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Ning Wei hesitated for a moment, and then chose to put the phone on the table. He was originally going to call Jiang classmate first, but now it seems more important to communicate with March.

So Ning Wei sat upright and asked his monitor screen very seriously: "March, do you want to tell me that you know how to make a product that is different from Microsoft in terms of interaction and display, but And a better operating system?"

"Meow, of course this is... unrealistic." After Yue Yue finished speaking, he began to slowly lick the fur on his body.

"Oh!" Ning Wei nodded, and then went to get the phone. There was not much disappointment on his face, he just muttered in a low voice: "I knew I shouldn't have too high expectations for this silly cat."

"Meow..." Yue Yue stopped licking her fur angrily, and then jumped up. This emotional performance seemed extremely intelligent, but Ningwei knew that this was just an appearance, and the internal logical operation process was actually very peaceful.

"Meow, what I want to say is that Huawei has worked very hard to bring about 70% of the merchants in the upstream and downstream supply chains into the intelligent platform, so I can integrate the capabilities of the current industrial system and deduce A 3D operating system that can support the current industrial system. This is already very impressive. Because I haven’t found anyone on the Internet who can do this.”

Ning Wei retracted his hand that was about to pick up the phone, then nodded thoughtfully and said, "March, let's be clear. What kind of 3D operating system can the current industrial system have access to?"

"Meow..." Yue Yue squatted on the screen, staring at Ning Wei with cat eyes seriously. They looked at each other like this for nearly a minute. Just when Ning Wei felt a little impatient, the kitten finally vomited. tone, and then changes began to appear on the screen, and a virtual screen began to interact with a virtual cat...

"Meow... The three-dimensional operating system can be understood as the three-dimensional vision, or the three-dimensional operating mode. But before understanding this operating system, you need to abandon the idea that computers can only be desktops or laptops, or Tablet awareness.”

Ning Wei nodded and signaled the kitten to continue.

"Meow..., so in addition to being compatible with all the interaction methods of the previous desktop operating system, the 3D operating system should also integrate a voice control system, a gesture control system, and even set up some special control modes according to customer needs, such as for People with hand disabilities can customize head movement operations, introduce a more humane voice interaction mode for blind people, etc. These should be reflected in the instruction set."

As the cat spoke, there was a live demonstration on the screen.

"Meow..., of course, in order to cultivate the usage habits of the vast majority of normal people, the system can be freely switched between 3D and traditional desktop modes. But even the traditional desktop mode should have innovations. With the current technical level , can be perfectly embedded into various reverse operations, such as the user can freely choose the keyboard and mouse operation mode or the panel operation mode. The panel that is only available on traditional notebooks is transplanted and given more operation methods, including but not limited to handwriting Enter and so on.”

"Meow... In addition, the biggest advantage of the 3D operating system is its cross-platform capability. Through WiFi or Bluetooth or other protocols, users only need to have a computer device supported by the 3D silicon silicon tube chip, which can be used simultaneously Gestures can control all electrical appliances in the home. Say goodbye to the era when home appliances still require infrared remote control. You can turn on and off the TV, switch channels, control the air conditioner, use the rice cooker, and even cut off the power supply to complete a series of daily operations with only gestures or voice."

"Meow..., the most important thing is to complete the projection function through some small external devices. It frees human hands and is no longer limited by the small screen of the mobile phone. For example, when you are lying in bed and want to browse the mobile phone for a while, you only need to simply You can achieve extremely high-definition projection by just using special wall paint or special cabinet doors, which can become an extension of the mobile phone screen."

"Meow..., in addition to its universal attributes, daily products such as computers, mobile phones, cars, etc., fully realize information sharing. Although the storage capacity of the devices is different, through intelligent cloud services, all the devices in the system can be Data is completely interoperable. But these are not the focus, because these are the directions that many manufacturers are working hard on. However, although the industrial foundation has been reached, it is limited by the speed of data transmission and the shackles of various hardware rates, and the experience cannot be achieved. Optimization. But these are the strengths of the platform.”

"Meow..., so the most important thing is that if this system is built, it can perfectly fit the most popular concept of the metaverse. Any universe must have a unified platform, just like the real universe in which this world is located needs to follow mechanics Like all the proven theorems on the Internet, if our three-dimensional system can be done well, it will become the best choice for the unified platform of the metaverse in the future."

"Meow..., by that time, the system's open interface for VR and AR will become the standard for any true metaverse software access. The construction of the future city in LP County will take at least three years. If we can do it within three years, After years of making samples, we can lay them out in future cities and tell everyone what the real metaverse is like."

…

Ning Wei nodded. He might still not understand the concept of a 3D operating system just from what Yue Yue said, but seeing those minimalist images that were synchronized in one minute gave him a rough idea of ​​the so-called 3D operating system. In fact, It is the product of integrating all existing technical resources.

Various interactive functions may make this operating system very bloated, but in fact, no matter how bloated it is, it cannot be more bloated than win10. This is why March gave this advice.

If Microsoft wants to add all these features to win10, it will be extremely difficult. Because as we all know, the code accumulated by a software company that has been in business for more than 30 years can be called a mountain of gold or a mountain of shit.

This is the helplessness of large companies. It's not that they don't want to give up the old codes they have accumulated, but that if they give up these old codes, they will not be able to support the previous hardware well, and countless consumers will make trouble.

This is also the reason why Microsoft decided to abandon Windows XP, one of the most successful products in history. Similar to FLASH.

Netizens who have been surfing the Internet since the beginning of the new century should retain many memories of Flash. It was a very popular browser plug-in back then. Without the support of this software, it would be impossible to browse the web normally and there would be too many dynamic images. Unable to load, everything you see is a bunch of little forks.

But in the end, this cross-platform plug-in was eliminated by history. There is no other reason. As computer software technology continues to develop, the king-level plug-in that once supported animation video playback on web pages has finally become the best cross-platform virus development tool. Even though Adobe spent a lot of money to repair it, it ultimately failed to survive.

Even though the history of win10 is not that long, it has been nine years in total, but when win10 was launched, it still needed to be backward compatible with some less backward devices, which required win10 to retain many aspects of the design from the beginning. Interfaces supported by older hardware.

As we all know, it is definitely less difficult to make a brand new code run without problems than to make old code run without problems. This has to start with the probability of BUG appearing. When old frameworks face new data characteristics, it is easy for some messy bugs to pop up. This is a consensus in the industry. For example, combining two strongly related software together and realizing two functions through one software sounds very simple, but if any programmer dares not to do a smoke test and goes online directly after doing it, there is a high probability I will be severely punished by program bugs...

Therefore, for Microsoft, if it wants to add these new functions to the already mature code, in addition to mobilizing hardware manufacturers, running in at the software level is also an extremely troublesome matter.

But for China, at least now there is no such problem.

From the most basic instruction set, to micro-architecture, to CPU and operating system, everything starts from scratch.

When the design is almost complete, you can contact the hardware manufacturers and disclose the various interface codes that they need to know directly to the partner manufacturers. Then the partner manufacturers will provide hardware products according to the requirements, and finally assemble them. Brand new chip, brand new operating system, brand new operating logic...

This is the advantage of traveling lightly. The world always operates like this, and latecomers will never be completely cut off from opportunities to catch up. For example, Intel will have the quantum tunneling effect to tell them that physical limits are not easy to break, and it will also leave a channel for latecomers to cross-border technical barriers. For example, Microsoft, when there are too many old devices that require Windows support, the system will inevitably It will be extremely bloated.

Of course, it will take time to complete these. Three years should be the fastest time based on its knowledge in March. From the instruction set to the micro-architecture to the CPU/GPU chip, we must also simultaneously study the supporting operating system. Ning Wei feels that Being able to accomplish all of this in five years is considered extremely efficient.

By the way, when it comes to designing a chip, you still need the support of EDA software. Fortunately, minimalist EDA has been updated, and now it has the initial ability to design three-dimensional chips. However, March is now assisting in this area, and the instruction set is finally Once this is determined, it should not be a big problem to start designing with software.

"Then let's settle it. Let's make our own instruction set, our own chip, and our own operating system, and get it right in one step. This will also prevent them from blowing their noses and staring when they come to China again in the future. I feel tired." Ning Wei hammered the table and made a decision.

"Meow..." Yue Yue called out, and lay down again and started licking her hair every day, probably agreeing with Ning Wei's decision.

In fact, Ning Wei really wanted to remind Yue Yue that she didn't think of herself as a cat at all, but as she got older, her behavior became more and more like a real cat, especially when she licked her fur. Habit, if March is willing, its fur can always be neatly licked.

But now Ning Wei is too lazy to pay attention to the cat. Now that he has decided to do it, he has to make a plan. Of course, these can be postponed until tomorrow. Now it is time to call classmate Jiang. If it is later, it will delay others' rest.

"Hey, Chen Shuang, I just called the CEO of Microsoft. I'm so angry. Why doesn't he understand? I'm not an ordinary citizen. After all, I've been to the United States once, and I also talked to Intel. I have dealt with companies such as Cisco and Cisco. Obviously no one understands American contracts better than me, but this guy has the nerve to fool me with his rhetoric about attaching importance to contracts... where is his face?"

…

While Ning Wei was complaining about Satya Nadella on the phone, the high-level meeting on how Microsoft should develop the Metaverse gimmick was almost completed. According to past habits, after he made his concluding remarks and arranged his work, the meeting almost came to an end.

Only this time, Satya Nadella hesitated for a moment and informed the executives of the request they had just made.

"You should have been notified. Before the meeting started, I received a very important call. The call was from Ning, a well-known mathematician in China. Yes, he invented the turbulence algorithm and the three-dimensional Ning of silicon silicon tube chip technology.”

After saying this, everyone in the conference room began to look at each other.

If Ning Wei sees this scene, he should feel very happy. After all, the people who can sit in this conference room are all executives from the Microsoft pyramid. Given Microsoft's status in the industry, even if these people return to the labor market, they will still be in trouble. They are the group of people who can stand among the pyramids. Their reaction obviously did not treat Ning Wei as an ordinary citizen.

"The purpose of his call is to promote cooperation between Microsoft and China. According to him, China has put the design of a new CPU instruction set on the agenda. He hopes that Microsoft can provide China with the complete source code of the current mainstream Windows series. This is to show Microsoft's support for new CPU chips and ensure that their chips will receive full support from Microsoft's products in the future. Otherwise, China will choose to design a new operating system on its own. Do you think we should agree to this request?"

Satya Nadella looked at the company executives.

It was almost as he imagined, with disbelief on most people's faces.

"How is this possible? Provide all the source code? We have no intention of making Windows open source directly."

"Is he crazy? I have never heard that the OEM partner requires us to provide the complete source code."

"Design a new operating system? Does he think it is possible to design an operating system that can replace windows? Satya, you should tell that Ning that this is something that MAC OS and Linux have always hoped for but have never succeeded. .”

…

Everyone's reaction was not beyond Satya's expectations.

Although Microsoft's position in the mobile Internet era is indeed somewhat embarrassing, in the field of general-purpose PC operating systems, it is still the out-and-out king. Although WP10 mobile phones are not easy to sell, the installed base of win10 around the world has reached a historical peak.

People have become accustomed to the way Windows operates, and subconscious habits have always been the most powerful force that dominates human behavior, just like inertia. This is also the foundation of Microsoft. As long as this habit remains unchanged, no matter how far behind Microsoft is in the mobile Internet, as long as PCs are not eliminated, Microsoft will always have a place in the world's technology world.

This is how I really don’t panic when I have enough food at home.

In particular, the message that Ning Wei took the initiative to call and ask for cooperation further deepened the hint that Microsoft is still invincible in the basic version of the PC operating system. Intel's chips may be replaced in the future, but the operating habits of billions of Microsoft users are not so easily replaced.

"Well, it seems that our opinions are actually similar. Cooperation can be discussed, but China should show the most basic respect. Including respect for Microsoft and respect for our products, let this matter be like this for now. If Ning then Calling or requesting cooperation in other ways will still be the bottom line of our cooperation. That concludes today's meeting. Please follow the requirements to advance the next phase of work."

…

After finishing the meeting and gaining everyone's support, Satya Nadella stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office, looked outside, then took out his mobile phone and called Pat, the head of Intel. Gelsinger's call.

In fact, when I talked about this matter with a group of senior executives at the meeting, I was destined to make this call.

Otherwise, the other party is likely to know the news through other channels. This is not a good time for Intel and Microsoft to have conflicts. Satya Nadella even feels that the current situation is when Intel needs the two companies to unite as one most.

Although the cooperation between the two giants Intel and Microsoft has allowed them to formulate a series of de facto standards for the PC industry through a series of technical specifications. But the relationship between the two families is not always smooth.

For example, in the open source industry, the company that provided the most technical support for Linux was not IBM, but Intel. For a long time, Intel even flirted with Apple, until Apple gave up on Intel...

So for Satya Nadella, this phone call can be understood as a daily exchange of information between partners, and it can also be understood as a warning from Microsoft to important partners: "Dear, don't be too bothered, you can be a scumbag if you dare." Don’t blame me for throwing myself into others’ arms…”

Pat quickly answered the phone. At least this attitude satisfied Satya.

"Pat, how are you doing?"

"If you mean my life, then not bad."

"Well, the weather in Seattle is also very good today. By the way, Ning from China just called me. He is very much looking forward to forming a strategic partnership with Microsoft because they need windows to support China's three-dimensional technology-led The new chips, according to Ning Ning, will use a new instruction set, which may not be good news for Intel, so as a partner I feel the need to inform you...my friend."