Chapter 125: Business Matters (Part 2)

  "If we engage in a price war, I think we can't hold out for long, and from the principle, it's not recommended to transfer profits from other companies here. In fact, our prices are not high, they are now losing money just because they want to unite with Japanese enterprises to defeat us. If they see that we cannot be defeated in a short time, their company will immediately adjust the price back to its original position - they can't keep losing money all the time."

  Olson is indeed a person who can invent "matrix", and for company analysis, it's well-organized.

  But Catherine shook her head.

  "It's okay when dealing with BCA company guys, but it doesn't work for Japanese companies."

  Japanese companies, due to their monopoly in the domestic market, sell TVs for nearly $800 at home, while in the US market, they are sold for as low as $300. To counter Japan's clever tactics, simply adopting a defensive strategy is not feasible.

  Olson nodded.

  He also vaguely understood some of the domestic situation in Japan.

  Catherine saw this situation and felt a little relieved. If it weren't for the fact that she had left some troops behind when building the factory, things would be in danger now.

  Starting from this month, GameTV's return rate has increased by 300%, it is obvious that someone wants to tarnish this brand. However, it is hard to say whether this plan can succeed.

  Catherine adopts a high-cost three-gate inspection scheme to prevent inferior products from entering the market, and the quality is absolutely meticulous, making it difficult for others to find fault.

  Moreover, Catherine also provides "return inspection" service. She will re-examine the returned goods and if they do not meet quality requirements, she will compensate the other party three times the purchase amount.

  Of course, in order to prevent someone from intentionally replacing parts for verification, Catherine's anti-counterfeiting measures for the machine are very serious. Not only is there an "anti-counterfeit label" on each part, but also some places that are not easily noticed by people have identification marks.

  However, the high return rate will always have an impact on the company.

  Catherine didn't dare lower the price.

  Another reason is that if you lower your price, combined with a high return rate, it's easy to give others an excuse to attack, and who knows, the other party may be lurking here!

  Catherine's company is now like a turtle shell with full-body armor, others can't attack it hard, but they can flip this turtle shell over.

  "I'll give Sanders a call and have him come over."

  Katherine suddenly said again.

  "We'll talk about this tomorrow... Oh, and Olsson, go find Bell Labs and see if you can get their infrared technology patents. If they won't give them to us, try to acquire Bell Labs."

  "Alright, boss."

  Olson nodded and then prepared to leave.

  If it was said that at the time DEC was funded by Catherine with tens of millions of dollars, what Olsen got was gratitude. Now, the other party's calm and cleverness in the face of crisis has made Olsen feel convinced.

  Although blonde hair and large breasts are often a sign of "big-breasted and brainless" in the eyes of Americans, Catherine gives people a completely different impression. But if you want to say it, Catherine's hair is actually closer to platinum blonde. As for her chest... well, it's indeed very full.

  She called Sanders and Catherine immediately went to Intel's R&D department.

  At this time, Seymour Cray had just taken over as technical director and was studying the materials of Intel Corporation. The formal work has not yet begun. However, it seems that the other side is indeed very interested in Z80.

  "Mr. Cramer, how does Intel feel?" Catherine asked.

  "Extremely good, I dare say, this is absolutely the holy land that Silicon Valley techies yearn for. And the application of C language and keyboard has simply made operating a computer a pleasure!"

  Indeed, for programmers who still use paper tape with holes punched in it and then let the computer read the programming code from the holes, Catherine's work method brings an unparalleled enjoyment!

  "Does Mr. Clay have an understanding of the company's business?"

  Seymour nodded.

  "This is absolutely where the world's most advanced civilian technology has gathered, even IBM can't compare. If there were supercomputers, it would probably be even better."

  IBM？

  Catherine heard these three words and immediately thought of something.

  IBM……

  IBM！

  Big stupid IBM!

  Catherine finally found a breakthrough.

  The solution to all problems may still depend on IBM.

  The name of International Business Machines Corporation is not just for show.

  And General Electric Company, one of the co-conspirators in the plot to suppress Catherine's GameTV, is also a major competitor of IBM, and Little Watson would be more than happy to collaborate with Catherine.

  Of course, Catherine's Intel and Apple are also IBM's main competitors, but there are many win-win things in this world. As long as the other party is willing to cooperate with itself, Catherine does not mind authorizing CPU and RAM to IBM for developing personal computers.

  She heard that Little Watson was so anxious about this matter that he was running around in circles.

  "Olson, how's the remote control coming along?"

  Catherine asked again.

  "Uh..."

  Olson flipped through the material he had just looked at.

  "The technology of the microcontroller has been cracked by us, and the remote control will be successfully made soon... The concept of a microcontroller is very interesting, this thing will probably change many things."

  It's not much, but it's the key to leading humanity into modernization.

  "That makes me feel at ease."

  Catherine smiled.

  Unlike the remote controls of this era, Catherine's remote control, which uses microprocessor technology, can probably be called smart. Its functions are absolutely not comparable to the simple things of this era.

  On the other hand, Saunders received a call from Catherine and immediately rushed back to New York from California.

  But by the next morning when Sanders arrived at the office, Catherine had already spent a night here.

  "Boss."

  "Sanders, you've finally arrived."

  Catherine smiled.

  She put down the report and twisted her waist.

  "Apple is in trouble now, you were just transferred recently, I don't know what your views are on this matter?"

  Sanders nodded.

  In fact, before coming to California, he had discovered that TVs were getting cheaper, but at the time he didn't think this would be a way to take on Apple.

  Of course, the other side's means are not limited to this. Catherine's company is currently being investigated by the US Internal Revenue Service, and it's hard to say what's behind this.