The price of Huawei's products has sparked heated discussions: internal employees have reported tears
As a Chinese tech giant, the price of Huawei's products has been controversial and questionable. Recently, the self-reports of some internal employees have aroused widespread attention and heated discussions.
The high price of Huawei's products is largely due to cultural issues within the company. Some former employees revealed that Huawei has serious shortcomings such as a braggart culture, strict hierarchies, and too many departmental walls, resulting in an extreme waste of resources. The high turnover rate is even more alarming, especially for doctoral students, who have a turnover rate of 80%. Some employees bluntly said that Huawei's culture is more like a "wolf culture" that uses employees as tools, rather than a "human culture". This internal environment will undoubtedly drive up the manufacturing cost of the product.
On the other hand, Huawei's close ties to the Chinese government have also raised questions about the price of its products. Some countries are concerned that if the Chinese government asks Huawei for assistance on national security grounds, the latter will have to comply, leaving Huawei equipment at potential backdoor risk. This will undoubtedly affect consumers' confidence in purchasing.
There are also insiders who justify the price of Huawei products. They argue that in the early days, foreign manufacturers charged too much for China, and that Huawei's prices were just a reasonable reflection of the efforts of employees. Through continuous innovation, Huawei has taken a leading position in 5G, artificial intelligence, and other fields.
Some of Huawei's recent product operations have once again sparked controversy. The "AI elimination" function of its Pura 70 series phones was exposed to pornographic and vulgar content, and the vulnerability had to be urgently fixed. This will undoubtedly affect the brand image.
The price dispute over Huawei's products continues to ferment
The high price of mobile phones raises questions
In recent years, the price of Huawei's mobile phones has remained high, and flagship models often cost tens of thousands of yuan, which has aroused widespread doubts among consumers. Take Huawei Mate 40 Pro+ as an example, its price is as high as 12999 yuan, which has been complained about a lot. Many consumers believe that this has seriously deviated from the level of mass consumption.
Some people pointed out that the reason why Huawei has set the price of mobile phones so high is mainly due to the following reasons: first, the high cost of 5G patents; second, the use of self-developed Kirin chips, the cost is high; third, it is to highlight the identity of the flagship phone and maintain the high-end image of the brand.
Some consumers also believe that Huawei mobile phones do perform well in terms of image system and battery life, and although the price is high, the cost performance is acceptable. The R&D cost of high-end flagship models is already high.
The software features pornographic and vulgar content
In addition to the price of the hardware, the software of Huawei mobile phones has also been questioned due to some functional settings. Recently, the "AI elimination" function of Huawei's Pura 70 series mobile phones was exposed to pornographic and vulgar content, causing controversy.
It is understood that this function can "eliminate" the people in the image, but it was found that when processing some pornographic images, the lower body parts will be retained and others will be deleted, and there is a serious censorship loophole. Huawei had to fix this issue urgently.
The incident has once again raised questions about Huawei's product review process. It is said that the reason for this low-level error is likely to be due to a weak link in Huawei's software testing process.
Other product price issues
In addition to mobile phones, the prices of Huawei's other products are also controversial from time to time. For example, the price of Huawei cloud services has been criticized for being too high. Some users reported that the price of HUAWEI CLOUD is 2-3 times that of Alibaba Cloud, which is too heavy for small and medium-sized enterprises.
In addition, the price of Huawei laptops is often considered to be on the high side. It has been pointed out that Huawei started late in the notebook field, with a relatively single product line and high cost, so the pricing is high.
There are also insiders who justify the price of Huawei products. They said that the reason for the higher price is that Huawei adheres to independent innovation and is independent and controllable in core technologies such as chips and operating systems, so as to avoid being controlled by others. The cost of this innovation is increased cost.
Take a rational view of the price dispute over Huawei's products
After the above, we can see that there are indeed some reasonable roots in the price dispute of Huawei's products, but there are also some excessive exaggerations and biases.
We can't deny that some cultural issues and management flaws within Huawei do lead to a waste of resources, which drives up product costs. This is evidenced by the high turnover rate of employees. Huawei needs to rethink its own management model and create a more inclusive and humane work environment to improve employees' sense of achievement and happiness, thereby reducing unnecessary waste.
Second, Huawei's close relationship with the Chinese government has exacerbated security concerns in some countries. We also need to look objectively at whether such doubts are justified. Any tech company that violates the laws of the country in which it is located can be penalized accordingly. The reason why Huawei has received so much attention is largely due to the backdrop of the technology war between China and the United States.
We can't deny that Huawei's products do excel in many aspects, and their high prices also reflect the cost of independent innovation. For example, the high cost of 5G patents and the huge investment in self-developed chips and HarmonyOS systems are unavoidable for any technology company on the road to innovation.
We also need to take an objective view of Huawei's shortcomings in product review and testing, which will indeed affect the user experience and damage the brand image. Huawei needs to make more efforts in these basic areas.
The price battle for Huawei's products reflects the impact of multiple factors such as the company's own, industry development, and geopolitics. We need to look at this issue objectively and rationally, and avoid blind pursuit or unnecessary bias. For Huawei, it is the best policy to maintain technological innovation, improve internal management, improve product quality, and deliver satisfactory answers to consumers. For consumers, it is also necessary to learn to understand the difficulties of business management and make their own choices within a reasonable price range.