Xiao Qi secretly laughed at Gao Chuan Teru's performance.
You must know that among all electronic technology companies, Ericsson is definitely an inspirational miracle. In a sense, this level is no less than that of Apple.
In fact, the quality of Ericsson mobile phones was very good at the beginning, and sales were also very good. Together with Motorola and Nokia, Ericsson was known as the three heroes.
But later, Ericsson mobile phones made various non-technical mistakes, that is, mistakes that had nothing to do with their technical capabilities, such as slow response to the market, failure to pay attention to emerging market markets, not knowing how to develop three-dimensional production lines... etc.
etc., ended up merging with Sony Mobile Phones in 2001, and after 2011, it was fully acquired by Sony. From then on, the term Ericsson Mobile Phones became history.
Think this is the end?
No!
Ericsson failed in its mobile phones, but it has an unimaginable patent portfolio. It has more than 3,000 patents in mobile phones alone and more than 2,000 in smart phone operations.
More importantly, Ericsson has cutting-edge technology patents from wireless access to wireless LAN. In short, it is the technology patents for 3G network and wireless wifi network, including wireless base stations, switches and transmission equipment. It is also known as Nortel Networks.
The two biggest hegemons in the world.
Especially in 2009, after Ericsson purchased the mobile communication equipment manufacturing patents of bankrupt Nortel Networks, it became the world's only wireless network infrastructure equipment provider, with every wireless base station equipment and routing switch produced.
, optical fiber transmission equipment must pay patent fees to it.
By 2010, Ericsson's net profit from these patent fees reached 600 million U.S. dollars, and it was increasing every year. In 2013, it even exceeded the sky-high figure of 2 billion U.S. dollars!
You can make money comfortably by collecting patent fees. Compared with those manufacturers who work hard to produce mobile phones and equipment, Ericsson's little life is not to mention how moist it is. It is a complete saltwater fish in this industry.
Turn over.
Xiao Qi is very interested in their mobile phone patents. For things like mobile phone patents, the more the better. Xiao Qi hopes that every company that makes mobile phones will use its own patents in the future. And the most important thing is to make it himself.
You don’t have to be choked by others for anything.
Xiao Qi is also very interested in Ericsson's technology in the wireless field. Combined with Nortel Networks' WCDMA department, I can't say that Xiao Qi also enjoys patent income of 2 billion US dollars a year, but at least 1 billion US dollars a year.
It's all right.
Of course, Ericsson will definitely not sell out, and will leave its own territory, such as Europe allocated to them, and even the price of both is high. It must be at least 1-2 billion US dollars.
But no one knows better than Xiao Qi how crazy the wireless network era will be in the future. Using the most optimistic speculations to predict the future is a huge underestimate of the future.
Therefore, the cost of these acquisitions is worth it, and it will be a great help to my future mobile phone industry layout.
However, Xiao Qi is not good at doing this kind of thing. It just so happens that Sony has been trying to buy back 50% of the shares of the joint venture in recent years, especially the name "Sony Ericsson", which is long and smelly. It is simply an insult to Sony.
Block brand.
Therefore, it was most appropriate for Xiao Qi to ask Sony, a partner of Ericsson, to come forward. When the time comes, Sony will be sold to Xiao Qi, and no one else will be able to control it.
As for the issue of shares in the app store, Xiao Qi was originally only prepared to share it with Apple and Samsung.
But recently, he has thought that it might be a good thing to introduce one or two more partners appropriately.
On the one hand, it can increase the strength of the entire camp and combat the future strength of the Android system.
On the other hand, it can also make power more dispersed. After promising to increase shares in Apple and Samsung in the future, these two companies will join forces to compete with Xiao Qi for control. Unless you hold 100% of the shares, the number of shares will not matter.
It is not the ultimate condition for absolute control. In the final analysis, it still depends on your own talents and strategies.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Qi shook his head, "Forget it, those people at Ericsson are just stupid, I guess you can't do it... let's forget it!"
"No, no!" Gao Chuan Teru said reluctantly: "Sony has been discussing this matter with Ericsson. If you want it, Mr. Xiao, then Sony will buy it for you!"
His attitude is very firm.
Sony cannot lag behind the entire era. The two controlling families, the Gaochuan family and the Morita family, cannot let go of the foundation passed down by their ancestors.
The significance of the application store is completely greater than that of the mobile phone industry. It will be the central focus of various smart electronic products in the future. As long as it can be captured, Sony's prosperity for at least 30 years will be guaranteed.
"Then, I'm not welcome." Xiao Qi became serious: "I want Ericsson's mobile phone patents and patents in the wireless field. I can let them retain the patent coverage area in Europe, but the ones in America and Asia must belong to me.
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Gao Chuan Teru's eyes widened when he heard this, "All?"
"As long as I can buy it, I want it all!" Xiao Qi nodded and said, "The calculation is about 1 to 2 billion US dollars. If Sony can help buy it, then the price will be as you said, and these patents can be used to offset it.
buckle."
"I see!"
Gao Chuan Teruki nodded seriously, and when he secretly screamed that it was too difficult, there was no way out.
Although Ericsson has long been in despair, the sudden explosion of 3G and wireless networks has given them hope of rising again. With such good expectations, how could it be possible to sell off its core patents so easily?
Fortunately, Xiao Qi was not so irrational and left Ericsson with the European market. If a global patent transfer was required, Ericsson would probably not even negotiate.
Sony has more than 1,000 mobile phone patents in its hands, but this has already been authorized to Fairy Company in the exchange of smart tablet patents with Fairy Company.
But think about it, if it was too easy to complete, then Xiao Qi’s shares in the app store would have been bought out long ago.
It seems that it is time to increase public relations efforts for important personnel of Ericsson!
Thinking of the greed and lewdness of Ericsson's board members, Gao Chuan Teruki did not feel that there was nothing he could do.
At the same time, this one of the masters of Sony really hopes that he can get it just by spending a little more money! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!