Chapter 491: Super Company !! (Two Chapters in One)
At the same time as the iPhone was selling well, the built-in FaceTime software became very popular, and many people did not make direct phone calls, but used FaceTime for video communication. In addition, under the promotion of Tencent, WeChat has gradually become popular and has become one of the commonly used social software.
Skype, FaceToFace's VoIP business has been hit!
Therefore, Skype and FaceToFace are developing software for the iPhone platform, and when the Symbian Alliance wants to develop Symbian touchscreen smartphones, they have expressed their willingness to develop software for it, and then compete for the mobile Internet market.
Of course, the Symbian Alliance also sent invitations to Tencent, Amazon, Yahoo and other companies, but Li Zetian thought that he had Samsung, Google, and Xiaomi, and there would definitely be more mobile phone manufacturers on the Android side in the future, so he did not agree to develop software for them.
Without the popular software, can Symbian mobile phones still sell well?
In Li Zetian's view, sooner or later, the Saipan alliance will collapse. Now, Samsung is also a member of the Saipan Alliance, but Samsung will be the first company to turn against the water, just like the multi-bone Nomi card effect, many rectangular dominoes are arranged in a row, and when the first card is gently pushed down, the rest of the dominoes will fall one after another!!
This afternoon, Bill Gates suddenly came to visit Li Zetian at home.
Li Zetian received him warmly, hehe, Bill Gates's daughter Tina has been taken by her son, and William often takes Tina home to live, the two obviously have a play, maybe, he and the Gates family may be in-laws in the future.
"Bill, why are you here?" asked Li Zetian with a smile.
Bill Gates said straight to the point: "Of course I have something very important to discuss with you!"
"Sit down, what do you want to drink?"
"Coffee. β
The two sat down on the sofa in the living room to chat, and Bill Gates said: "Chronos, at Apple's iPhone press conference, you once said that the era of mobile Internet has come! These days, the iPhone is very popular, and I suddenly realized that what you said is very correct! Obviously, the mobile terminal will gradually steal the PC market." With the increase in smartphone users, sooner or later, mobile will surpass PC!"
Li Zetian glanced at Bill Gates deeply, and then nodded with a smile: "That's right, Bill, your analysis is quite correct!"
Bill Gates frowned slightly: "I vaguely feel that Microsoft must transform...... I'm here to talk to you about it. β
Speaking of which, Bill Gates looked at Li Zetian with a hint of resentment, you are the big boss of Microsoft, and I am just a small shareholder, you don't care about Microsoft, you have to let me worry about it!
Li Zetian laughed dryly and said, "Well, Microsoft's transformation is right, what do you want to do?"
Bill Gates said: "I heard that Google is working on an Android phone operating system...... Do you want to compete with iOS and Symbian?"
Li Zetian nodded.
Bill Gates continued: "Chronos, the Symbian system has been developed for many years, and it has the support of many users, while the Android system is a new mobile phone operation, and I think it is not easy to beat the Symbian system!
When Li Zetian heard this, he was thoughtful.
In this life, Nokia is not the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, so it did not have a stubborn opinion, and soon made a transformation decision after the iPhone fire. And this ...... But it's a big variable!!
It is certain that iPhone and iOS are very popular, but whether Android can be the same as in the previous life is full of unknowns.
At present, Bill Gates proposed to let Microsoft take over Android, but Li Zetian's eyes lit up. Whether it is Google, or Microsoft, it is his company anyway, the two companies can cooperate completely, and in Li Zetian's view, Microsoft does have its own uniqueness in terms of operating system, and in terms of technology, it is definitely better than Google!
Together, we may be able to build a more powerful Android. In addition, as far as the current situation is concerned, Microsoft's entry into Android is extremely beneficial to the promotion of the Android system!
This life is very different from the previous life, and it is difficult for Microsoft to do anything in the mobile operating system in the previous life, but it does not mean that it is also difficult to do anything in this life. In fact, comparatively speaking, Li Zetian is more convinced that Microsoft can make Android better! Microsoft's technology and experience in operating systems for so many years is not just a decoration......
Thinking of this, Li Zetian said to Bill Gates: "I will consider your words carefully." β
When Bill Gates heard this, he laughed, knowing that Li Zetian was moved by him.
It's not impossible for Microsoft to develop its own mobile operating system, but it will take some time. Moreover, since Li Zetian has decided to go all out to promote Android, he will not be too much in favor of Microsoft Corporation also engaging in a mobile phone operating system to confront it, wasting resources! Therefore, Bill Gates found Li Zetian and proposed the idea of Microsoft becoming the owner of Android, but fortunately, Li Zetian was moved by him.
That night, Li Zetian thought for a long time, it is okay for Microsoft to become the owner of Android, but in the end he felt that Microsoft and Google have a lot of overlapping businesses and are competitors to each other, if Android is held by these two companies, there will definitely be a lot of entanglement, Google wants to build a certain software on the Android system, but Microsoft does not agree. Or maybe Microsoft wants to build some and such software into the Android system, and Google doesn't agree. This created infighting, which allowed the Symbian system to take advantage of it.
If Microsoft and Google hold Android alone, they will be able to do it without containment!
This......
Li Zetian shook his head, a little annoyed.
The night was getting deeper, looking at the soft moonlight outside the window, Li Zetian suddenly had a plan!
"Why did I merge Microsoft and Google, doesn't that solve all the problems?"
"66666, as soon as Microsoft and Google merge, there will be one more supergiant in the world!!!
Li Zetian's face turned red, revealing excitement, and he almost stayed awake all night.
The next morning, Mr. Li revealed his decision to Google and Microsoft.
As Li Zetian, who controls the absolute controlling stake in two companies, his decision is a holy decree.
For Google and Microsoft, this merger will have more advantages than disadvantages for both parties.
"We must merge Google and Microsoft before October!" Mr. Li said. On October 1st, the Android conference will be held, and the merger of Google and Microsoft is great news for Android!
As for the parent company, it's called Alphabet. Li Zetian said again, directly using the name of Google's parent company in his previous life.
All the employees of Google and Microsoft were in a shock, and when the news broke, the whole world was shocked!
"Google is an Internet giant that almost monopolizes the search market, and Microsoft is a software giant that almost monopolizes the PC operating system! Now these two companies are going to merge, oh my god, don't you want to blow up God!!
"There is no such thing as the best, only more awesome!"
"6666, the super-invincible aircraft carrier !! in the scientific and technological world"
βChronosΒ· Li domineering!"
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For a long time afterward, Google and Microsoft attracted the world's attention, and the headlines in the media invariably revolved around these two companies.
Wall Street: "Shocked! The world's first mega-corporation expected to reach the trillion-dollar market is about to be born!!
Los Angeles Times: "The story behind Google and Microsoft!"
The Times: "A new tech empire is about to be born!!"
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Li Zetian doesn't dare to go out now, and countless media reporters want to interview him. But then again, the merger of Google and Microsoft is really shocking, and even Li Zetian himself is excited.
On September 25, Google and Microsoft announced a merger, both of which became wholly owned subsidiaries of Alphabet. Of course, the merger of two such large companies is not so simple, for the time being, the shares of the major shareholders of Google and Microsoft will be transferred to the parent company Alphabet, and distributed according to a certain percentage, and then deal with specific matters, including business integration, subsidiary restructuring, personnel transfers, etc......
Because Li Zetian copied Google and Microsoft during the Internet winter, he holds a very high stake in Google and Microsoft, and after the merger of the two companies, Li Zetian holds 62.5% of Alphabet's shares, and Bill Gates, the second largest shareholder, only holds 5.1% of the shares.
Li Zetian is the chairman of Alphabet, Bill Gates is the executive director and CEO of Alphabet, and the CEO of Microsoft is given to someone else.
At this moment, the valuation of Alphabet by the authoritative evaluation agency on Wall Street has reached $*****, and it has become the world's largest Internet technology company!
However, it is only 2005, and the Internet winter has not passed for a few years, and both Alphabet and Apple have a lot of room for growth in the future.
Just after the establishment of Alphabet, Li Zetian decided to build a very high-tech large-scale headquarters to show Alphabet's awesomeness, and another purpose was to move Google and Microsoft to Alphabet headquarters, so as to make the two companies more closely linked!
The site selection and headquarters design or something, Li Zetian handed it over to Bill Gates to do, and finally came up with some plans for him to choose.
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Before you know it, October 1st will arrive.
The Android launch event was held as scheduled.
Bill Gates and Google CEO Larry Page co-hosted the conference.
Because of the beauty of Apple's iOS system, when everyone saw the Android system again, they were not as surprised as before. But even so, it's quite impressive.
"Android suddenly came out, which will definitely have a big impact on the Symbian system!" The mobile phone manufacturers of the Symbian Alliance frowned and whispered.
"Yes, and Android is very amazing, at first glance it is a mature product that has been developed for a long time, on the other hand, the Symbian system, due to the large number of codes, the difficulty of modification, and the system itself is more difficult to develop than Android, it seems that there is no hope to promote this year......"
"Everyone now knows how popular multi-touch touch screen mobile phones are, and the sooner you launch your mobile phone, you will be one step ahead of the market! Not to mention, Android is a mobile operating system jointly launched by Google and Microsoft, and it will definitely be favored by many mobile phone manufacturers!!
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Nokia's chairman's expression has changed greatly, at the critical juncture of Nokia and Symbian system transformation, he never expected that the Android system was launched so early, and it was as good as iOS!
That night, the chairman of Nokia launched a video conference with the people of the Symbian alliance to discuss countermeasures, of course, the most important thing is that he wants to take out the Symbian system to tell a story, saying how the Symbian system is awesome, you should not abandon the Symbian system, and go to develop Android phones.
However, no matter how powerful Nokia's chairman is and how fanciful his words are, the new Symbian system has not yet been developed. Mobile phone manufacturers have ghosts in their hearts, and it is impossible not to make money without making money.
In the video conference room, everyone talks about one thing, but behind the scenes, they have another set.
In fact, according to Bill Gates told Li Zetian, at least seven mobile phone manufacturers in the Symbian alliance contacted Alphabet after the press conference.
By the next day, it was even more.
Nokia is very embarrassed, the Symbian system belongs to Nokia, is it possible for a strong man to break his wrist? However, based on Li Zetian's understanding of Nokia, they absolutely do not have this kind of courage, and they should hold on to the Symbian system and go all the way until they reach the end of destruction......
A few days later, what had worried Nokia's chairman finally happened.
Samsung held a press conference on the morning of October 5, announcing that it would abandon the Symbian system in favor of Android.
One stone startles a thousand waves!
Samsung's "snap" slapped Nokia in the face, which caused a big crack in the already stormy Symbian system ship, and the ship was about to sink soon.
On the afternoon of Samsung's statement, several Symbian mobile phone manufacturers expressed their willingness to develop mobile phones for the Android system!
Of course, in fact, they want to secretly develop Android mobile phones, but Li Zetian made it clear that if you want to develop Android, you must give up the Symbian system and hold a press conference immediately. No, some phone manufacturers can only agree. However, they also figured it out that issuing a statement can demoralize the Symbian system and make it impossible for the Symbian system to develop, and the ultimate beneficiary is not them, the Android phone manufacturers?!
At this time, the chairman of Nokia was so angry that he almost vomited blood and fainted, and kept scolding these guys for having no credit, but no matter how ugly the scolding was, the Saipan Alliance had already existed in name only, and more and more mobile phone manufacturers began to defect......
"Give me the overtime to develop the Symbian !!system as quickly as possible," Nokia's chairman yelled at the Symbian engineers, and right now, Nokia is betting on the new Symbian system. Only by launching the Symbian system as soon as possible can we recover the decline!