“Brother-in-law, who do you guess is instigating this time?” Leng Zhimeng asked with a smile as she entered Boss Huang’s office.
Only Leng Zhimeng could still smile looking at this kind of situation.
“Who else could it be? It’s either Microsoft or Intel. Both of them are the biggest beneficiaries of the binary computer system. If the pentary system is successful, then these two companies will be finished. And only these two have the strength to connect so many software development companies in a short period of time!” Boss Huang analyzed calmly. “As for who is instigating this, I think both of them are involved, neither can escape!”
“As expected of brother-in-law, amazing!” Leng Zhimeng said with admiration. However, the intelligence she had was already outdated. Boss Huang had received the latest intelligence half an hour ago.
Moreover, this intelligence was quite comprehensive, even including how Microsoft and Intel started coordinating on the first day after the press conference, and which people they met on which subsequent days, and so on. The intelligence was countless times more detailed.
“Then brother-in-law, how should we deal with these bastards, Intel and Microsoft, this time?” Leng Zhimeng grinned, her teeth bared.
“You are about to become the chairman of a listed company. Be more steady, don’t be like a child anymore!” Boss Huang patted his sister-in-law’s shoulder and then said, “I really don’t intend to retaliate against anyone. Their actions are very normal. After all, if our matter succeeds, it would be like digging up their roots. It’s no wonder they are so anxious to jump around!”
Regarding this situation, Huang He actually saw it more clearly than anyone else. He had even predicted that the emergence of this large opposing alliance was a foregone conclusion.
Intel is the world’s largest chip manufacturer, and all of their chip architectures and designs are based on the binary computer system. Once the pentary computer system takes over, Intel’s decades of effort will all become a joke. It would be strange if Intel could accept the rise of the pentary computer system. They would definitely do their utmost to kill the pentary computer system in its cradle, even if this computer system currently only exists in a brand new device.
But if one does not plan for the future, one will face sorrow in the present. One must not give the pentary computer system any chance to emerge, let alone allow a group of software development companies to gather around the pentary computer system and develop pentary software programs for them. That would be a big problem.
The same logic applies to Microsoft. Since entering the 21st century, Microsoft’s development has encountered many setbacks. Originally, they intended to enter various network industries.
However, in all these industries, new emerging unicorns have appeared, such as Yahoo for portal websites, Google for search engines, YouTube for video, and Weibo for social networking, etc.
Every time Microsoft exerted its efforts in these fields, it miraculously suffered a crushing defeat, to the point where Microsoft finally turned to developing computer mainframes.
Because of this, Microsoft, which was not developing smoothly everywhere, had to desperately defend its core territory, which is the computer system. This is something that absolutely cannot be lost. Once lost, Microsoft will be finished.
Then the pentary computer appeared. The pentary computer will inevitably be accompanied by a brand new pentary system. Who knows if Microsoft can still break through in such a new field?
Not to mention that as the pioneer of the pentary system, Jiangnan Group must have its own developed pentary operating system. To win in this new field, the probability is infinitely close to 0.
Therefore, destroying the pentary system and continuing to cling to the binary system is the only option for Microsoft.
Originally, if any other company had issued a pentary computer system, Microsoft and Intel would not have cared, because this would not harm their own interests, but the interests of the entire computer industry. It would overturn the existing structure of the entire computer industry, turn all previous efforts and accumulations of companies into nothing, and completely stir up the entire industry.
So, even if the pentary computer system had superior performance, the entire industry would spontaneously reject it collectively, and various capitals would not be optimistic about it. Thus, this project would eventually fail and become a historical joke.
But now, the Jiangnan Group stands behind this project, which makes the situation completely different. After all, the Jiangnan Group itself was born out of countless impossible miracles. The name Jiangnan Group itself carries a 20% success rate. Originally, the success rate of the pentary computer system was only 1%, but if it relied on Jiangnan Group, the success rate would instantly become 21%. This is truly terrifying.
Another point is that after analysis, they discovered that the entry point chosen by Jiangnan Group is very impressive. They chose terminals, a completely new device, as the entry point for the pentary computer system.
Under normal circumstances, a company should directly choose the device with a larger market, which is the computer. However, this would be a sure death, because the entire computer system has completely stagnated and become a solid fortress, leaving no chance for other computer systems to succeed.
But terminals are different. Terminals are brand new, and there are no fortresses in the field of terminals. Everyone is at the same starting line, which gives the pentary system a chance to succeed in the terminal market.
And once terminals are successful, with the increasing number of terminal users in the future, if the terminal system eventually radiates to computers, it would not be impossible to break through the computer fortress.
It’s like the Android system, which was originally for mobile phones. As the device interaction functions continuously increased, many manufacturers launched devices that could directly turn a phone into a computer by adding a screen. And such computers naturally use the Android system, and the Android system has become a type of computer system in disguise.
Therefore, this system is currently limited to a single device, but who knows if the Android system might encroach on Windows system’s market in reverse in the future?
Who can say for sure?
In summary, the pentary computer system absolutely cannot exist, as it infringes upon the absolute red lines of Intel and Microsoft.
The relationship between Intel and Microsoft is inherently good, so the heads of both companies immediately communicated. Afterwards, they formed an alliance and began to coerce all software companies.
Therefore, software development companies also don’t get along with the pentary computer system. This system will also destroy their livelihoods.
But software development companies are different from Microsoft and Intel. Because any computer system cannot do without software developers, if the pentary computer system really occupies more market share in the future, they will have no choice but to develop pentary software programs, albeit reluctantly.
After all, all companies are at the same starting line. They have more personnel in large companies. Perhaps by switching to a new track, they might even have the opportunity to advance further!
Before the alliance was formed, these software development companies actually had a neutral attitude towards the pentary computer system. They neither actively accepted nor strongly resisted.
If you invite me to this developer conference, I will attend and see the situation. I don’t necessarily have to develop any software for you!
So, all major companies were willing to attend this developer conference. However, with the formation of the alliance, and the cooperation between Intel and Microsoft, they forced major development companies and hardware manufacturers to take sides from both hardware and software. These companies naturally could not give up their current livelihoods for the sake of a potential future livelihood.
As a result, the situation appeared where almost all major companies refused to attend, and only various independent developers showed up.
After all, these independent developers are not constrained by companies. If you threaten me by not giving me tools, I will just use pirated tools. As long as I don’t publicly sell my products, you can’t do anything to me, at most a fine of a few hundred dollars.
In contrast, these independent developers are more curious about the brand new pentary computer system, and they are willing and interested in attending such conferences.
Thus, this conference, which was destined to change the entire history of computers, took place with only a small number of individual representatives participating.
The entire conference lasted for a total of 12 days.
The first day was a super lecture held by Zuo Sicheng, which lasted from 8 AM until 12 AM. There was only one hour in between for meals. The rest of the time, Zuo Sicheng spoke from a macro perspective about the composition and architecture of the entire pentary system.
The entire process was highly professional. Many reporters who came to observe quickly became drowsy, took a few pictures, and left.
However, the professionals who attended the conference listened with great interest, and many even took out their notebooks to record furiously. Zuo Sicheng himself did not hide anything, but revealed almost everything he could, thus opening the door to the pentary computer system for all the big shots present.
The next 10 days could be described as a remedial class rather than a developer conference.
The first day was a macro-level explanation of the entire system. Afterwards, the time was spent discussing various details, with lectures hosted by experts and professors from Jiangnan Optoelectronics… Rather than lectures, they were essentially classes. These experts and professors were the lecturers, and the big shots in the audience were the students.
Originally, 10 days would definitely not be enough. However, as mentioned before, the independent individuals who could attend this developer conference were basically big shots in the industry. Their IQ and comprehension abilities were extremely high, so ordinary students might not understand new things, but they could understand and digest them in a very short time, and then begin to comprehensively understand and even use the pentary system. xxs壹贰
After these short 11 days, these big shots could almost master some basic pentary system development capabilities. Some of the more impressive ones had even started writing development languages.
However, on the 12th day, Zuo Sicheng told everyone that they did not need to write the development language again. Jiangnan Group’s Xingyu language was specifically developed for the pentary system.
This language is very easy to use and perfectly fits the entire pentary system. It solves the problem of the single expressiveness of alphabetical writing, which cannot unleash the powerful divergence of the pentary computer system.
Of course, this language is not without its drawbacks.
The only drawback is probably that you have to learn Chinese first.