bookrebus Chapter 91 Joint Technology Launch
Chapter 91 Joint Technology Launch
On a huge backdrop, the logos of AMD, Sun Microsystems, and StarOS were displayed side by side. The audience was packed, and camera flashes were incessant. This was not just a technology launch event, but a rally to announce the formation of a united front to the industry.
After a brief opening by the host, Jerry Sanders was the first to stride confidently onto the stage. He didn't have a prepared speech; instead, he placed his hands on either side of the podium, scanning the entire audience like a general about to launch an attack.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" His voice boomed through the microphone, carrying the air of an AMD challenger, "For many years, you've heard the same story—what kind of hardware must be paired with what kind of software. They've tried to convince you that this is a one-way street, with no other choice!"
Everyone present knew perfectly well who he was referring to with "them".
"But today, here, we're going to tell a different story!" Sanders waved his arm, pointing to the logo behind him. "AMD's K6 processors, and our future K7 architecture, were born for high-performance computing! But our potential was stifled in a system where compatibility was compromised at every turn!"
He stepped aside, and the large screen behind him lit up, displaying clear data comparison charts. "Look at this! This is the result of the Star System's deep optimization of our K6 processor's specific instruction set. Under multimedia data processing and scientific computing workloads, performance is improved by 25% to 40% compared to general-purpose systems!"
A low murmur of surprise and discussion arose from the audience. This number was real and incredibly impactful.
"This isn't magic!" Sanders emphasized. "It's because the StarCraft team sat down with our AMD engineers and built a highway tailored just for us, from kernel scheduling to compiler optimization! This proves one thing: how amazing the energy can be unleashed when hardware and software work closely together from the ground up towards a common goal! This is no longer a one-way street; it's a fast lane paved for us!"
Sanders' words resonated deeply: "Consumers should have the right to get the ultimate performance at a lower price! Not passively accept a solution bound by a monopoly and full of compromises! The collaboration between AMD and StarCraft is to bring the market a more powerful, more efficient, and more affordable option!"
He stepped down from the stage amidst enthusiastic applause and gave Scott McNealy a high five.
McNealy's style was very different from Sanders'; he wore a smile that was a mixture of mockery and excitement.
"Jerry just told everyone that hardware needs to be liberated!" McNealy began, his tone rousing. "Now I'm going to tell all developers that your creativity also needs to be liberated!"
"We all know what development meant under the rule of that 'dark empire'. It meant facing countless obscure, proprietary APIs; it meant your application might inexplicably crash due to a system 'optimization update'; it meant you were forever chasing their ever-changing standards!"
Many developers in the audience nodded in agreement or laughed knowingly.
"But the world shouldn't be like this!" McNealy's joking expression vanished, his voice becoming serious and forceful. "Sun believes in open standards, in the power of 'write once, run anywhere'! That's why we created Java. And today, we announce that the combination of Java and the Star System will reach a new level!"
A demonstration began on the large screen. A Sun engineer was using a Java Development Kit (JDK) and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) optimized for the Astral system on a computer running the Astral system. The smoothness of writing, debugging, and running code was significantly better than the experience on traditional systems.
"We've rebuilt the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for the Starry Sky system!" McNealy explained. "The garbage collection mechanism is more efficient, and the responsiveness of the graphical interface library is improved by 30%! More importantly, we provide a complete set of development tools and comprehensive documentation tailored to the characteristics of the Starry Sky system. Developing Java applications on the Starry Sky system will be simpler, faster, and more stable than on any other platform!"
He looked intently at the developers below the stage: "Friends, why waste your talents on mending the fence of a closed garden? Why not build a system born for the open web, using the world's best cross-platform language to create truly future-oriented applications? The Star System plus Java is the key to breaking free from the cage!"
He concluded by pointing to the Starry Sky logo: "The same applies to the server side! A streamlined, efficient, and secure Starry Sky server system, coupled with robust and reliable Java backend services, will provide enterprises with a more modern and cost-effective option beyond Windows NT and traditional Unix! It's secure, easy to use, and, moreover, not subject to any single monopolistic giant!"
McNealy stepped down from the stage amidst enthusiastic applause from the developers. Finally, Ling Yun went up. Compared to the two passionate speakers before him, he appeared unusually calm.
"Mr. Sanders demonstrated a leap in performance, and Mr. McNealy described the ease of development." Ling Yun's voice was calm, yet persuasive. "Behind all of this is a simple logic: collaboration can create better products and provide users and developers with more choices."
He didn't dwell on the confrontational sentiment, but instead focused on the technology itself and the concrete value of collaboration. "The Starry Sky System is a platform, an open-source platform willing to collaborate deeply with all outstanding partners, from hardware to software. We believe that only openness and collaboration can drive technological innovation forward at the fastest speed."
He concluded, "Today, AMD, Sun, and StarCraft have taken a significant step forward. We've proven that through close collaboration, we can deliver more powerful hardware performance, a more efficient development experience, and more reliable server solutions. This is just the beginning. We look forward to more partners joining us to build a diverse and vibrant computing ecosystem."
The atmosphere in the venue was lively when the press conference ended. Reporters surrounded the three CEOs with questions, while the developers and company representatives gathered together, discussing the content they had just heard and seen.
Although the road ahead is still fraught with difficulties and Microsoft's shadow remains enormous, this time, Xingchen is no longer alone.
The performance demonstration brought by AMD and the developer ecosystem support provided by Sun acted like two sharp wedges, driving them firmly into the seemingly solid barrier of the Wintel alliance.
A war surrounding operating systems and the entire computing ecosystem has moved from the shadows to the open.
"Mr. Lingyun, I'm a CNN reporter. Would you be so kind as to invite me to our program for an interview?" A beautiful woman wearing a CNN reporter's badge extended an invitation to Lingyun.
Lingyun was about to decline, but after thinking it over, she agreed to the CNN reporter's invitation.