Google Headquarters, California.

The faces of the two founders were heavy, and at the beginning of the new year, they received bad news.

According to the statistics of the finance department, in the last year, Google acquired three mobile phone companies in one go, trying to enter the mobile phone industry, but suffered a historic fiasco.

The four domestic giants are like a rainbow, launching a number of large-scale battles around the world and sweeping the global mobile phone market.

Even Apple's mobile phone sales plummeted by 53 percent in just half a year, and Samsung's sales plummeted by 90 percent, and they were almost out of the market.

It can be seen that last year's global war in the mobile phone industry was so tragic.

The brand awareness and technical content are far inferior to Apple and Samsung's Google, and they have been directly beaten to the abyss of no return, and the mobile phone department has suffered huge losses, and even the bottoms have been lost.

At the same time, the European antitrust verdict was released, and the stubborn and corrupt Europeans gave Google a fine worth 4.34 billion euros.

Moreover, this huge fine is not a one-time one-off.

If Google is unable to meet the demanding requirements of European antitrust authorities in a short period of time, Europeans are likely to give them an antitrust investigation once a year.

Syllable~

Larry. Page threw down the financial statements in his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose with his hand, "We're in big trouble right now, those old-fashioned Europeans, and yellow-skinned Asians, have put us in a passive position. ”

"And in front of us, there is a steaming steak, and if we want to get out of the current situation, we better eat this steak now."

Sergei. Brin didn't speak, and the steak that Larry said was naturally referring to the Android system charge.

According to market research, it can now be basically concluded that Apple and Samsung, which betrayed Google, are powerless to turn over under the powerful offensive of the Big Four.

And the system used by the Big Four happens to be Google's Android.

Is it reasonable for Google to charge Android?

Actually, it is reasonable.

In 2012, Google reached an agreement with the Ministry of Commerce of China, in which the Ministry agreed to Google's acquisition of Motorola, and at the same time, Google promised not to charge Android for five years.

This is the reason why domestic mobile phone manufacturers have been able to use Android for free.

Now, five years have passed, and if Google charges for Android, it is completely reasonable, and there is no loophole in the scope of the law.

The only risk lies in the boycott of the Big Four.

The Big Four are now too powerful, with an 80 percent share of the world.

However, are Huaxia manufacturers really determined to resist?

Abandon the existing, technologically mature Android, re-launch a set of operating systems with independent intellectual property rights, everything from scratch?

Do they dare?

Sergei. Brin had a foxy grin on his face.

He and Larry. Page is different, this descendant of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, has a smart brain, and his personality is as cold as a cold snap in Siberia.

Business is bloody, and every giant stands up with the corpses of countless rivals under their feet, and Google is no exception.

"At present, there are about 1.2 billion smartphones sold annually in the world, of which 1 billion are used in our system, and if you charge a licensing fee of $40 per mobile phone, it will be a net income of $40 billion a year." Larry. Page muttered as he got used to his partner's long thinking before making a decision.

Suddenly~

Sergei. Brin laughed, "Our problem has never been the fee, but the time. ”

Larry. Paige's eyes suddenly lit up, "Time?" ”

"I used to spend a long time studying Huaxia." Sergei Brin said, "They have a strange tradition that no matter where they live now, there will always be only one home, and that is where they were born." ”

"Every year during the Spring Festival, Chinese people will be like ants, from the city where they currently work, back to the place where they were born, no matter how far away that place is, no matter how difficult the transportation is."

"And in the period leading up to the Chinese New Year, everyone has no intention of working and is looking forward to going home early, although in my opinion, life after going home is meaningless, even boring, and there is nothing to do at home, but this is their tradition, no matter what, they have to go back."

Larry. Paige finally understood Sergey. Brin means that the fee will definitely be charged, but if there is a sudden showdown during the Spring Festival, it will catch those Chinese manufacturers off guard.

The Spring Festival is the most favorable time for Google.

......

In the dark, an invisible net is tightening more and more.

Suddenly, the news from all over the world about Google's imminent charge vanished.

The two founders of Google, when interviewed by the media, changed their style and never mentioned the matter of Android fees again.

It creates the illusion to the world that Google has given up on charging intentions.

At the same time, they were in full swing of preparations, waiting in silence for the most suitable time for the showdown.

And in the far east, there is a company that suddenly became silent, and that is Xingchen Technology.

The new tech giant, which drove everyone crazy last year, suddenly lost its attention.

There were rumors before that they were going to enter the lithium battery industry, and they were also preparing to directly acquire the world's eighth largest lithium battery manufacturer, which made the technology community very excited for a while.

However, without any reason, the acquisition was abruptly suspended, and the Ministry of Commerce, which represented the company's external contacts, withdrew all employees to the Baoshan base.

Throughout January, the only action of Xingchen Technology was the launch of the camera-level COMS sensor by the Optics Department, officially entering the field of digital cameras and camcorders.

The partners are still the four giants of mobile phones, among which only Xiaomi is making digital cameras, but with Huawei's acquisition of the old domestic manufacturer Seagull, the four giants have begun to get involved in this field.

With the increasing quality of mobile phone photography, digital cameras and camcorders have become a niche market, so this incident has not caused much waves in the technology world.

However, in the tech world, there is another interesting rumor that has aroused everyone's interest.

It is said that Xingchen Technology has continuously carried out operations in North America and signed cooperation agreements with two largest law firms in the United States, Clavas and Lipton.

In the future, if there is a legal dispute in North America, there will be two largest law firms in the United States to represent it.

The news came as a surprise to those in the tech world.

Could it be that Xingchen Technology has predicted that they will have big trouble in the United States in the future, so they spared no expense to hire the most expensive and best lawyer team in the United States?

In short, more and more confusing news is coming, coupled with the suffocating quiet atmosphere in the tech world, which makes some insiders start to be suspicious.

In the midst of this terrible silence, there is something big about to happen.

It's just that with the approach of the Spring Festival, major companies have begun to take holidays, and people have gradually let go of their attention to the science and technology circle.

After all, no matter how turbulent the tech world is, life always has to go on.

Time flies, January has just passed, and the time comes to February 1st, an explosive news suddenly came, instantly igniting the whole world.

At nine o'clock in the morning on February 1, China time, Google officially issued an announcement and decided to charge for the Android system.