Chapter 435: Smash
"Application software?" Shi Wen thought for a while and said in confusion: "But as far as I know, Nokia's Symbian system has many application software, and their platform is not completely closed, right? The Symbian system can also provide software provider ports. The closed situation you mentioned does not seem to exist, right?"
Zhou Liwen was happy as soon as she heard this, and looked at her with an inexplicable smile on the corner of her mouth.
"Why do you think of me like this? Say it?" Shi Wen's face turned slightly red, and she clenched her fists and pounded Zhou Liwen's shoulders, because she knew that whenever Zhou Liwen showed this expression, she must be laughing at herself in her heart. Did she say something wrong just now?
Zhou Liwen pretended to cry out in pain, rubbed her shoulders and shook her head and smiled, "You, you, in fact, your idea is correct. Olila and the top leaders of Nokia still think so. They don't know where they are really wrong."
"Why do you say that?" Shi Wen said in confusion.
Zhou Liwen took out his Or mobile phone, clicked on the application software, especially the AP store, and explained with a smile: "Technically, you are not wrong. Nokia's Symbian system is indeed not all closed, and they also open the software terminal. But do you know that Nokia is used to being the boss, and in the system platform store of application software, such as the AP store, they made a very ridiculous decision."
"Rich?" Shi Wen asked curiously.
Zhou Liwen nodded: "According to Nokia's decision, any company that develops application software in Saipan system must pay fees to Nokia. Only when the fee is charged, Nokia will open the port to the other party. But you have to think that the real purpose of software companies, including any company, is of course profitable. Without profit, it is impossible to maintain a company's operation. Mobile application software, including games and other software competition is not smaller than computer software, or even worse. In this case, who can guarantee that the mobile application software developed by a software company can make money? In this case, if you don't have a penny of income, you will invest the funds to pay the fees to Nokia. Are you all idiots? Besides, there are several smartphone systems now, and they are free to open ports and are promoted for free on the application software store platform. Only after it is officially sold, they will be divided according to the sales ratio. If it were you, what would you choose? Should you choose others or Nokia?"
"So that's the case." Shi Wen suddenly realized that she had completely understood what the real problem of Nokia was, and why Zhou Liwen had to seize the operational rights or operating rights of the Symbian system in cooperation. Only by changing the inherent shortcomings of the Symbian system can Nokia have the possibility of turning around, otherwise it would be obvious that it would be abandoned by the market if it continues like this.
Although the truth is simple, it is not easy to see clearly. Maybe a few years later, it will be too late to realize Nokia suddenly and wake up completely. But Shi Wen still doesn't understand at all. Since Zhou Liwen owns Or Company, and his company and smartphone share have far exceeded Nokia, as a competitor in the smartphone industry, Zhou Liwen and Nokia are actually opponents, isn't it necessary to defeat the opponent? But why did Zhou Liwen plan to Nokia now? Isn't he afraid of cultivating a strong opponent?
Shi Wen did not ask about this question because she knew that Zhou Liwen must have her own reasons. Zhou Liwen also did not take the initiative to tell Shi Wen that supporting Nokia is not to cultivate competitors for his Or company, but this is a far-reaching layout for him in the smartphone industry. Although Or company is temporarily ranked second, Zhou Liwen is very confident to surpass Samsung's sales. Moreover, Samsung has now abandoned Or's mobile operating system and started to switch to Android system. In this regard, the competition between them has shifted from simple smartphone competition to mobile operating system competition.
Facing a strong opponent, Zhou Liwen does not have an absolute advantage even if he can gain an advantage. At this time, launching Nokia and using Nokia's influence in the mobile phone manufacturing industry and the power of the new Symbian system to attack Samsung is Zhou Liwen's real purpose.
In addition, even if Nokia takes this opportunity to revive, it is nothing bad for Zhou Liwen. As long as he firmly holds the lifeblood of the Symbian system, Nokia is just a tool for him. Moreover, in a sense, Zhou Liwen and Bill Gates have similar ideas. The ultimate goal is to control Nokia. The first step he takes now is to prepare for the next preparations.
Zhou Liwen actually did very simple in the improvement and optimization of the new Saipan system. That is to adjust the port of the Saipan system so that its system is completely open to various application software manufacturers. Zhou Liwen has inherent advantages in this regard. You must know that Or's operating system, including the application software store platform, such as the AP store, is the most complete and powerful in the smartphone industry. Almost 95 companies that develop smartphone application software have comprehensive cooperation with Or company. What Zhou Liwen now only needs to open the Saipan port and transplant most of the application software currently running Or smartphones to the platform, so that the application software support of Nokia mobile phones can be completely guaranteed.
With a large number of application software support and choices, Nokia's brand and its always-known reputation for product quality will not only soar, but at least it can reverse the current bad situation, thereby alleviating the declining market situation. This is exactly the result Nokia wants to see.
After staying at Shi Wen's winery for two days, Zhou Liwen had a deep conversation with the visiting Bell. The new joint company technician is the core personnel selected by Zhou Liwen from Or's laboratory, including Cisco. She is not only strong in technical strength, but also very reliable.
Zhou Liwen made comprehensive preparations for the so-called optimization and improvement of the Saipan system. When the joint company was officially launched, these technicians quickly worked. At the same time, some mobile application software companies developed mobile application software also received private invitations from Or Company. After signing a confidentiality agreement, they transplanted the application software of the Saipan system.
These work is very fast. After all, most application software is not different from the core parts of the two operating systems, but it is only adjusted in the code. By the time Zhou Liwen settled everything and left France, the United Company already had nearly 100 application software that had been transplanted. At the same time, the new AP store was also seamlessly connected, similar to the Or AP store, thus creating a new application software store platform from scratch.
On this basis, Zhou Liwen did not forget his other advantage, that is, his online payment methods, including the application of Alipay. The new Saipan system, like the current Or system, has an Alipay function embedded in it, and can use electronic banking functions such as purchase, payment, and transfer in an extremely convenient way. This is another major move by Zhou Liwen in making online payments, especially Alipay, and it is also a further squeeze on the living space of the Android system.
Shortly after Zhou Liwen returned to the United States, Or's new smartphone was finally officially launched. Due to the OEM incident and the subprime mortgage crisis that swept the world, the launch of this new smartphone has been postponed for many days, and those Or fans have long been eager to see it.
When this new smartphone product was officially announced, it immediately attracted a lot of praise. Or's new smartphone not only followed most of the functions and usage habits of the previous model, but also further optimized in some links, and added locking and boot functions such as fingerprints and palm prints. In the special model, there is even an iris function. This unique thing that only exists in science fiction movies surprised consumers.
The screen size has also reached the 47-inch high-definition screen size for the first time. CPH also used a new processor to improve speed and performance for the first time. The maximum capacity of flash memory reached GH for the first time, and it can even be expanded to a huge amount of 28HR spoons. As for the camera, it is also further. Whether it is the main camera or the secondary camera, it is completely surpassed by the previous generation of smartphones, and its shooting effect is no longer much different from that of ordinary digital cameras. More importantly, the IOB system used has also been fully upgraded, which can perfectly run various types of application software, giving users endless enjoyment.
In addition, the battery issue of smartphones has also been improved in this new phone. The battery capacity, including the use time, far exceeds the previous models, which surprised consumers. When Or's quotation for this new smartphone was officially announced, the entire market became booming again, because Or continued to continue its previous tradition and set the price of this more powerful new model at a price standard that was similar to the previous one. This is of course very good news for the economy and individuals who have been hit hard by the subprime mortgage crisis. For this reason, a few days before the official release, long queues began to queule at the door of Or stores around the world. In order to buy this phone as soon as possible, countless consumers even stayed up late to wait outside with bedding rolls and tents.
As expected, within 24 hours after the first day of the release, another wave of Or was set off across the world. In just less than a week, the sales of this phone had reached 8 of the previous global release. This is a very amazing number. You should know that the sales of electronic products have declined due to the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis in the world. In this case, Or actually launched their new phones, and it can achieve such a high sales, which is enough to indicate the strength and prospects of Or.
Stimulated by huge sales, the stock market is of course the most responsive. In the sluggish stock market, Or stocks, which had been gradually falling a little while ago, suddenly became excited as if they were injected with chicken blood. The stock price rushed up and attracted the pursuit of countless investors. In just a few days, its stock price rose by US$1 billion, which was a miracle.
Compared with Or, several other large smartphone manufacturers are not very good. In addition to Apple's launch of another new Apple smartphone shortly afterwards, which received good reviews in the market for its novel shape and excellent sales promotion methods, as for the two smartphone giants, Samsung and HTCi, their sales have begun to decline greatly. If HTC is seeking death on its own, their excessive models and styles make consumers dizzy and don't know how to choose, then the poor sales of the new phones launched by Samsung in the future are puzzled by Koreans.
Because their new smartphone has improved compared to the previous model in terms of styling and function, it is precisely because it switched to Android system, which has caused great inconvenience to users before. In addition, the incompatibility of IOB system and Android system, previous users have caused great inconvenience in backing up and transferring data, which has caused Samsung's product sales not only not achieved the expected results, but on the contrary, it has also declined.
However, the wealthy Samsung Group does not agree with it. In their opinion, this is just a temporary situation. With the passage of time after the complete replacement of the system, the current situation will definitely improve. Especially when Lee Kun-hee retakes the power of Samsung Group, he has made new plans for the future development of Samsung mobile phones. These changes are also in his expectations and he does not think it is a big deal.
Moreover, his biggest problem is that he is facing a domestic equity lawsuit. After Lee Mengxi and his son formally filed a lawsuit against Lee Kunxi and Samsung Group, the Seoul District Court has accepted the case. The lawsuits between the two parties are now in full swing. Whether in court or outside the court, they are facing each other and will not give in.
On this day, after another trial, Lee Kun-hee, who did not appear in person, listened to the report of the lawyers who had just returned from the court in the old house. When he heard that the current situation was very subtle and that the lawsuit seemed to be likely to lose, his brows couldn't help but frown.
Waving his hand, he asked the lawyers to retreat. After the lawyer left, Lee Kun-hee stood up, walked barefoot on the wooden floor, opened the sliding door leading to the garden, and thought about the problem with her hands.
The lawsuit was somewhat unexpected. He did not expect that Lee Mengxi and his son would be in a fierce manner this time, as if they were really likely to turn the tables. In fact, even if they gave the equity and dividends required by their father and son to them, it was not a big deal for Lee Kunxi and Samsung Group. Lee Kunxi could still easily take out these money and shares.
But whether to give it or not is completely different. The most important reason why Lee Kun-hee has been unwilling to give in is to completely drive Lee Mengxi and his son out of the Samsung Group. If they are allowed to obtain these equity, then Lee Mengxi and his son will be able to directly interfere in Samsung's internal affairs, which is absolutely not allowed by Lee Kun-hee, who has always been arbitrary.
As brothers, uncle and nephew, Lee Kun-hee is very clear about the personality of his elder brother and nephew. If they have the opportunity and rights to join the Samsung board of directors, the entire Samsung group will enter into endless internal friction. A group that has internal friction but cannot devote its energy to development is a fatal weakness. As the most successful businessman in South Korea, Lee Kun-hee can see it very clearly, so this is also the reason why he completely drove Lee Meng-hee and his son out immediately after taking over Samsung.
Now, the ambiguous attitude of the district court made Lee Kun-hee, who had always felt that the situation was in his control, feel a little panicked. He didn't know why this situation happened. Logically speaking, with his Lee Kun-hee's status and connections in South Korea, coupled with his friendship with the President, the district court should stand on his side. However, the situation is the opposite, what's going on?
After thinking about it, Lee Kun-hee, who was a little irritated, stood there and took a deep breath. He turned around and walked to the table, picked up the phone and dialed the number of the Blue House. The staff answered the answer first. When they learned that it was Lee Kun-hee who called, the other party politely asked him to wait. After a while, the President's voice rang on the other side of the phone.
After a brief remark, Lee Kun-hee took the initiative to make an agreement with the President and told the President that Samsung Group would transfer the next Winter Olympics reserves to the designated account as soon as possible. The President was very happy after hearing this and praised Lee Kun-hee's attitude of contributing to the country and the Korean people on the phone, and also specially commended him a few words.
With a polite smile, Lee Kun-hee then asked indirectly about the current equity lawsuit. According to his idea, the President will support him and make a statement next. But who would have thought that this time, the President did not directly support him, but told Lee Kun-hee a little heavy-handedly that due to the previous pardon for him, there were many oppositions from the outside world against the government. Now he is at the critical time of the upcoming election, so it is not convenient for him to interfere in this matter for the time being.
However, the President comforted Lee Kun-hee, saying that the lawsuit will not be completed in a short period of time, so what if the lawsuit is lost in the local court? Lee Kun-hee can appeal. By then, as long as he can be re-elected, then everything will be perfectly resolved after appealing. So he told Lee Kun-hee not to worry too much, everything is under control.
Thanking him, Lee Kun-hee politely invited Mr. President on the phone to have dinner and tea when he had time to go with him. The President agreed happily on the phone. After the other party hung up the phone, Lee Kun-hee, who had been in front of outsiders, had an old face twisted and turned into a twist. He was so angry that he smashed the entire telephone on the ground.
Chapter completed!