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Chapter 1279 The butt decides the head
Developing software for the Symbian application store, it is hard to say whether you will earn money or not, but the subsidy of 200 billion US dollars in those three years has stimulated nearly [-] participants at the developer conference.

Even if there are some conditions attached to these subsidies, if you want to receive these subsidies, you can only sign an exclusive agreement with the Symbian system. In order not to involve monopoly, the Symbian system can allow these developers to provide software for the Android system. , but other than that, it is not allowed to provide software to other mobile phone operating systems!

This is obviously aimed at mobile phone systems such as Microsoft WP. On the other hand, major mobile phone manufacturers have also received notices that if they want to obtain smartphone patents from Alcatel, they must join the Android camp.

Mobile phone manufacturers and mobile phone software developers, whether they like it or not, are beginning to be forced to choose sides.

Without much hesitation, for a while, many manufacturers including Samsung, Sony, Ericsson, HTC, BlackBerry, etc. announced to join the Android system camp. These days, there will be a small number of hardcore players.

These mobile phone manufacturers also know that the way out is to cooperate with Microsoft and jointly fight against Alcatel Group, but in the end, money is moving. How many smartphone patents, technologies, and 3G communication patents does Microsoft have? !

Cooperating with Microsoft, only in the year of the monkey can we develop a qualified mobile phone smart phone, so even if we know that joining the Android camp may be subject to the Alcatel Group, but for the immediate profit and the smartphone market, we can only Get stabbed with your eyes closed!

The major mobile phone brands in the entire mobile phone industry stood in line for a while, and formed three major camps based on the mobile phone operating system. Alcatel mobile phones and Symbian systems formed their own schools. Manufacturers, joined the Android camp.

Nokia and Motorola, the former overlords of mobile phones, really couldn't let go of their face and dignity, and they became the younger brothers of Alcatel Group. There were also some other reasons. The reason for the catastrophe is that the two former overlords of mobile phones still have a choice, which is to get involved with Microsoft WP Group!

The three camps in the entire mobile phone industry were thus established. The Symbian and Android camps are in a competitive relationship on the surface, but there are inextricably linked relationships behind them. Both parties are actually targeting Microsoft's WP system.

"The most chaotic era in the history of mobile phones has arrived. Alcatel mobile phones are undoubtedly the biggest winners, while other mobile phone brands... are all here to compete for No.2!"

The American Electronic Technology News commented on the pattern of the mobile phone industry. The mobile phone industry seems to be a three-legged rivalry, but Alcatel mobile phones are already the big winners.

Among the three mobile phone system camps, the American Electronic Technology News believes that the combination of Alcatel mobile phones and Symbian is the most powerful, and it can be said that it is a strong army. Android is actually the younger brother of this camp and cheers for it.

As for the combination of Microsoft, Nokia, and Motorola, it seems to be a match made in heaven, and the strength is also very strong. Nokia and Motorola have a machine, and Microsoft has a mobile phone system, but no one knows how much strength this combination can exert. It looks very powerful, and it is a one-on-one existence when you take it out.

The embarrassing thing is that neither Microsoft nor Nokia or Motorola have any advantages in smartphones. WP is still being upgraded and is transforming from a feature phone system to a smartphone system. When will Nokia and Motorola’s smartphones be launched? It's still unknown, but the three young men in the smart phone industry teamed up to challenge Alcatel mobile phones.

"This is a monopoly. Microsoft will sue the Symbian system in the federal court. It is their freedom for developers to choose which platform, and no one can restrain them!"

After the Alcatel Worldwide Developers Conference, Terry Meyerson, head of Microsoft's WP system, blasted Alcatel mobile phones and Symbian systems in the media.

When he came to Microsoft President Ballmer's office, Terry Myerson was still chattering, "President Ballmer, this is a war, and we must respond. We cannot let other mobile phone brands and developers all fall to the ground. The Android system camp, otherwise the Microsoft WP system would have no chance at all.

This is the last chance. If this opportunity is lost, Microsoft will completely retreat in the mobile phone system, and the entire mobile operating system will be completely occupied by Bruno Song's Symbian and Android! "

Ballmer looked at Terry Meyerson in front of him, a little hesitant. Of course he knew that Terry Meyerson was telling the truth. He missed this wave of opportunities. In the future, Microsoft wants to do more in the field of mobile operating systems , but it is as difficult as climbing the sky.

However, because of the mobile phone system, he completely turned against Song Yang and completely interrupted the cooperation between the two parties, but Ballmer was reluctant. Ballmer needed to consider more than just a WP system.

Not to mention, the WP mobile phone system is still a product of Bill Gates' period, and Terry Meyerson was also a confidant promoted by Bill Gates back then. If the WP system wins, will it be considered, this is all Credit to Bill Gates for getting that guy back on the inside of Microsoft? !
If it is really because of the WP system that the break with Song Yang, then the cooperation with Song in the Internet industry, as well as the Microsoft XBOX game console, game development, Skype, e-mail and other businesses, will not be affected, which makes Ballmer even more worried. Well, Ballmer has to worry about whether Song Yang will let ICQ, Fortinet, PayPal, Symbian System, Google and other companies enter the computer operating system industry and challenge Microsoft.

Terry Meyerson's perspective is completely different from Ballmer's. Meyerson only has the WP system in his eyes, but Ballmer has to worry about the entire Microsoft, and he also has to guard against a certain guy getting himself down.

To put it bluntly, it is still a problem with the butt. It really makes WP the leader of the mobile phone system. The risk is great, but the benefits are not Ballmer's big head. It may also cause problems with Microsoft's most important computer operating system. How should he choose? !
Shaking his head slightly, Ballmer looked at Terry Myerson and said, "Microsoft really needs to compete with Symbian and Android in the mobile phone system industry, but... it cannot affect the entire relationship between Microsoft and Bruno Song, Microsoft not only has the WP mobile phone system department, but also more than 10,000+ employees from other departments, and I also need to be responsible for them!"

Listening to Ballmer's earnest words, Terry Myerson was dumbfounded for a while. He was about to fight Android to the death, but the emperor of his own camp said that he would not hurt his opponent. How should we fight this battle? !

"President Ballmer, now Symbian and Android are launching a war against the WP system, and even require mobile phone manufacturers and developers to choose one of the two. The Symbian system also provides developers with a subsidy of 200 billion US dollars for three years..."

Ballmer waved his hand and stopped Terry Meyerson from continuing, "Melson, I will propose an application to the board of directors to raise 15 billion U.S. dollars for the WP system department. Cooperation can produce results, and the board of directors will continue to provide more funds for the WP system!"

"funk!"

Walking out of Ballmer's office, Terry Myerson couldn't help cursing, and then looked up to the sky and lamented. At this moment, he missed Bill Gates, the last person in charge of Microsoft. He believed that if Bill Gates was still Microsoft If the head is in charge, he will never be driven away like a beggar. A billion dollars in funding is not as good as the subsidy that Symbian sends to developers. How can this battle be fought? !

Sandel, the president of Motorola, who had already made up his mind to join the Microsoft WP system camp, slammed the table angrily when he heard that Ballmer had approved a funding of 15 billion dollars.

Now Sandel regrets a little bit. I don’t know if he made the wrong choice. His current status is like a bodhisattva crossing the river, and he will not be guaranteed at any time. Once the P6 is released, the entire Motorola product line is defeated, and the warehouse is full of backlogs. Motorola's warehouses in various places are full of stock machines for the phones returned from users. The production lines of major production bases have all been shut down. Now they are desperately selling phones to Africa at low prices, but such a huge inventory, thousands of Thousands of machines, how can the warehouse be cleared in a short while.

If the smart phone cannot be developed this year, and the inventory in the warehouse cannot be cleared, the entire Motorola will basically explode, Sandor is not far from leaving, and even the entire Motorola mobile phone business, I am afraid... will be completely destroyed.

As for why Sandor didn’t join the Android camp, on the one hand, he really couldn’t lower his head and become the younger brother of the Alcatel mobile phone; , Motorola and Nokia have always been Alcatel's biggest opponents, and only dead opponents are good opponents!
Now Sandor only hopes that Motorola can bypass Alcatel's smart phone patent wall as soon as possible and develop a smart phone. Microsoft's WP system is also reliable, so that Motorola can be brought back to life. Otherwise, Motorola will basically stop after a century.

In the same situation as Motorola, there is also Nokia Corporation. The head of Kallasvuo Kallasvuo, who has just taken office for one year, has encountered the biggest trouble in his career.

"No matter what, this year Nokia must launch its own smartphone, no matter what the cost!"

Kallasvuo said to the Nokia executives below with a serious face, that Nokia's situation is a bit more rotten than Motorola's. Its mobile phone inventory pressure is the highest in the entire mobile phone industry. Who makes it the world's largest mobile phone shipment? Brands, high, medium and low mobile phone brands used to be all-inclusive, and there are many product lines, and now the inventory pressure is the greatest.

Of course, it’s not about the machine, it’s impossible to sell it at all. If you sell it at a reduced price, you can sell it to Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, South America and other places. The more you buy, the more you will lose if you don’t sell it. This year, Nokia’s performance is basically over. Last year, it still earned tens of billions of euros. This year, it will lose everything.

Nokia's performance is over, and its market value has evaporated from 3000 billion dollars to 2000 billion dollars. Since the launch of the P6, Nokia has been abandoned by Wall Street institutions and European consortiums, and even shorted. Killing thousands of dollars, desperately shorting Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and other mobile phone companies, how long Kallasvuo can stay in the position of head, the former head Ollila sitting below is worried for him.

(End of this chapter)