Chapter 782 Lucky Nick

Who are the dealers? They have mastered the business methods over the years.

"Technology is for serving the public, not for making money."

"Panda Computer opens the source code of the operating system so that we can control our own computers."

"And companies can make their own operating systems based on the operating system."

"The Eastern power is worthy of being the Eastern power. Their thinking is completely different from the upstarts next door."

"Look at some computer companies next door. Last year, they sold computers worth $10,000 but no one bought them. This year, they made some junk and prepared to sell them to people like us."

Apple: nm...

"These upstart capitalists have no idea how much our workers are paid, so they have computers worth $10,000."

"This year, they took out cheap computer junk products and sold them for more than $3,000. They still have an independent operating system and are not compatible with others, which proves that they want to monopolize this field."

"If there are any problems with your computer in the future, you can only hand it over to their company to deal with it and hand it over to them for after-sales service. If you buy their computer, you will always be their customer."

"Panda Computer is not only equipped with various office software, but also with various entertainment games."

"Panda Computer flagship store is open for game experience for a limited time." Niu Niu's newspaper described the upstart computer company next door as a black-hearted businessman.

There is no way. Technology must speak with data. Panda Computer's data is not only good, but also cheap.

The newspapers are just short of naming names, saying that Apple and IBM are taking advantage of you.

"Is the news of $10 million to find loopholes true?" Nick is 35 years old and is engaged in the computer industry, but unfortunately he still rents a house with his wife and daughter. Although Niu Niu's economic situation has improved a lot in recent years, he is more in the trade industry.

The Panda Computer flagship store only allows a certain number of people in each time because the store can't accommodate so many people.

Nick waited in line for an hour and a half before entering the store, and then asked first.

"Of course, sir, this reward has been officially confirmed, but sir, you have to be quick, because more than 700 people have reserved computers before you." The clerk's words made Nick feel nervous.

"Do you accept installment payments here?"

"We accept installment payments here. Sir, you can go there to choose the configuration. The official configuration is worth three thousand dollars, and there is only a small card game and 5 office software in it." The clerk said.

"You Gaul bastard, get out of the way, it's my turn." Just when Nick was about to get the official configuration, someone in the store who was experiencing it started cursing.

Just when Nick thought there was going to be a big fight between the two sides, he didn't expect that the Gaul man actually stood up and watched from the side.

Nick was a little puzzled that the Gaul man was so easy to talk to.

"Let me take a look first."

"The limited time experience is 40 minutes, sir."

"I see."

Nick came over and saw that it was actually chess, which Nick was not interested in.

Then he looked to the side and found that it was Go, which he was not interested in either.

Then next to it was checkers, which was okay.

Further back were grids with many numbers in them. The name of the game was Minesweeper.

Further back was a game of stacking blocks, which immediately attracted Nick.

This was controlled by the left and right keys on the keyboard.

The guy operating the keyboard was wearing thick glasses and staring at the computer screen. He kept operating with his hands, and the blocks that fell down were all kinds of shapes, and these blocks could be rotated.

Nick quickly understood it and felt that this was too simple.

But after watching for two minutes, I found that the speed of the blocks falling was getting faster and faster, and then the guy in front of me made a mistake, and then it was over.

"Get out of the way, you idiot, it's my turn." Another glasses person in the queue behind the glasses hurriedly pushed the person in front.

"You bastard, I wonder how long you can last."

After another 5 minutes, the second person was finished.

After waiting for 25 minutes, it was finally Nick's turn. In Nick's mind, this was too easy, and he was ready to show off to the people around him.

Unexpectedly, it was over before 5 minutes.

"Rookie, get out of the way." Nick was pushed by the person behind him. Normally, Nick would have fought with the opponent long ago, but he was really too rookie.

Now Nick's mind was thinking about how he should have changed and how he shouldn't have changed, and he regretted it very much.

"You bastard are even more rookie." The opponent was finished before his score, and Nick laughed at him.

Before he knew it, the clerk came to Nick and reminded him: "Sir, you still have 10 minutes to experience it."

"How much is this game software?"

"If it is pre-installed on the hard drive, it will be 50 dollars."

"What about checkers?"

"That is also 50 dollars!"

Nick did not ask about the floppy disk, because the capacity of the floppy disk is too small now.

"Then can we pay in installments?"

"Of course."

"Okay, please give me a form."

"Sir, please come this way."

After completing the formalities, Nick left, because the goods would be delivered to the door, and he had to inspect them himself.

Three days later, he received a call and agreed on the delivery time.

The 3,100 yuan computer appeared at home, causing his wife to complain, but after Nick expressed his thoughts, his wife silently agreed.

Nick quickly turned on the computer and started looking for vulnerabilities.

Three days later, late at night, Nick, who looked haggard, cheered and quickly picked up the phone.

"Hello? Is this Panda Computer Technical Service Center? I want to report a security vulnerability." Nick's voice was a little anxious. Although it was midnight, someone from Panda Computer Technical Service Center still answered the phone.

Because Nick was not sure if anyone else had discovered this vulnerability, because the vulnerability was based on the registration time.

"Okay sir, we have written down the vulnerability you mentioned. I will repeat it again." The staff of Panda Computer Technical Service Center repeated patiently.

"Yes, yes, I want to know how long it will take to confirm this?"

"It should be confirmed within a week."

"Okay then."

What Nick didn't know was that he had won the jackpot. Liu Hai must have spent a lot of money to buy horse bones for this $10 million reward, so he deliberately left a vulnerability with a higher value.

So when the European Panda Computer Technical Service Center sent all the registered vulnerabilities to Fenghuo Technology Company by email, of course, the email here is airmail, not email.

Just five days later, Nick received news that the vulnerability he found had been confirmed and assessed as a threatening security vulnerability, with a reward of 500,000 US dollars. There were other people with Nick, but their vulnerabilities were much smaller, hundreds or thousands of dollars.

Countless newspapers learned the news and came to interview Nick.

Nick stood in front of his newly bought villa and luxury car, expressing his gratitude incoherently.

"Thank you very much Panda Computer. In fact, as for me personally, I am willing to refuse this money because Panda Computer is open source for the entire operating system."

"But I'm sorry that I still have a wife and children. They have been silently supporting my career. I want to use this money to give them a better life. At the same time, I have received an invitation from Panda Computer's London Technical Service Center. I will work there to help Panda Computer improve its operating system." Nick hugged his wife and two daughters and said.

The reporter sent a heartfelt blessing: "It can be seen that you love your family very much, and you also love your wife and daughter. I wish you a happy life in the future."

This scene made the computer expert in the Bald Eagle family next door jump up and down anxiously.

"This opportunity to make a fortune is mine, but it's these damn politicians who refuse to allow Panda computers to enter our market."

Some people simply took a plane and went to Niu Niu to buy it.

But unfortunately, Panda computers now need to wait. Of course, some scalpers have goods, but the price is relatively high.

After all, someone just found a loophole and made $500,000, so many people bought scalpers' computers at high prices with a price increase of $300 or $500.

Is this a bought computer? No, this is a $500,000 opportunity to make a fortune.

Panda computers suddenly became the darling of the technology industry.

Many computer experts from well-known universities praised the open source of the Panda computer operating system, because they carefully analyzed the operating system and found that it was an excellent operating system.

Of course, even if there are some flaws, everything is not a problem in the face of free open source.

Some people have even begun to modify the operating system to use it on IBM computers.

At this time, the Niu Niu government announced the purchase of a batch of Panda computers, and emphasized that the operating system is a special department, and it is a government-specific system made by itself based on the open source operating system of Panda computers. There is no problem with security.

Then the Gallic Chicken next door also announced government procurement, and also built its own system on the open source operating system.

Although Apple announced a price reduction for computer sales, it was still criticized.

The reputation of Panda Computer gradually fermented. In this era, computers are only useful for professionals.

However, Panda Computer developed various game software, making computers something that the whole family can use.

Of course, the result is that the hard disk capacity is not enough, because the game data will take up capacity if it is saved.

Moreover, the family likes different types of games. The wife likes poker, the son likes chess, the daughter likes checkers, and I like to stack cubes.

So who would you not install the game he likes?

And the Panda Computer Technical Service Center will update the computer system.

Then the newspapers kept breaking out that someone found a loophole in the Panda Computer operating system and got a reward.

In June 1984, Kyoto Airport was extremely busy, and cargo planes were constantly transporting computers and mobile phones to all parts of the world.

Because the demand for mobile phones and computers was too strong, dealers could not wait to go by sea.

IBM and Apple Computer announced another price cut, but it still attracted a lot of criticism.

And Apple found that there were already many Panda computer users in China.

Originally thought that these computers were smuggled, but unexpectedly not.

Because the components of Panda computers are disassembled, and the law here does not prohibit the import of computer components.

So some people bought the components and assembled the computer. There is no Panda computer logo on this computer, but all the configurations and parts inside are Panda computers.

IBM and Apple quickly asked politicians to submit a bill to ban the import of computer components.

Before the bill was submitted, the stock prices of Apple and IBM plunged.

The newspapers were full of criticism, saying that they were monopolizing, and even many experts and professors from universities stood up to accuse IBM and Apple of suspected monopoly.

Before Apple and IBM could react, some members of the Niu Niu Congress submitted a bill to prohibit the two companies from selling any products in the British Federation business system.

So the stock prices of the two companies plunged again.

Although the bill has not been passed, the members of the Gallic Rooster next door also jumped out to say that they would prohibit the products of the two companies from being sold in their own country.

The slogans of this congressman were loud and clear, saying that technology should serve mankind instead of being monopolized by some big companies to sell us junk products.

These two companies quickly did emergency public relations.

In this social system, many people still yearn for the life of the fat bear, and the hard-working workers at the bottom also want to be like the workers of the fat bear, and all of them are covered by the state.

And many experts and professors in the West agree with the model of the fat bear, so the open source of the Panda computer operating system hits some points of these people.

Apple and IBM's approach makes these people hate it. Even many professors and experts in the computer industry believe that Apple's own operating system that is incompatible with other people's systems is a narrow-minded technology.

Ordinary people think that Apple's approach is irresponsible. After you buy its computer, you can only listen to their company's arrangements in the future.

Westerners don't understand the difference between Panda Computer and Fenghuo Technology Company.

To be precise, Panda Computer is a technical product authorized by Fenghuo Technology Company.

The more trouble the West has, the better Panda Computer sells. The only bad thing is that the production can't keep up.

The relevant superior departments directly sent a working group to the factory to ensure not only quality but also production.

Anyone who fails in the production link will be directly dealt with and hinder the development of the factory. That's the sinner.

Some departments in China still want to equip computers, but unfortunately there is no stock, and domestic computer typists still need training.

So a training class for typists was born. The training class also gave feedback that the input method is faster after turning off the memory.

So Fenghuo Technology Company made two versions, one for professionals and one for ordinary people.

However, professionals prefer Wubi to Pinyin, and some people also like Pinyin.

Anyway, there is no domestic computer now, because the order has been placed for half a year.

"Several countries in Europe want us to help them develop their government-specific operating system?" Liu Hai came to Fenghuo Technology Company to listen to the report and heard such a news.

"Bulk Europe!" Liu Hai muttered to himself when he heard this.