Episode 170. I’m sorry.
TM Logic President Lee Byung-hoon tilted his head at my words.
“AP? what is that?”
I told this boss about the smartphone.
Like everyone else, he was also in shock for a while.
The boss, who was staring at the table without a word, turned his head toward me.
“Since Seongwook said that this child was leaving school and going to Damoye, he said it was a bit strange. He’s not the kind of guy to beat a professorship at all, and if he’d been told he would do it, he wouldn’t be able to do it. I think he would have said it if he were me.”
“haha. I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you in advance.”
“no. We are preparing for such a huge thing, but security is really important.”
“Thank you for your understanding. Since this AP is based on the original Drill 4, the CPU part needs to be redesigned. If you refer to the drill 4 core custom version, it won’t be too difficult. When the redesign is complete, please select it as a prototype right away.”
The boss nodded with excitement.
“It is an honor to be a part of the birth of such a historic product. I will pick up a prototype and send it to you as soon as possible.”
USA Nell.
Earl, a sales executive, was reporting May sales figures for tablet PCs.
“The share of tablet PC bays launched last month exceeded 10% in just one month. After all, Mr. Nell’s insight that people will like the operating system they’re familiar with is just right.”
CEO Michael Nell looked satisfied.
“Actually, I kind of expected it. It’s been over 10 years since Windows became a popular operating system, and it’s really not easy to get rid of the familiarity that has been ingrained in your body for 10 years. Still, I’m really happy with the results. What is the market share of the iPad 2 from Apple?”
“About 8%.”
Michael laughed.
“haha. lower than us. I had a lot of pride in being pushed back in the desktop PC market, but this is how I get my revenge.”
Earl laughed and said.
“As Mr. Nell said before, if we increase the number of D-window models in our desktop PC lineup, we think we will be able to increase our share in the desktop PC market as well.”
“Anyway, I’ve been working on it since this month. Now that it has become clear that the D-Window works for the market, we no longer have to be dragged around by Damoye. Call Darmoye Earl and ask them to lower the price of the office program that comes standard on our PCs by 20%.”
asked Earl in surprise.
“..20%? Would you say that Damoye will gently shave you?”
“It will take a while at first. But if we reduce the number of Easy OS models in just a few months, we will have no choice but to be OK at Damoye.”
“but. I guess so. I will gather up the requirements you just mentioned and send them to Damoa.”
#28 May.
It was just a few days before the 2002 FIFA Korea-Japan World Cup, which would heat up Korea.
People were buzzing with anticipation for the first World Cup in their country since the opening of the country.
Daewon and Daewon-hyung were still living immersed in their work.
Nell Corporation of the United States has been demanding lower prices for office apps such as E Word, the English version of Haehungeul for Easy OS, E Cell for spreadsheets, and E Point for presentations.
Daewon was talking about it with his brother.
“If we reduce the 20% as requested by the other side, we have very little left… But if we decline, the proportion of models using Easy OS will be further reduced… This is a headache.”
“You don’t have to think about it. Right now, the tablet PC bay seems to have come out better than I thought, and it seems to be a lot of fun, but when our D-Tab4 comes out, that kind of noise will come in.”
“sure. So, let’s delay the reply and focus only on the release of D-Tab4. The release date is on the 5th of next month, so there is about a week left. Are there any major problems with preparation for release?”
“yes. We have 2 million units in stock, and we have all the assembly lines ready to produce up to 3 million units per month. Tuning such as operating system language translation for each country of release has been completed, and the branch offices in each country are also on standby. We will actively monitor the reaction of the field right after launch, and if there is a slight problem, we will send it to the Korean headquarters immediately.”
“I know. After Apple and Nell released new products one after another, interest in tablet PCs is increasing. Thousands of people around the world will be watching to see if our D-Tab4 can hold its place as king. Now is the perfect opportunity to put Damoye’s position on the rock. In such a case, if you properly press the competitors, the perception that the absolute powerhouses in the tablet PC industry are all gathered will be imprinted in people’s minds.”
“You’re right. Apple and Nell are both prestigious places in the PC industry, but if we beat those places, there are no competitors, so those who think we have succeeded will have no choice but to admit it.”
“So this D-Tab4 has to be perfect from the moment it is released. A king is that kind of being.”
“OK. I’ll check again to see if there’s a problem.”
#31 May.
The 2002 FIFA Korea-Japan World Cup began with the procession of the Chwita team to welcome the king and the announcement of the opening of President Ahn Il-jung.
Five days later, on June 5.
Damoye has released the D-Tab4.
The specs of D-Tab4, which had been hidden in the meantime, were revealed.
On the day of the launch, long lines in front of the store were witnessed all over the world this year without fail.
From the day after the release, various social media communities were heated with D-Tab4 reviews.
New York State, USA.
Anthony, a Cornell University student, curious about the new product reviews, entered the Nyworld D-Tab club bulletin board, which he always liked.
– After all, everyone! After all, D-Tab! First off, boot speed is no joke. I used NAND flash memory for booting and a hard disk for data storage, but this combination is amazing. It doesn’t take long to turn on, so I think you can just turn it off to save battery and turn it on when you need it.
⤷ Wow! It takes a long time to turn on once when it is turned off, so I was a little worried about it, but this time it has been improved.
Anthony commented on the post, then clicked on the next post.
– Drill 4 CPU performance is killing me. I ran the first-person shooter game Halo with full options, and it feels quite different from running it with Drill 3. Since Halo is such a high-end game, when I applied all kinds of graphic effects, I felt a slight delay when running with Drill 3, but there is no such thing in Drill 4. Even with several Internet windows open and running!
⤷ I’m envious. I like Halo too, and I want to try it with the full option.
Anthony muttered, stroking the corner of D-Tab2.
“Ah… that would be great. If I had the money, I would buy a D-Tab4…”
As he is still a student, unfortunately, he cannot buy expensive electronic products like the D-Tab series every 1-2 years.
Anthony’s gaze, who had been scanning the screen all the time, at least indirectly to soothe his envy, was fixed on one post.
– There is one strange thing. It doesn’t appear when I connect to Windows, but when I connect to the goggles with my D-Tab3, a menu called U Map appears. When I went inside, to my surprise, a map of the entire United States appeared. Just search for the name of various branches such as restaurants and marts, and the location on the map is perfect! It floats. It even tells you how to get there. It seems that this is not only for D-Tab4, so D-Tab users should give it a try. really good.
“Is that what it looks like?”
Anthony started looking for the Goggles app on the screen.
“There must be something here…”
I used to use the search portal only in the afternoon, so I couldn’t even remember where I put the goggles app.
“…ah! here it is.”
When I touched the Goggles app, an extremely simplified main page popped up with only a mark with a distinctive name and a search bar floating on it.
Below that was an icon that looked like a map.
When I clicked on it, a map of the entire United States was spread out on one screen.
“what’s this? It’s really exciting.”
Anthony, who was exploring the U map by tapping here and there, noticed that there were several menus in the right corner.
“Aerial view? Satellite view?”
When the menus were executed, the actual picture was overlaid on the map, which had only been seen as a picture, and a much more realistic image appeared.
When Anthony saw this, admiration flowed out of his mouth without knowing it.
“Wow! I’ll kill you~ That way, you can get a rough idea of what it looks like even if you don’t go there in person.”
After playing with the U map for a while, he smiled satisfied.
“Now I have to wear goggles instead of the afternoon. If you send a link to this map when you make an appointment with your friends, you can hear that it makes sense? haha.”
Returning to the community bulletin board again, while reading the reviews, there was one more post that stood out.
– I’ll give you a link, so please install it. There is a completely groundbreaking app called D-Talk. This app was launched by Damoye to commemorate the release of D-Tab4. Even if you don’t have D-Tab4, you can install it as long as you have Easy OS. With this one, you don’t need to text your phone any more. You can send text messages for free with only your D App Store ID.
Anthony immediately clicked the link and installed D-Talk.
I already had an ID because I used the D App Store frequently.
When I logged in, a search box popped up.
“.. see you there. Oh, you’re looking for a friend ID here. Shall we find him?”
In less than a second, his ID appeared on the list.
“Five! Looks like this guy has already installed it.”
Anthony sent Ben a message as a test.
– hi. Ben. I am Anthony
The reply came right away.
– This child. You installed D-Talk too!
After that, I exchanged D-Talks with him for a while.
– yes. It was posted on the D-Tab community post.
– haha. Good job. Now we can contact you on this. The text service fee was a little too much for me, but I can just send it. When sending this message, you can even attach an Internet link. It’s much easier to use and better than texting on a cell phone.
– How did you come up with the idea of making this? Wi-Fi alone was a revolution, but making an app like this… It’s really the best! I think you know exactly what consumers want.
– I know yeah. I really don’t know how we lived when we weren’t together. haha.
“Daewon hyung. How is the D-Tab4 field reaction?”
“There were a few users who complained that it was defective, but overall, it was well received.”
“Which of these new features did you like the most?”
“Everything is good, but the best among them are D-Talk and U Map. In particular, they seem to be more popular with people because they can be used not only by D-Tab4 users but also by existing D-Tab series users. If you include the existing D-Tab users, there will be close to 70 to 80 million people around the world, so it’s good to connect with each other.”
“It was made for that. Apps such as D-Talk and U Map become more powerful as more people use them. And when it comes to the number of tablet PC users, we are completely outnumbered by other competitors. In the future, people will buy our D-Tabs and D-phones to use them.”
“..a great guy! No matter what you do, you always look two or three ahead.”
“You have to do that to survive in this battlefield where all kinds of geniuses are gathered. Given the circumstances, I don’t think it’s necessary to reply to Nell’s request. haha.”
“I know. I’d be very fussy about it. I’m sorry. haha.”
