Reborn American Tyrant

Fujita knew, of course, that Yamada had no such brains. In fact, most Japanese companies, when conflicts and disputes arise, will negotiate through the zaibatsu behind them.

In the end, they draw a red line that is acceptable to both sides, as long as they compete within it.

Let's just say that this is unthinkable in the Midwest, and even if William White and Steve Jobs had a rapport, there's no way he would have told Fat Tom that, you know, it's just about right, and that if he pinched too hard, old Joe might die.

Don't say anything. This is what we call a cultural difference. What Yamada thinks is normal, to Fujita's ears, is as odd as it gets. Besides, that's the point, isn't it? What's the topic our boss cares about?

The Microsoft CE is out of date, but you guys can't make it work?

What's on your mind?

Nima, video video one format, music music one format, hmm, your format, can only play Somi's library, besides that, you can find a few more willing to cooperate.

No one is on the same page, and a bad breakup is the only possibility.

After all, Somi music in Asia, Europe and the United States is not to be blown, is really strong and William White to break off.

But what this guy didn't expect was that when he went to report on the work the next day, things took a turn for the worse.

For no other reason, the legendary itouch and music store went live.

The MP3 player has been around for a long time, but the copyright issue, which has been criticized, has never been properly resolved. It was not invented by the Great Rabbit Kingdom, but it was sold all over the world. The painful thing for record companies is that the songs are popular and the singers are famous, but the cassettes and CDs are not sold.

A cassette of ten songs, not to mention that most of them are mixed, but at least half of them are close to the standard of a hit song, which means that the album is well-made.

Unfortunately, except for a few that can reach this level, most can't. It's not that record companies don't work hard, but if ten of the songs were hits, they could have had several, and all the resources would have been spent on one or two, which is not only a huge waste, but also an overdraft of the singer's popularity.

This one sells well, but what about the next one?

It may not always be a hit song, unless you are a singer-songwriter yourself, which is unlikely. No matter how amazing the songwriter is, the so-called creative peak is extremely short-lived. If you can come up with a classic song in a flash, you should thank the gods.

But the advent of the MP3 has upset that balance. If I wanted to, I could make up a song list to my liking. There's no waste, so to speak, and no need to cut songs too often.

Do you know why CD players are slowly becoming popular?

The sound of a CD player is hard, and if you listen to it with headphones, the tape may be more suitable for your ears. It's a good idea to have a CD player, because the fast-forward won't damage the CD. In fact, it's very inappropriate to have a CD player outdoors, and the advanced players are shockproof, but it's impossible not to affect the quality of the music.

With the MP3, many users were shocked to find that, in addition to the sound quality there are some shortcomings, this thing is perfect in all aspects of performance.

To say that Somi is not an idiot, they came up with the MD, in fact, took into account the shortcomings of CD players.

Gee, that's a great idea, tape, CD, MD... you bastard, just follow your lead and buy the electronics.

What's behind this MD?

The idea is good, but unfortunately, the advent of the MP3 has broken the little Japanese imagination.

In fact, in William White's opinion, the MD has the potential to replace the CD. The sound quality is better, the shockproof effect is better, and most importantly, it takes into account the copyright issues.

Unfortunately, Somi is used to eating his own food, and he has no intention of sharing anything with the world. If all the audiovisual products in the world are bought from them, what's the point of losing a little now?

"President, they don't have any sincerity. That guy Fujita is very arrogant, and he's just a rich dog with a big face."

"Shut up, I shouldn't have arranged for you to go. Yamada, why can't you see reality at this level?"

"Uh, President?" Ryousuke Yamada was directly stupid, and once upon a time, weren't you the one who said those words? Dude, it's just repeating now, why are you reacting so much?

But, that's how it is in the Japanese workplace. If the leader says you are wrong, then you really are wrong.

"Not convinced? Look at this. Hell, the record companies are bound to have trouble with this."

When William White put a big push of music on the Internet, the whole world was in an uproar. Holy shit, it was the right thing to do, and the price to buy the music was not unacceptable.

Huh? Computer random play is actually free.

No promotion, no advertising, just a little pop-up from ICQ, itouch and the music mall quickly took the world by storm.

What? We're paying customers, so you're pushing ads too far.

That's not true. ICQ's user number is also a Music Store user number. As a paying customer, we do offer some free songs for download.

Well, the American public has no idea that they need to remember their ICQ number as well as their social security account number. With more and more affiliated products coming out, it's hard to even imagine what would happen if you lost that number one day.

And some people with a stereotypical bias against the Internet are gradually discovering the fact that the publicity effect of this little pop-up window, if you must measure it in terms of money, must be measured in billions.

Ryousuke Yamada was completely dumbfounded, he couldn't even imagine how they would be able to cope with the situation once this thing spreads.

Resolutely uncompromising?

Not to mention, have you considered the musician factor?

Every time a song is downloaded, the music store cashes in the corresponding amount of money to the music copyright holder. Now that itouch has just gone on sale, it's unlikely that the numbers will spread anytime soon. Because production has always been Legendary World's weakness. But as time goes on, who knows how many units they'll sell.

And at $199 US, the price doesn't seem that outrageous. See, it's the same bundle as always, you buy an itouch and you get 30 songs to download.

Well, without the price of the three albums, it looks like, well, it looks like it's only $100, right?

As a result, the World Marketplace and Amazon sold out at the same time. From push to sell 100,000 units of itouch, it took no more than eight hours at most.

It's crazy that this kind of starvation sales method can work so well over and over again. This is true for selling game consoles, this is true for selling computers, and now it's true for selling MP3s!