Apple's new product launch event was naturally hosted by our CEO, Jobs, who, brimming with passion, began recounting his company's impressive data and capabilities to all the audience members.
"We don't want to compare ourselves with any of our competitors' products!" Jobs said with a calm expression. "But our product is indeed the world's finest!"
It was under Jobs's introduction that the journalists and audience present learned that Apple Cp2's display screen used the current top-tier Samsung LED display, with all its data surpassing that of a certain rival brand's latest screen.
Well, given Jobs's personality, such words would never be directly uttered. He disdained comparing his data with others. This was the subsequent PPT slide, which very faithfully listed the data of a rival brand whose name was obscured.
There was no other way; this was a strong demand from Apple's board of directors. They wanted a comprehensive and clear data suppression of Tianzhou terminals at the launch event, and crucially, they needed the audience to be aware of the gap.
Don't be so arrogant as to not say it directly and expect the audience to comprehend it themselves.
In this regard, Steve Jobs was naturally very unwilling, but the board's attitude was very firm. They even wanted to change Cp to Terminal, so Jobs could only tacitly accept the modifications made on the PPT, while he himself pretended not to see the PPT behind him at all.
Besides the display screen, Apple Cp also surpassed Tianzhou Terminal 3 in terms of chips. The chip's displayed data was also higher than Tianzhou 3's.
In addition, there were aspects like the camera, thickness, and so on, where it also outperformed. In the end, Apple listed a total of 12 areas where it surpassed Tianzhou 3.
With every advantage Jobs mentioned, enthusiastic applause erupted from the entire venue, keeping the atmosphere consistently vibrant.
However, as soon as Jobs began to announce the prices, the atmosphere at the venue seemed to take a slightly wrong turn.
As everyone knows, the price of Tianzhou terminals had remained largely unchanged for three consecutive generations.
That is, the lowest configuration version was priced at $399. Initially, Tianzhou 1's configuration was 500MB + 4GB.
By the time of Tianzhou 3, the lowest configuration had been upgraded to 1GB + 8GB, and its functions had also been greatly enhanced, but the price remained $399.
Subsequently, different versions had different prices, but the most expensive version, Tianzhou 3's 2GB + 32GB configuration, was only $999, a mere $300 more.
However, after Apple's Cp prices were announced, everyone was surprised to find that although Apple Cp2's lowest version was also priced at $399, its configuration was 1GB + 4GB. This meant that Apple Cp2's cheapest version, while priced the same as the Tianzhou 3 terminal, had a 4GB reduction in storage.
Subsequently, for each different storage version, the price was almost $100 more than the equivalent configuration of Tianzhou 3, and the highest version of Cp2 was priced at a staggering $1299, a full $300 higher.
This made it difficult for many viewers watching the live broadcast or present at the scene to accept. However, Jobs's expression remained unchanged, as if this price was perfectly normal and that Apple Cp2 should indeed be sold at this price without any issues.
But these issues were bound to erupt during the media Q&A session.
A reporter directly asked Jobs for his thoughts on the pricing of Apple Cp2.
Jobs, holding the microphone, didn't dare to look at the reporter and said coldly, "The pricing of our Apple Cp2 is the most suitable price for the market. Because excellent products should sell for corresponding prices."
Alright, he seemed to be getting a bit angry, and the reporter knew that continuing to question the price wouldn't be a good idea.
So, the second reporter who was called upon asked, "Mr. Jobs, at another new product launch event held in another city just now, Brother Wu officially announced that their new product is called Google Terminal, instead of continuing with the previous Google Pt name. What are your thoughts on this? Why doesn't Apple join the Terminal camp and continue to stick to its own Cp?"
"Sorry, this is Apple's new product launch event, and I have no interest in answering questions about other companies!" Jobs said with a cold face, clearly more angered.
The third reporter who was called upon was from Europe. She asked fluently, "Mr. Jobs, we believe that Apple's products this time are indeed excellent, and in many aspects, they have surpassed their peers. However, I noticed that the data from the iTunes store was not included in all the data presented just now!"
"I think the vast majority of terminal users share a consensus that terminals must have a large number of matching software to give a terminal richer and more complete content. So I would like to know, in the future, how many programs and applications can our users experience on Apple Cp2?"
"That's a good question!" Jobs finally showed a hint of a smile. "Regarding this aspect, it is also something that Apple is doing its utmost to excel at. Currently, our Apple Cp2 software developers have developed hundreds of feature-rich software and applications. Additionally, we will soon be holding a developer conference to provide the corresponding development toolkits to all companies and individuals interested in developing for Apple Cp2."
"Furthermore, we are doing our best to bridge the gap between PC and Cp. Our Apple computers have been launched for over 30 years, and their store contains a large number of rich applications and programs for users to download."
"Once the channel is opened, a vast number of these programs and applications from the PC store can be directly downloaded and used on the Cp. In this way, Apple Cp2 will possess the world's richest library of software and application resources, far exceeding all other similar products!" Jobs's words drew cheers and applause from the audience.
At the same time, this idea of bridging the PC and Cp channels shocked many people.
Yes, if programs from PCs could be directly installed on terminals, then Apple's Cp2 would truly be a game-changer. Many gamers began to fantasize about playing Warcraft 5 on their Cp2.
This standalone game, released in June of this year, once again took the entire gaming circle by storm. In one month, it sold 150 million copies, making Blizzard and oo Network immensely profitable.
If this game could be played smoothly on terminals, it would indeed be wonderful. Thus, everyone present erupted in thunderous applause.
Of course, some professionals, upon hearing this statement, couldn't help but reveal a hint of a cold smile. "PCs and terminals are entirely different usage scenarios. Setting aside the immense technical difficulty of bridging the two, even if those PC installation packages could truly be installed on terminals, are you still planning to connect external mice and keyboards to the terminals?"
Regardless of how everyone viewed Apple's new product launch event, there was no doubt that this launch event was a huge success. For a time, the entire internet was discussing Apple Cp2, making the publicity and announcements for Apple Cp2 reach a fever pitch. Apple's board of directors was also very satisfied, awaiting the global release in 20 days to usher in another peak.
Meanwhile, Google's new product launch event seemed less fortunate. It could be said that Google Terminal's data was actually similar to Apple's Cp2, especially its chip data, which was even identical.
After all, the chips of both were the same, merely optimized by each company for their own systems, and then they became two chips with different names.
However, to be fair, Google's accumulation in technical development was still much weaker than Apple's. This resulted in the Android terminal ultimately displaying data that lagged behind Apple, even though both sides' hardware capabilities were comparable.
Some busybodies naturally put the two companies' products together and even thoughtfully created a comparative table listing all the data side by side. Consequently, Apple's popularity surged, and Google became increasingly insignificant.
Moreover, the most crucial point was that Google's naming convention received widespread criticism across the internet.
A large number of netizens expressed their anger, stating that Google should have, like Apple, stayed true to its core and continued to name its second-generation product Pt2.
Instead of catering to the disgusting market and, like the Chinese, calling their new product a Terminal, they had fallen into a quagmire. Where was the pride of Americans?
For a time, Larry Page faced considerable pressure, as it was ultimately Larry Page who made the decision to abandon the Pt nomenclature and fully join the Terminal camp. This immediately became a hot topic of widespread ridicule, and Larry Page naturally had to bear the brunt of the blame.
However, Larry Page himself still insisted that his decision was not wrong, because the market had already recognized the category and designation of Terminal products. If their company had stubbornly persisted with the less recognized Pt, the final outcome would have been disastrous.
For some reason, Larry Page's statement somehow circulated online and was once again mocked by all netizens. Many netizens enthusiastically predicted that Google Terminal's sales data would undoubtedly be crushed by Apple's Cp.
Soon, November 1st, the day both companies simultaneously launched their new products, a date agreed upon by both companies to avoid some unnecessary disputes.
Apple, as is tradition, adopted a simultaneous online and offline sales process. Google Terminal, lacking offline store support, was entirely sold online. The initial shipment volume for both was 500,000 units, the same as their previous product launch.
Netizens were, of course, more focused on Apple Cp2's sales. A large number of netizens, with nothing better to do, began to monitor the changes in Apple's inventory numbers on their official website.
They had expected these 500,000 units to sell out within an hour, given the high level of buzz. However, after an hour passed, there were still about 400,000 units in stock. This indicated that within an hour, the previously fiery Apple Cp had only sold 100,000 units worldwide!