My Age of Investment

"Just yesterday, Microsoft, HTC and T-Mobile jointly held a press conference and stated that they will release a new smartphone in September.

The three companies have a clear division of labor. T Mobile is responsible for customization and sales, and HTC is responsible for OEM. It is equipped with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system. "

In the conference room of the Android Office Park, Lu Qi stood on the stage, looked at Xia Jingxing, Lin Bing, and Zhou Guangping who were sitting in the audience with a sullen face, and said seriously: "This is obviously a well-prepared operation!

The business alliance formed by their three companies wants to compete with the two major business alliances of "Android, Fuxing Mobile, and Friesen Telecom" and "IOS and Wisdom Fruit, and ATT Telecom"! "

Lin Bing frowned and said, "Didn't I remember that HTC joined the Android Open Alliance? Am I remembering it wrong?"

Lu Qi nodded, "You remember correctly, HTC has joined the Android Alliance, but you also know that in order to maintain momentum, our alliance is very loosely managed and cannot restrain the "double-dealing" behavior of mobile phone manufacturers.

I estimate that Wang Xuehong was worried that Android would fully support the rise of Fuxing mobile phones, so she simply defected to Microsoft without any hesitation.

Of course, it is also possible that Microsoft has offered HTC some recruitment benefits, such as the first representative model of Microsoft's mobile operating system, full support of Microsoft's software ecosystem, etc.

Then, Wang Xuehong was tempted. She would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail, and hugged Microsoft's father's lap. "

With a "bang" sound, Zhou Guangping slapped the table hard and said angrily: "What else is there for such a villain who jumps repeatedly? Lu Qi, I think you Androids should remove HTC from the alliance. removed from the membership list.

If we don't scare the monkeys, other manufacturers will follow suit, and the good situation of the Android Alliance will be ruined. "

Lu Qi smiled, said nothing, and turned his gaze to Xia Jingxing, who had been silent and seemed to be thinking seriously.

Xia Jingxing was indeed thinking about this breaking news.

It has to be said that the three companies have done things very secretly. If they hadn't been unable to hold back and suddenly announced the cooperation news, they would have been kept in the dark.

Xia Jingxing glanced at Zhou Guangping and gave him a look to let him realize, do you need to teach the Android company how to do things?

Although the relationship between the two companies is close, it does not mean that they are the same company. Android needs more manufacturers to carry their own systems, not just Fuxing Mobile.

Meeting Xia Jingxing's eyes, Zhou Guangping knew that he was being scolded again and quickly looked elsewhere.

"Microsoft acted very quickly. We had just terminated cooperation with Yahoo Mail and IE browser, and they immediately launched such a cooperation plan to the market. Is it declaring war on us?"

Xia Jingxing asked himself and answered: "It doesn't matter whether they declare war or demonstrate, we just keep our heads down and do our thing.

In three months, HTC's mobile phone will be released. Does this mean that they have been preparing for this project last year? "

Speaking of this, Xia Jingxing smiled to himself. He really underestimated Microsoft!

The plank road is built openly, but Chen Cang is buried secretly!

On the surface, Mili Tiaoyou is good with Android and Fuxing Mobile, and even cooperated with him to acquire Yahoo some time ago, but secretly he is holding back such a big move.

If it hadn't been revealed suddenly, it would have really caught them off guard.

He remembered that in his previous life, HTC launched the first Android phone-HTCG1 together with T-Mobile.

But in this life, development went awry, and HTC joined the Microsoft camp.

Is this really good news? Or is it bad news?

For Fuxing phones and Android, there may be different answers.

"The three companies are coming with such ferocity that they can't wait to announce the news now without waiting for the official release of the mobile phone. It should be affected by the release of the new phone by us and Zhiguo."

Lin Bing asked tentatively: "Are you afraid that our new machine will take away the market?"

Xia Jingxing nodded, "On the one hand! After a year of sales, FX1 and iPhone have really heated up the smartphone market.

Neither we nor Zhiguo have any experience in mobile phone manufacturing. We are relatively new to the industry, but we were able to sell one to two million mobile phones in half a year, and these are high-end mobile phones with high prices.

Especially for us, who are pure newcomers in the consumer electronics industry. We have been selling computers for more than thirty years, so we have brand heritage.

Seeing this, which manufacturer would not be interested in new smart phones? Have no ideas?

I estimate that HTC is just the beginning. In the future, more mobile phone manufacturers will launch large-screen smartphones without physical buttons like Fuxing Mobile and Zhiguo.

To maintain its leading edge, Fuxing Mobile must not rest on its laurels. Products need to be innovated and the supply chain needs to be sorted out. At the same time, it must further open up the international market and allow Fuxing Mobile to be sold in more countries and regions.

Similarly, Android needs to continue to work hard. Fuxing Mobile has already made the Android system famous. Next, Android needs to increase the market share of the operating system. In addition to technological upgrades and innovations in its own system, it must also expand more mobile phone manufacturer partners. . "

Hearing this, Lin Bing and Lu Qi both nodded solemnly towards Xia Jingxing.

If they were still a little quiet in the joy and complacency of being the leader in smartphones, now with the efforts of HTC and Microsoft, they have calmed down a lot.

A person's name is like a tree's shadow. Who dares to underestimate Microsoft, which is paying more and more attention to the smartphone market?

"Of course, HTC, Microsoft, and T Mobile have entered the game. Looking at it from the other side, it is also a good thing."

"A good thing?" Lu Qi looked at Xia Jingxing in surprise.

"Yes, good thing!"

Xia Jingxing explained with a smile: “We are all fans of new smartphones, and our enemies are traditional mobile phone manufacturers represented by Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung.

If new smartphone manufacturers want to develop and grow, they will inevitably need to grab market share from traditional mobile phone manufacturers.

The participation of HTC, Microsoft, and T Mobile actually accelerates this "grabbing" process, which can accelerate the development of the smartphone industry, and everyone can make the pie bigger together.

Of course, when the cake gets bigger, there will inevitably be another fight to determine each other's market ranking and status.

So, this is both an opportunity and a challenge. "

Lu Qi suddenly understood, and then nodded and said: "It makes sense, we have been recruiting Android application developers recently, and there have been very few responders.

It’s not that everyone looks down on Android, but that the market and business model are immature, and many large enterprise developers are waiting to see it. In other words, small developers like to bring their own dry food and develop software applications day and night out of feelings and interests. .

If the smartphone market breaks out all of a sudden, practitioners in the entire industry and industry chain will benefit from it, and no one will wait and see anymore. "

Xia Jingxing nodded, "There is a saying that I like very much, standing on the wind, even a pig can fly!

The dawn of mobile Internet entrepreneurship has emerged, and this is a new outlet.

Android can cooperate with the Vision Venture Incubator, such as establishing developer funds, developer awards and other projects, to mobilize the enthusiasm of developers and provide support to developers.

Andrew said that the incubator has recruited many entrepreneurial students in the past year or two, and they have been messing around for a long time without making any achievements.

Android can send people to give lectures and point out a clear path for young people. Can software on computers be moved into mobile phones?

Not only large-scale software such as social media, e-commerce, and entertainment, but also gadgets such as accounting, weather, and women's menstrual management, all contain endless entrepreneurial opportunities.

Today's mobile Internet is a virgin land waiting for entrepreneurs to cultivate it. "

Lu Qi smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll contact Andrew when I get down. Right now I'm worried that there are not enough developers on the Android platform."

Xia Jingxing smiled. Envision Capital selects and trains entrepreneurs, and the Android mobile platform provides entrepreneurial opportunities. The developed software is then installed on Fuxing mobile phones. It is a complete business closed loop, which can eat from the head to the tail.

Andy Rubin, who had been listening without interrupting, suddenly asked: "I wonder how the development of Google's mobile operating system is going?"

Hearing this, everyone's expressions became solemn, and they almost forgot about this heavyweight player.

Android, Wisdom Fruit, Microsoft, plus Google, it’s a four-nation melee!

Moreover, the four contestants all have great backgrounds. They are all large enterprises that need money and people.

However, to be more serious, Android seems to be the worst, because the other three are giants with a market value of tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of dollars, and each of them is a listed company.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that after entering 2008, Wisdom Fruit's stock price rebounded strongly with the increase in mobile phone sales, sweeping away the gloom of last year.

Although the development has suffered a slight setback, the overall strength still exists.

Xia Jingxing smiled lightly and said: "Google, I guess they are still immersed in research and development at the moment. They entered the track relatively late, which delayed a lot of time!"

In fact, Xia Jingxing didn't know what was going on at Google because there were no commercial spies deployed.

However, compared to its previous life, Google in this life did not have the R\u0026D foundation to acquire Android, and it was two years late in starting operating system research and development. Even with its huge financial strength and technical advantages, its development was greatly restricted.