Chapter 231: Palm's PDA
In less than two weeks, Saipan immediately brought in four new shareholders, each of whom contributed $2.5 million, for a total of $10 million, each holding 7.5 percent, while Henry's stake was diluted to 15 percent.
Symbian has lightningly introduced four mobile phone manufacturers around the world, and even the mobile phone giant Motorola has joined it, which is enough to shock the industry!
At this time, many companies are considering whether to use the Symbian system as their own mobile phone system!!
After receiving the funds at this time, Symbian began to recruit a large number of employees, and its recruitment slogan was: "If you want to do it, you will make the best mobile phone system - Symbian !!"
Symbian has put itself in the position of the best mobile phone system company!
With the support of Motorola, Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung, Symbian is in full swing!
At this time, Henry had already ignored Saipan, and he only had to squeeze out its surplus value and kick it out!
Henry has already asked the Silicon Valley Electronics Group to organize manpower to set up a mobile phone department! Nokia's negotiations have decided to give up, but it is indispensable to poach people, and since Nokia is unwilling to sell the electronics department, then he will poach the talents of the electronics department!!
To this end, Henry specially ordered someone to set up a professional team engaged in poaching people!
So, as soon as the negotiations with Nokia ended, the poaching operation began again!
Although Nokia's electronics division is making money, but the whole group is in decline, so it is conceivable that the treatment of employees must not be very good! In fact, it is true, the person sent to investigate told Henry that Nokia has suffered serious losses, and the overall salary level of employees has fallen by 10%. Even if the treatment of the electronics department is a little better, it is still far from the first-class treatment in the industry!
Where money goes, gold and stone are open!
No one doesn't like money, and Nokia's electronics department is not well paid, and there must be many people who are resentful! Employees have changed jobs one after another, and there are even groups that have changed jobs......
Nokia can't dig it here, so it goes to dig Ericsson and Motorola. Anyway, the outstanding talents of major manufacturers have to be poached!!
Henry cashed out a lot of money from the Soviet Union, and now he has a lot of money!
Silicon Valley Electronics is becoming more and more like Samsung Electronics, where everything can be produced on its own. Of course, some things are at the top level in the world, while others are very average!
Silicon Valley Electronics is the first in the field of micro-hard disk, and in the field of lenses, it is close to the world's advanced level, LCD screen, computer hard disk, memory, and power supply are also doing well. It is very competitive in the low-end market!
With the Symbian system, it doesn't matter if the hardware configuration is almost there, anyway, it moves!
When designing a mobile phone, first pay attention to the appearance design, which is the first impression left on people, and many people think that the appearance is beautiful, so they decide to buy this mobile phone!
The second is the function, in addition to the regular call, you have to add other functions!
For example, adding a camera, or a built-in mini-game. Or a music player, then a video player......
A mobile phone is more than just a mobile phone, it can be defined as something more, it can be a camera. It can be a game console, it can be MP3, MP4......
While Henry was busy building his cell phone division, Jeff Hawkins, the founder of a company called Palm Computing, approached him and wanted to work with Silicon Valley Electronics Group and raise some money. Henry didn't know the name Jeff Hawkins. But he knew about PalmComputing!
Palm Computing was founded in January 1992 with the goal of successfully designing a lightweight, convenient and user-friendly pen pen computer, Palm! It can be said that if Apple's Apple Newton had not been designed earlier, then the world's first handheld computer would probably have been designed and produced by Palm Computing!!
Although Apple's AppleNewton failed, Palm Computing's handheld computer Palm succeeded, and finally became the leader of the global handheld computer market! The awesome thing is that Palm handheld computer uses PalmOS, which has always been the hegemon of PDA, once accounting for 90% of the PDA market share!! Although PalmOS is not specifically designed for mobile phones, the excellence of PalmOS and its support for mobile devices also make it an excellent mobile operating system!!
The Symbian system is awesome, isn't it? The nostrils are all pointing up to the sky, and they have to be cured!!
Henry didn't think about Palm Computing for a while, but when he was eating Chinese food today, Harrison accidentally mentioned this company, and Henry was shocked!!
Harrison was surprised when he saw Henry, so he said in detail: "That's right, Jeff Hawkins, the founder of Palm Computing, wants to ask our Silicon Valley Electronics Group to invest and help them design and produce a product, Palm, a small computer in the palm of your hand!"
Henry steadied himself and asked, "What did you answer?"
"I told him he wanted to go back!"
"Refused?!!" Henry exclaimed.
"Well, about the same," Harrison said embarrassedly, "but I didn't tell him explicitly!" Chairman, does this thing have investment potential? Why do I think it's unreliable......
Henry was speechless, and the good thing almost slipped out of his hand!!
"Of course it's a good thing," Henry glared at him and said, "The palm computer, easy to carry, the trend of future development, why is it unreliable?"
"......" Harrison was scolded by Henry, and he didn't know what to say with a bitter face, he felt that he already had a laptop, what was the use of getting a small one, it was completely superfluous.
Henry then asked, "How did he react when you finished speaking?"
"Uh, a little disappointed!"
Henry rubbed his temples and said, "Okay, you can contact him immediately now, let him come to our company, and say that we promise to invest !!"
"Well, okay, then I'll go now!" Harrison immediately stood up, the so-called atonement for his sins, naturally he had to be diligent!
Henry smiled slightly, "What's the hurry, finish the Chinese food first!"
"Oh!" Harrison sat back down.
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"Mr. Harrison, I heard you right?!! you really want to invest in us?!!!" came an extremely excited voice on the other end of the phone.
"Yes, Mr. Jeff Hawkins, you heard me right, it's true! Please be at Silicon Valley Electronics Group headquarters tomorrow at 9 o'clock!" Harrison said.
"Oh, God forbid, what a blessing! Thank you, Mr. Harrison, that I will be there on time tomorrow!!"
"Mr. Jeff Hawkins, you don't have to thank me, you should thank Mr. Henry Williams for deciding to invest in your company. "At the time, I only mentioned your company a little bit, and I was shocked that Mr. Williams had decided to invest in your company in 10 seconds!!
"Oh God, I can't believe what you said, he really decided to invest in Palm Computing in 10 seconds?!" Jeff Hawkins asked in surprise.
"Yes, that's right, I remember it well, 10 seconds !!"
(To be continued.) )