Chapter 262: Fight Microsoft First
Founded 6 years ago, Tianxin Group has developed from an ordinary mobile phone manufacturer to an influential group in the world. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Although Lu Yang started from the emerging industry of smart phones, his rise was also accompanied by the decline of many companies. Just talking about southern Fujian, Taiwanese businessmen accounted for most of the electronics industry at the beginning, and now, even Hon Hai and MediaTek, HTC have been swept by Lu Yang, not to mention other companies.
Prior to this, Apple was recognized as Luyang's biggest rival, and the entanglement between the two companies began with a lawsuit in early '08, after which the competition for smartphones and tablets intensified. At first, Apple didn't look down on Tianxin Electronics, and it wasn't until they were suppressed that they faced up to this opponent. Samsung Electronics, another international giant in the field of smartphones, is also very important to Lu Yang, but it is not enough to make him feel threatened.
In the long run, Google is the biggest enemy of Tianxin Group, and both companies compete in the field of intelligent operating systems and search. Google is known as the world's most conspicuous innovative company, this title Tianxin Group is not convinced, Google has carried out groundbreaking research in artificial intelligence, robotics and other fields, Tianxin Group is not bad at all. It is foreseeable that the competition between the two companies will continue to expand in the future.
Apple, Samsung, Google, these three companies are all famous multinational companies in the world, but they are all opponents of Tianxin Group, which shows the strength of Tianxin Group.
And now, Tianxin Group has set up a new enemy!
"What kind of trouble is Lu Yang going to make, why do I think there is a smell of being the enemy of the world?"
Ma Yun knew the next step of Tianxin Group, and smiled at the eighteen Arhats under him at the meeting of Ali Group.
One of them said: "He Lu Yang is now the richest man in the world, and he has been alone in Huaxia, don't you want to find some enemies in the world?" ”
"And this enemy can't be too weak, otherwise they won't be able to show their strength." Another interface channel.
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and although this reason was crooked, it sounded a little interesting.
"I appreciate his sharpness and self-confidence, what's wrong with Microsoft, what's wrong with Intel, what's wrong with IBM, our Huaxia company is no worse than them. Didn't we drive eBay out of China in the first place, which achieved our current status? Ma Yun began to take the opportunity to boost the morale of his subordinates, "Ali Group has developed to this day, and it is time for us to go out and compete with other companies in the world, we must have the spirit of Tianxin Group!" ”
Since May, I don't know how many people have expressed their views on Luyang's development strategy, including experts and scholars, business tycoons, and competitors. Time magazine once again featured Lu Yang on the cover of the list, and in the list of global powerful people released in April, Lu Yang made the list for the first time, and overtook German Chancellor Angela Merkel in one fell swoop, ranking fourth, second only to the heads of the three major powers. After him, there is Merkel and Bill Gates, the billionaire list. These somewhat reflect the outside world's recognition of Lu Yang and the enormous power that his growing wealth brings.
"Boss, confidence is not equal to victory, I think Lu Yang wants to promote his operating system, it's difficult!" Someone else expressed their opinion, and this opinion has also been agreed by everyone, Microsoft has been operating in China for decades, and the Windows operating system has already penetrated into China, even if Lu Yang is a genius and wants to challenge Windows, the chances of winning are not big.
Ma Yun smiled and said meaningfully: "I don't think it's ......."
After Tianxin Group's press conference, among the three companies named by Lu Yang, only Microsoft took Lu Yang's challenge to heart. As for Intel and IBM, the spokesman just came out to deal with it and said something like "welcome to challenge", obviously not taking Tianxin Group into account. From their point of view, this is also a normal thing, and the two giants have encountered many challenges in their development, but they have the last laugh. Intel's chips are not the best in all periods, AMD has surpassed them in CPU performance several times, but in the end it has not been able to threaten Intel's position, if it weren't for the fear of monopoly bills, Intel would have acquired AMD a long time ago. Now Lu Yang dares to challenge Intel with only a good CPU, which is a joke in the eyes of Intel's managers.
As for the blue giant IBM, well, people who don't know it will never be able to understand its greatness, many Chinese people only know that Lenovo acquired its PC business, but how many people understand its contribution to the history of computer development in the world? Even Lu Yang himself knows that if he wants to surpass IBM, he must wait for him to rise to the second level and truly lead mankind into the era of intelligence.
Therefore, the only one who is most threatened is Microsoft.
Microsoft knew that Huaxia had long been afraid of it, and had asked Microsoft several times to hand over the core code of Windows, but in the end, Microsoft persevered with its excellent public relations and unique position. Of course, the support of the U.S. government is also indispensable. Microsoft's management is well aware that the most fundamental reason why Microsoft has won several crises is that China cannot do without Microsoft. With Windows' market share of more than 95% in Huaxia, Huaxia will definitely not tear its face with Microsoft if it can't find a replacement.
Now, the opportunity has arisen!
But will Microsoft allow that to happen?
Of course not!
How many years has Microsoft been working in China, and now that the harvest season has arrived, how can it give up easily? A week after Lu Yang's speech, Microsoft announced that Chairman Bill Gates would visit China, but Microsoft did not explain the specific affairs, which gave the outside world a lot of room for speculation.
"Microsoft just can't sit still." Lu Yang said to Ye Wenbing with a smile.
Ye Wenbing also smiled: "Boss, this time we are on Microsoft's soft underbelly." Microsoft has spent more than 20 years operating the Chinese market, and for this reason it does not hesitate to condone and even promote the business of Windows piracy in China. ”
"Haha, Bill Gates is definitely not in the same good mood as us now." Lu Yang said proudly.
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to China in a hurry." Ye Wenbing echoed, "But boss, this time you really grasped the timing skillfully. As far as I know, Microsoft has started the process of 'monetizing' its operations in China. Now, they have enough leverage to influence the Chinese government, after all, piracy itself is illegal. As a large market comparable to the United States, Microsoft's income in Huaxia is less than one-tenth of that in the United States, and even the Netherlands is not comparable. To be honest, I kind of admire Bill Gates' patience. ”
"Being able to stay on the throne of the world's richest man for more than a decade, Bill Gates's abilities are by no means limited to technology." Lu Yang sighed, in his opinion, Bill Gates is a more formidable enemy than Jobs.
"Lao Ye, what do you say Bill Gates will do when he comes to China this time?" Lu Yang asked again.
Ye Wenbing said: "The first thing must be to contact the Chinese government, and then prescribe a lot of conditions, so that the government will not use administrative orders to promote the smart operating system." I can probably imagine what he would offer, but in the end, Microsoft found that they were doing it in vain. ”
Ye Wenbing's guess was right, after Bill Gates came to China, he immediately held talks with a vice prime minister, and after that, the vice president personally received him. Soon after, Microsoft announced that it would implement a localization strategy in China, and in the words of Bill Gates, it wanted to turn "Microsoft Huaxia" into "Huaxia Microsoft", which was full of sincerity to the Chinese government.
Immediately afterward, Microsoft announced a partnership with Huaxia Electronics to provide operating system technology and services to users in the professional field of government agencies and critical infrastructure state-owned enterprises in China. The background of this company is incredible, and it is one of the top ten military industrial groups directly managed by the central government. Bill Gates hopes that through this cooperation, he will win the support of China's top management for Windows.
It's a pity that Bill Gates doesn't know what price Lu Yang has paid, if he knows, he will definitely understand that in the Chinese market, the winner must be the smart operating system!
Microsoft's public relations activities did not achieve results, in June, Huaxia announced the launch of an anti-monopoly investigation into Microsoft, on June 5, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce officially opened an investigation into Microsoft's suspected monopolistic behavior, and organized nine provinces and cities, nearly 100 industrial and commercial law enforcement personnel raids, including Microsoft's vice president, senior managers and marketing, finance and other departments related personnel.
Microsoft issued a statement the next day, saying that all its operations in Huaxia were legal and that it was willing to cooperate with Huaxia's investigation. This day is less than a week after the release of the PC version of the smart operating system by Tianxin Software, and the results are quite intriguing. As stated in the statement issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Microsoft is indeed suspected of monopoly, and this investigation is also carried out in accordance with the law, but due to the complexity of the case, it takes a long time to collect evidence, and it is difficult to reach a conclusion in the short term.
Although the government does not admit it, everyone understands that Microsoft's investigation means that the intelligent operating system has begun to replace Windows in China, and perhaps this process will last for a long time, but no one can deny that this day will come. What makes everyone most curious is, what kind of price did Lu Yang pay to get such support from the state, is it just because Tianxin Software is a Chinese company?
"Boss, isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to make the core code public to the government this time? If the government can't keep it secret, or if they simply rebuild a system on top of our code, then aren't we in a bamboo basket? Ye Wenbing was a little worried.
Lu Yang said: "If you don't do this, how can you let the senior management promote the smart operating system with confidence?" ”
"That's what I said, but I always feel unsure."
Lu Yang said: "You are a blind eye and can't see Mount Tai." Huaxia's leadership will not be so short-sighted, besides, if you think about it, the smart operating system is not so easy to replace. Why is Microsoft in a hurry to harvest in China? It's not like they're dealing with the transition from PC to mobile. As long as the market can initially accept the PC version of the smart operating system, a closed software ecological environment will be built. ”
Ye Wenbing was taken aback, and instantly agreed with Lu Yang's assertion, although he is now the vice president of the group, he still starts from Tianxin Software when considering problems. From the overall consideration, Tianxin Electronics, Tianxin Software, and Tianxin Network under Tianxin Group are a ring, and what this ring builds is the closed software ecology that Lu Yang said.
In the promotion of the PC version of the smart operating system, Tianxin Group does not focus on the immediate benefits, but intends to make long-term investment. Tianxin Software first released a free beta version on the Internet, and the official version is planned to be launched in October. As for the price that everyone is concerned about, Lu Yang promised that the price will never be high, in fact, in his heart, he wants to promote it for free.
Regarding the development of related software, Lu Yang is not worried. Relying on the accumulation of the Wisdom Alliance over the years, the team of programmers who develop intelligent operating system software in the world is very large, and almost all application software has a version of the intelligent system. The core code of the PC version of the smart operating system and the mobile version is very similar - this is also a major advantage of the smart operating system, and I believe that a batch of program software will appear soon. (To be continued.) )