previous life, but a super-multicore CPU chip modeled after the supercomputing architecture.

Its main feature was to refer to some technical principles of the CUDA unified computing architecture in the Graphics Card field, and then develop a super-multicore COS Chip based on the X86-X Instruction Set as the core.

It is worth mentioning that the reason it is called a COS Chip is that it also integrates other things, such as a graphics display core and high-speed memory.

To put it simply, at this time, Pingguo Company wanted to build a computer chip with the same idea as building a mobile phone COS Chip, and this chip also featured an extremely large number of physical cores.

Setting aside whether they could succeed, this integration of Graphics Card chips and CPU chips was indeed very cost-effective.

Although Intel in the previous life seemed to be doing this too, as their Core Processor integrated a Graphics Card, which is somewhat similar to the current M1 Chip.

But there is actually a certain difference between the two; the difference lies in the Apple M1 Chip following a super-multicore route, which is modeled after the supercomputing architecture.

This is to share the computing pressure, reducing the pressure and heat generation of a single computing core.

This allows the CPU, like a Graphics Card chip, to have several or even dozens of times more transistors than a typical CPU, but because the computing pressure is distributed, the heat generated by each transistor is not significant.

Therefore, although both the current M1 Chip and the Core Processor of the previous life integrated the Graphics Card chip into the chip, they are actually different technical routes.

As for which technical route will be stronger, have better gaming software performance, or a better experience, that remains unknown.

After all, Pingguo Company had just obtained a one-time buyout license for the X86-X Instruction Set and CUDA, and it would still take some time to actually develop the M1 Chip that Steve Jobs spoke of.

However, just as Steve Jobs and Cook were feeling pleased and proud, Steve Jobs's Apple Mobile Phone received a call from a secretary at headquarters, accompanied by two links.

Seeing this, Steve Jobs naturally clicked on the two links, and after seeing the titles and content of those two links, Steve Jobs's expression instantly stiffened, revealing a very ugly look.

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

Cook, on the other side, was curious to see Steve Jobs's expression, which was uncharacteristically ugly. Why did Steve Jobs suddenly look so upset?

Facing Cook's curious gaze, Steve Jobs didn't say anything and directly handed his phone to Cook, who then began to read the content.

"Shuguang Technology has reached a cooperation with Universal Music, obtaining the music playback rights for mobile phones, computers, tablets, and other platforms owned by Universal Music!"

Cook, reading the news headline, felt a bit confused. Why was Shuguang Technology getting into the entertainment industry instead of focusing on high-tech? What was going on?

Cook was first stunned when he saw the news, then he began to ponder the meaning of this matter, but he quickly shook his head slightly, indicating that he couldn't quite understand Shuguang Technology's thinking.

However, he quickly thought that Shuguang Technology might want to monopolize the electronic music platform, which could pose a certain threat to Pingguo Company.

But he quickly shook his head slightly, thinking that Shuguang Technology should not do such a universally condemned thing, so Cook was somewhat puzzled as to why Shuguang Technology was doing this.

"Should we also get involved in a music platform?"

Cook asked President Jobs, who was beside him.

"We don't have any spare money."

Steve Jobs shook his head slightly, rejecting the plan to follow Shuguang Technology in creating a music platform, as Pingguo Company had been spending lavishly during this period.

Coupled with the research and development expenses for mobile phones and computer chips, they had actually overdrawn their profits for the next year or even several years, so it could be said that Pingguo Company had very little spare money left.

If they were to follow Shuguang Technology in creating a music platform at this time, and both sides competed in bidding, it would certainly require hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars for the project.

Therefore, Pingguo Company was practically powerless at this point and could not continue to follow Shuguang Technology in developing a music platform.

"I understand."

Cook nodded gently after speaking, and then a hint of confusion appeared in his heart.

Because if Shuguang Technology's movements were only like this, it shouldn't be enough to make Steve Jobs show such an ugly expression, so Shuguang Technology must have done something even worse.

So Cook continued to scroll up and browse the previous link, and soon after Cook opened the link and saw the content, Cook's face also changed instantly.

Because the news headline was prominently: "Shuguang Technology Announces that from today, Dawn Smart Phone System will officially levy a 10% system platform service fee!"

"Damn it!"

Cook's face was extremely ugly when he saw the news headline.

"Why are they also charging a system platform service fee like us?"

At this moment, Cook's face was truly extremely unsightly, as if he had eaten a lump of something unknown.

In response, President Jobs, on the other side, also said with a bitter smile:

"I should have thought of it earlier, but I didn't expect Shuguang Technology to actually do it."

When he said this, President Jobs was truly a bit helpless,

After all, as a beneficiary of the "apple tax," President Jobs knew deeply how much money Pingguo Company had made through the "apple tax."

And all that money was only from a 40% market share, while the market share of the current Dawn Smart Phone System was over 52%.

Finally, considering that when Shuguang Technology first launched its smart phone, there were no competitors, it almost achieved a market monopoly period of nearly a year.

Under these circumstances, the retention rate of the Dawn Smart Phone System might exceed 65%.

Now that Shuguang Technology is also learning from Pingguo Company to implement the "apple tax," this will mean that Shuguang Technology's revenue will far exceed Pingguo Company's.

Thinking about the enormous cash that Shuguang Technology would possess after collecting the "shuguang tax," and then thinking about the many miracles created by Shuguang Technology...

Pingguo CEO Cook felt a chill down his spine; he felt that their Pingguo Company seemed to have stirred up a hornet's nest.

Now that Shuguang Technology has the "shuguang tax," it is conceivable that it will have ample research and development funds, and Shuguang Technology will certainly have more black technologies.

Under such circumstances, what else could their Pingguo Company be doing if not stirring up a hornet's nest?!

Thinking of this, Cook finally understood why Steve Jobs had such an ugly expression just now.

"This Shuguang Technology truly is a company that creates miracles."

It was Steve Jobs who spoke with infinite emotion.

"Indeed."

Cook also nodded gently in agreement, feeling that Shuguang Technology was indeed too difficult to deal with. (End of Chapter)