Chapter 230: Preparing to Develop a New Computer Operating System (Part 3/3)

“Director Tang, I don’t mean to dampen your enthusiasm. Currently, the computer operating system market is completely dominated by Microsoft. Even Japan and the developed countries of the European Union, with so many top talents, have not developed a new computer operating system,” Yang Zhiyong said, sighing before continuing, “We definitely have no chance!”

“Dean Yang, I’m aware of the situation you described. Objectively, we indeed do not have the same level of funding and talent as Japan and the European Union’s developed countries. However, we have a population of over a billion, and our universities are continuously expanding their intake. This means we will cultivate a large number of talents in the coming years! This is our advantage! We should seize the time and use this advantage to develop a computer operating system better than Microsoft’s,” Tang Feng said in one breath.

“Director Tang, I understand how you feel. I believe all Chinese people wish to use a domestically produced computer operating system! But the reality is cruel. With our current strength, we simply can’t achieve this,” Yang Zhiyong shook his head.

In his youth, he also went to study in the United States! He obtained his Ph.D. there, rejected many high-paying job offers, and hurried back to teach at the Computer Science Department of Jingcheng University!

His idea was simple: to cultivate first-class talent for the country!

However, many students he trained, whether undergraduates or master’s students, went on to work for high-tech companies in the United States!

Some even worked at Microsoft!

That is to say, these people also played an indispensable role in making Microsoft so powerful!

“Dean Yang, I understand what you mean. But I still want to give it a try,” Tang Feng continued to advocate.

“How about this? I’ll give a call to the Computer Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to see if they are willing to collaborate with us? If they are also not willing to work with us, I’m afraid it won’t be possible to achieve this,” Yang Zhiyong discussed with him.

“Okay!” Tang Feng nodded in agreement.

Following that, Yang Zhiyong picked up the office phone and dialed.

Soon, the call was connected.

“Zheng! What are you busy with? I hope I’m not interrupting your work!” Yang Zhiyong greeted very politely.

“Not at all! I’m resting at home this afternoon,” the other side answered.

“That’s good! Zheng, I’m calling to discuss a matter with you!”

“Go ahead.”

“I have an idea. I’m planning to organize a group of experts to see if we can develop a new computer operating system.”

“Dean Yang, am I hearing you right? Our Computer Institute had previously organized a team to develop a new computer operating system! You are aware of this! After two years of development, it ended in complete failure.”

“I know! I’m calling to see if there’s a possibility of cooperation! This time, the Computer Science Department of Jingcheng University will lead, and you just need to arrange some experts to help.”

“Dean Yang, we’ve been old friends for so many years! Listen to my advice! Don’t touch this matter! Microsoft has become even stronger than a few years ago! And the computer operating systems released by Microsoft are continuously being upgraded! Trying to bypass their patent restrictions to develop a completely different computer operating system is simply a fool’s dream!”

“Zheng, I’ll tell you the truth! This idea was proposed by Director Tang! He’s in my office right now! If you’re free this afternoon, why not come over to my office for a visit? Then we can have an open discussion!”

“Director Tang? Which Director Tang?” The other side was puzzled.

“Our school’s Director of the Mathematics Department, Tang Feng,” Yang Zhiyong answered.

“Dean Yang, you must be joking with me! He’s the head of the Mathematics Department, should be focusing on solving world-class mathematical problems, and now he’s coming over with suggestions! What’s his intention!” The other side became quite heated!

“Zheng, don’t be in a hurry! Listen to me! Although Director Tang is the head of the Mathematics Department, he also has a very deep understanding of computer science! The most popular uu chat software on the market was developed by him!” Yang Zhiyong hurriedly explained.

“Oh? Is that so? Although I don’t use that chat software much, I see a lot of people using it, especially the young people in our institute. However, developing a chat software and developing a new computer operating system are very different!”

“I know! But since Director Tang has this idea, let’s sit down and discuss it! See if we can make it happen! If we can achieve this, it would be of great benefit both to the country and to us personally,” Yang Zhiyong responded.

“In that case, wait for me for a while, I’ll come over right away!” The other side agreed.

The call ended.

“Director Tang, let’s wait here for a while. Director Zheng will be here shortly,” Yang Zhiyong said.

“Okay,” Tang Feng nodded.

“I suspect Director Zheng won’t agree. You should be prepared mentally in advance.”

“I know.”

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