470 All for Google
After Weibo was posted on the Internet, Wang Yufei stopped paying attention to it for the time being.
Google's Weibo administrator can't be blind, this kind of news will definitely be reported as soon as possible, and the other party will inevitably respond after discussing the results.
He's probably a surprise for thousands of miles, right?
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Wang Yufei's judgment is naturally correct.
In fact, Google received the news on the first day.
No way, although Wang Yufei only casually @Google Huaxia once, there are countless enthusiastic netizens on the Internet. Not only will they help Wang Yufei @Google Huaxia, but some people will keep privately texting Google Huaxia's Weibo account to ask them what they think about the open source of the Xin system. Will you join the big family of Xin system and give up your Android?
Then there will be a situation where the Weibo administrator's mobile phone keeps receiving message bombardment, and after opening Weibo, it is impossible not to see Wang Yufei's Weibo.
In fact, this method of public shouting does not require the Weibo administrator of Google Huaxia to open Weibo and flip through the WeChat circle of friends to see the news.
It can be seen how much impact the formal decision of Xin System on free and open source has on the public.
Even a group of public intellectuals who are active on the Internet have begun to popularize science and technology for the public, and what is the point of doing this.
Although their ideas do not necessarily match Wang Yufei's ideas.
But just after responding to Microsoft's provocation through video, he immediately decided to open source the Xin system, which is enough to show that Changxiang Technology's approach is aimed at Microsoft.
So what choice will Google, which is also an American high-tech company, make?
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Of course, this kind of news can't wait, and it reached Google's Silicon Valley headquarters as soon as possible.
Then Google's executives were also shocked by Wang's riotous operation.
What do you mean?
Can you talk about cooperation?
There are so many channels, what does it mean for you to put it on the Internet for the whole network to see?
It's tangled.
Integrating the Google framework into the Xin system is, of course, the most in Google's interest at the moment.
But this level of openness is less friendly.
Microsoft's big move, it is impossible to say that these big companies in Silicon Valley did not know about it before.
When Microsoft officially announced, they were also looking forward to seeing how Changxiang Technology responded, and now they are not only waiting for Changxiang Technology's response measures, but also waiting for Changxiang Technology to take the initiative to hand over an olive branch in a public way.
What a surprise it was!
In fact, Sundar Pichai, who was also working overtime for a meeting, was equally confused when he learned the news.
Are the Chinese so caring?
Since receiving Ge Lingyue's request for a visit, they have had several meetings.
According to the results of everyone's discussion, of course, Google can cooperate with Changxiang Technology, after all, cooperation is in the best interests of Google.
The reason for this judgment is that it is an indisputable fact that the world's mainstream mobile phone manufacturers will gradually abandon Android in the future.
Google's fundamental disk is advertising.
As long as the Google framework is integrated into the Xin system and the status of Google software in the operating system is maintained, even if Android is abandoned, the impact on Google is not very great.
Of course, this is only a short-term stopgap measure.
The abandonment of Android does not mean that Google has given up on the study of the operating system. On the contrary, Google could devote its energies to the next generation of smarter and perhaps even surpassing the Xin operating system.
Of course, the best way to achieve their goals is to get the source files of the Xin system, and the worst thing is to open a system interface for them.
Everyone is also fully aware that it must be very difficult to negotiate with Ge Lingyue.
After all, the Xin system is not the same as Android.
There are also historical reasons for Android open source, such as Android is based on the Linux kernel, and Linux is an open and free operating system. And Google doesn't need to charge through Android.
However, the Xin system is a completely new operating system, its kernel and architecture are completely new, and even this system is developed by a new computer language.
From the analysis of Wang Yufei's words at the press conference, it is particularly emphasized that the Xin system is only permanently free in China. And free does not mean open source, not to mention Samsung and Apple, even if China's domestic manufacturers are Chinese, rice, OP and other manufacturers have not been authorized to redevelop exclusive operating systems.
Changes can only be made in the minutiae through the authorization of Enjoy Technology, and the changes are mainly in the UI interactive interface.
This series of actions is enough to show that Changxiang Technology has no idea of open-source the Xin system at all.
Sundar Pichai When Ge Lingyue came to visit Google's parent company, the two sides would definitely start a tug-of-war negotiation on this issue, but they didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly.
The founder-level figure of Changxiang Technology, who can speak his word, actually called on Weibo for Google to join the Xin System Alliance, and took the initiative to help Google integrate the Google framework into the Xin system.
The only problem is the timing and the notification method.
Isn't this forcing Google to take sides?
Microsoft has just launched with Changxiang Technology today, and now that Wang Yufei is making such a fuss, Google agrees, and it is naturally hated by Microsoft. Although Google and Microsoft are two separate companies, they are still in competition with each other. For example, Microsoft's Windows phone system has always wanted to grab Android users, and Microsoft's Bing development is also aimed at Google's search engine, but the problem naturally can't just look at one side.
There are also many partnerships between the two companies, such as Microsoft's partnership with Google to develop more web apps for Android devices, and Microsoft's ability to help developers publish PWA apps on the Play Store.
In addition, Google and Microsoft also have cooperation in many areas, such as OpenChain, which aims to develop open source software supply chain standards and help various organizations solve open source license consistency more efficiently, a member of the Silicon Valley Brain-Computer Chip Alliance, the World 5G Alliance, the World Cloud Security Standards Alliance, the Confidential Computing Alliance, the Ethernet Alliance, the FIDO Alliance, and so on.
Although there is usually a variety of competition, the partnership between the two sides allows everyone to speak together in these alliances to resist those rising stars and firmly control the standards in their hands.
And Changxiang Technology happens to be a Chinese company, in other words, it is one of the targets of everyone's suppression in these alliances on weekdays.
Now that the company has not joined any technology alliance, it has suddenly created a Xin alliance as a leader, and if Google joins, it will mean that it will completely tear its face with Microsoft, and completely push its former friends and enemies to the opposite side, right?
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"I think we should take this opportunity to extend an olive branch to Huaxia. This is our opportunity, Google can not be ruled out of the Xin Alliance, Xin system to replace not only Android or IOS so simple, the key is in the PC computer system competition, windows will inevitably be at a disadvantage in the future. When Samsung, Apple and these companies have joined the Xin Alliance camp, the mobile operating system began to be popularized in the world, and the PC version of the Xin system will inevitably be popularized. ”
"We all know the advantages of the Xin system, whether it is the convenience and compatibility of its mobile operating system, but also the focus is on the intelligent software to allow ordinary users of the PC Xin system to participate in the software design and ecological structure. The rapid expansion of the Xin system focuses on the user's sense of participation, so that every user can participate in its ecological construction, and thus generate user stickiness. ”
"Unfortunately, the current mainstream operating system, whether it is Android, IOS or Windows, cannot reach this level. We rely on developers to enrich our ecosystem, and consumers pay to enjoy these services. But the sense of participation is extremely low. Of course, this is also constrained by the technical dilemma. But it turns out that getting consumers to be more involved can make a system quickly popular. ”
"At the same time, if our framework can be integrated into the Xin system, it will not only mean that we can collect data and enrich our database as we did in the Android era, but also collect more data under the dominance of the first generation of intelligent systems. For example, by logging in to Minimalist Programming through Google Account, we will be able to understand the personalized customization needs of users with different Facebook products for software products. ”
"In the same way, users who like idol products will provide us with a profile of their favorite idol personality and behavior in their user behavior. Entertainment Translator can let us know the user's preferences and preferences for entertainment products. This new data will help enrich our database and intelligently deliver more appropriate and behavioral ads to our users. From music to movies to real objects, this is even an opportunity for us to go one step further in advertising, and this new data will allow us to deliver more accurate ads and design smarter advertising algorithms. ”
"So abandoning Windows and Android for the time being is the most beneficial option for Google at the moment. As for Microsoft, or we can let our own engineers work with them to build a new generation of windows X, if windows X also has the participation of the Xin system, it will naturally rise again in the future. ”
In the conference room, Google's chief technology officer, Balog, looked solemnly at the Google directors in the video, yes, this is an emergency video conference, and the participants are all members of the board of directors of Google's parent company.
During this month, Balog focused on the study of macro language and the Xin system, and the conclusions he came to were naturally of great reference value.
The most important thing is that he can ignore the intricate relationships between companies and give professional judgments from a purely technical point of view for the board members to judge and analyze, and finally make the right decision, or the decision that is most beneficial to Google.
This is also the most pressing issue for Google at the moment.
No one could have imagined that in a month's time, the situation would progress to this point.
You must know that Google search was able to sweep all corners except Huaxia before, and it also depends on the popularity of Windows and the Google Alliance later. If Windows has maintained its market share, Google certainly does not need to make changes, and when Microsoft is not the first choice, Google will have to make corresponding choices and layout early.
After listening to Balog's report, Sundar Pichai glanced at the directors in the video, was silent for a moment, and said, "Okay, I'll say a few words too." Everyone knows that the search engine market has always been coveted, and everyone should also understand what advertising revenue means to Google. Although I don't want to admit it, if we miss out on the Xin system and let other companies take advantage of it, we may face the same dilemma as Microsoft. ”
"Judging from the current situation, I can probably guess that Huaxia Company is interested in most of the world's users who are accustomed to our framework, and at the same time want to take advantage of our mature charging system, after all, although the Xin system is free, those software embedded resources are charged. It is impossible for the Chinese to provide free access to the citizens of other countries for the resources that their own people have to charge for. ”
"On the other hand, of course, they also fancy our huge copyright database, which can further enrich their database. So you can consider all of these together. Of course, having said all that, the most important thing is that Google does get enough out of this partnership. For example, through richer big data, we can make our portrait description of user groups more accurate. At the same time, Google is not alone in offering similar services. Amazon, for example, has a similar technical approach. ”
Sundar Pichai didn't speak.
Deep down, he is also inclined to cooperate with Changxiang Technology.
Partnering with Changxiang may not be in Google's long-term interests in the long run, but in the short term, there is simply no other option.
But when people have near-term worries, how can they think about the long term?
In order to maintain a good relationship with Microsoft, Google can't be put in an embarrassing situation similar to Microsoft.
"Okay, do you have anyone else to speak? If not, we won't delay everyone's break. Vote now, and raise your hand if you agree to Google joining the Xin Alliance. Sundar Pichai began.
At this moment, the pager on Sundar Pichai's desk rang, and then the secretary's voice rang: "Mr. Pichai, Mr. Nadella's phone is on the front line, he is looking for you urgently, do you want to access it now?"
"Tell him I'll call him back in five minutes. Sundar replied, then looked at the directors in the video.
At this time, 9 of the 13 board members of Google's parent company have raised their hands, including Google's two founders, Larry Page and Segail Brin. This somewhat made Sundar breathe a sigh of relief, after all, if there were serious disagreements within the board, this matter would not be easy to handle.
This can't help but make Sundar think about how he would have dealt with such a scene if he had been in the era of Eric Schmidt.
That guy's attitude towards the Chinese people is not very friendly.
Sighing inwardly, Sundar raised his hand as well.
Ten votes!
Overwhelming advantage.
"Well, thank you, all for Google!"