"My God, you're reinventing the !! of mobile phones"

Silicon Valley, Fengxing Research Institute.

In a conference room on the top floor, Larry Page couldn't sit still any longer, he slammed to his feet and walked over to Andy Page, who was presenting. Rubin's side, with an incredible expression, looked at the Xphone phone that Andy was holding in his hand and connected to the large screen through a data cable.

What Andy demonstrated just now completely shook Larry Page's heart!

A full-screen mobile phone without a keyboard, which can be controlled by finger touch, and can take photos, play music, browse the Internet, send and receive emails......

Yes, the most incredible, unimaginable thing is that it is different from any "smartphone" in the world, it does not even have a keyboard!

Although there is no keyboard, the multi-touch technology used by Fengxing allows people to easily control every function of the mobile phone with their fingers.

And this kind of touch control is so "easy to use", I believe anyone can quickly learn how to control it.

You know, fingers are an innate tool for human beings......

Touching your finger directly to the screen to operate your phone is a genius imagination!

And without a keyboard, on the one hand, it means that this Xphone will be less keyboard than those mainstream "smartphones" on the market, moto Q, Blackberry, Palm Treo, Nokia E62, so as to have 40% more screen real estate, a huge screen!

And the absence of a keyboard also means that when developing software, there is no need to develop different versions in order to adapt to these different physical buttons, and everything can be displayed through image display.

The most important thing is that Larry Page, who has a deep knowledge in technology, found that the most terrible thing about this mobile phone is that it has achieved a perfect combination of hardware and software, and the Android system it carries on it is too powerful!

Fast responsiveness, smooth switching operations, impressive UI interface......

It's all like a dream!

After watching Andy's demo, Larry Page had only one idea, to get the team that developed the smartphone at Google out! They are still learning BlackBerry, using a traditional keyboard and a small non-touch screen, which is so ugly compared to the Xphone!

"Multi-touch technology, Fengxing has registered a patent?"

"The technology of sliding page turning is also patented?"

"The way to unlock the swipe, this idea is very interesting!" ……

Larry Page asked a series of questions, and he couldn't believe that the Android system developed by Andy had gone so fast and so far.

Lin Feng sat comfortably on the chair next to him and smiled at Larry Page: "Larry, don't get excited, sit down first, let's talk slowly." …… What you see now is only a prototype that we have developed, Xphone still has a lot of problems that have not been solved, such as our system is not perfect enough, there are still many bugs, the operation is often stuck, not smooth enough, and from the perspective of hardware manufacturing, we still need to find more suppliers to provide parts that can satisfy us, set up factories and production lines, and seek cooperation and support from operators...... Hoard and Andy are now in charge of this work. ”

Larry Page was extraordinary, after all, and after the initial shock, he quickly calmed down.

In his seat, he looked at Lin Feng with some confusion: "Richard, tell me how you want to cooperate, right?" Fengxing did do some really wonderful, creative things! …… But now that you're listed, you shouldn't have any problems with your funds? ”

Lin Feng nodded, but talked about another topic: "Laryy, you should know that Apple is now secretly developing a mobile phone. ”

Larry shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, "Of course, the whole world knows that Steve wants to get his hands on a phone, but no one knows what kind of phone it is......"

Lin Feng's face became serious: "What if I tell you now that the mobile phone developed by Apple is a smartphone very similar to our Xphone, a new generation of smartphones that use full screen, finger touch, and operate with the IOS system?" ”

Larry Page stood up violently again, he looked at Lin Feng with a surprised face: "It's impossible to ......, how can you know that Apple has a very high degree of secrecy about this project, and I tried my best to get no relevant information......"

Suddenly feeling a little speechless, he sat back in the chair, still looking at Lin Feng with a surprised face.

Lin Feng smiled, "I have my information channel, believe me, laryy, what I said is true, and, if nothing else, Apple should release this phone soon." ”

His face returned to seriousness: "Fengxing is an Internet company after all, and has no experience in making electronic products before, unlike Apple, through MAC and iPOD, they have a very complete supply chain, channels and experience in consumer electronics, it is undeniable that in this regard, Fengxing is undoubtedly inferior to Apple." ”

"And Apple is an old tech giant in the United States, deep-rooted, very influential, to be honest, I don't want the Xphone to be defeated by Apple after it goes public in the future, ......, so I hope there will be more partners on the side of the popularity."

Larry Page understood what he meant, but was caught in hesitation and thought.

In fact, at this time, the relationship between Apple and Google is very good.

The two companies have something in common in temperament: something anti-inherent. Apple's philosophy is "extraordinary", Google's philosophy is "don't do evil", and they more or less have the arrogance of "go your own way and let others say go".

More importantly, though, Apple and Google have a common enemy at this time: Microsoft, or rather, the Intel alliance.

At this time, the two sides are also intertwined at the board level:

Bill Campbell is a longtime member of Apple's board of directors, a close friend of Steve Jobs, and one of Schmidt's, Brin's and Page's most trusted advisors. Former Vice President Al Gore is an adviser to Google and a member of Apple's board of directors. Intel CEO Paul Otrini is a member of Google's board of directors, but Apple is Intel's latest big customer. Arthur Levinson of Genentech is a member of the board of directors of both companies. Schmidt is the CEO of Google and a member of Apple's board of directors......

In the previous life, it was when Google launched Android that the two companies turned against each other.

After all, "one mountain does not allow two tigers", and the interests of this mountain in the mobile field are too big for the winner to control the entire industry, and the loser can only sink to the point. These two companies, both in the public (corporate interests) and in the private (private relationship), once got along, and finally met each other.

And in this world, at this time, Google does not have Android, and Larry also knows that Schmidt has negotiated with Apple, and Apple's latest generation of mobile phones will have built-in Google search, that is, Apple and Google have reached a cooperation first!

In this case, Lin Feng expressed his desire to cooperate with Google, and Larry Page naturally hesitated for a while.

According to common sense, Apple and Fengxing, the heavyweights of these two companies are almost impossible to ......choose, and there is no doubt that Google should stand with Apple.

But......

Larry Page glanced up at the unusual "Xphone" phone on the conference room screen again.

This is undoubtedly an epoch-making product, and listening to Lin Feng's tone, he never knew what source he got the news, and Apple developed a similar mobile phone.

If Apple has such a mobile phone, with Apple's channels and global influence, what kind of scenario will it be in the future?

Larry Page can almost imagine it now:

With this phone, Apple will completely change the mobile phone industry, just like the first launch of the MAC computer and the launch of the Ipod, and then change the world!

At that time, how will Google handle itself?

As a partner of Apple, trying to maintain a good relationship with Apple, go to the built-in Google search?

No, Google has never been a company that is controlled by people!

It's better to listen to Lin Feng's statement first.

"So, how does Fengxing hope to cooperate with Google?" Larry Page finally spoke, asking.

Lin Feng's eyes lit up, and it seemed that there was a play.

"Laryy, you know, now the Xphone project and Android I have put under Coolwind Technology, and now I have basically completed the initial research and development, and next, Fengxing Group will continue to invest $1 billion in Coolwind Technology, and Hoard and Joe and I will continue to invest $1 billion in Coolwind Technology to continue R&D and expand production."

"However, for the Android system, I decided to use a free and open source license to invite more mobile phone manufacturers and software developers to conduct research and development together......"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was eagerly interrupted by Larry Page: "Richard? What did you say? Are you willing to make the Android system free and open source, and license it to other companies? ”

God knows, how much he coveted Andy Robin and Android, but unfortunately he had talked to Andy before, but Andy felt very happy about being in the air.

After all, Fengxing gave him a huge amount of funds and options to support his R&D and projects, and even gave him a very considerable stake in Coolwind Technology. Seeing that the Android system and Xphone are gradually taking shape, Andy certainly has no possibility of leaving.

Lin Feng smiled and nodded: "Yes, to be honest, I hope to be able to establish an open alliance to jointly deal with the pressure brought by the release of Apple's new generation of smartphones, and, Larry, I hope this alliance Google can participate!" ”

"As a sincere cooperation, all mobile phones with Android system sold overseas will have built-in Google search, and at the same time, if Google is interested, Cool Wind can accept a round of financing ......, of course, the stake will not exceed 20%."

Larry stands up again!

His heart was moved......

Although after seeing the Xphone, it is conceivable that if Apple also develops such a new smartphone, Apple will obviously have an advantage in the future smartphone market, but Apple will not allow Google to take a 20% stake in it!

"I need to talk to Sergey about ......"

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On August 2, 2007, Google and Fengxing Group jointly held a press conference, announcing that they would invest $2 billion and $1 billion respectively to invest in X Mobile Co., Ltd, registered in the British Virgin Islands.

It is understood that the original shareholders of X Mobile Co., Ltd are Funshion GROUP (Fengxing Group), FCO., LTD (Lin Feng Private Company, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fengxing Group) and Kingroad limited partnership (JunZe Limited Partnership, partners are Lin Feng, Wang Hao, Li Dong and Andy Rubin).

The entity of X Mobile Co., Ltd in China is Coolwind Technology. Coolwind Technology has all the relevant rights and interests of the new generation of smartphone operating system Android and the new generation of smartphone Xphone.

At the same time, Fengxing Group also announced at the press conference that Lin Feng, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Group, Wang Hao, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Li Dong, President of the Group, will invest US$600 million, US$200 million, and US$200 million respectively in X Mobile Co., Ltd.

The total financing amount of X Mobile Co., Ltd is $4 billion!

Suddenly, this cooperation shocked Internet companies, mobile manufacturers and operators around the world.

In an instant, the originally unknown X Mobile Co., Ltd and Coolwind Technology are known to the world!

Also, what the hell is the Android OS and Xphone?