Giant of the times

While the iPhone was selling well, the built-in FaceTime software became very popular. Instead of making direct calls, many people used FaceTime for video communication. In addition, with the promotion of Tencent, WeChat has gradually become popular and has become one of the commonly used social software.

The Internet calling services of Skype and FaceToFace have been hit hard!

Therefore, while Skype and FaceToFace companies were developing software for the iPhone platform, when the Symbian Alliance wanted to develop a Symbian touch-screen smartphone, they expressed their willingness to develop software for it and then compete for the mobile Internet market.

Of course, the Saipan Alliance has also sent invitations to Tencent, Amazon, Yahoo and other companies, but Li Zetian thought that with Samsung, Google, and Xiaomi on his side, there will definitely be more mobile phone manufacturers taking over Android in the future. We won't agree to develop software for them.

Without popular software, can Symbian mobile phones still sell well?

In Li Zetian's view, the Saipan Alliance will collapse sooner or later. Now, Samsung is also a member of the Symbian Alliance, but Samsung will be the first company to rebel. It is like the boney Nomi card effect. Many rectangular dominoes are arranged upright in a row, and the first card is gently pushed down. At this time, the other dominoes will fall one after another! ! !

This afternoon, Bill Gates suddenly came to visit Li Zetian at home.

Li Zetian warmly received him. Haha, Bill Gates's daughter Tina has already been given a blood by his son, and William often brings Tina home to live with him. The two of them obviously have a lot of fun. Maybe he and the Gates family They may become in-laws in the future.

"Bill, why are you here?" Li Zetian asked with a smile.

Bill Gates said straight to the point: "Of course I have something very important to discuss with you!"

"Please sit down. What would you like to drink?"

"coffee."

The two sat down on the sofa in the living room to chat, and Bill Gates said: "Chronos, at Apple's iPhone launch conference, you once said that the mobile Internet era has arrived! These days, the iPhone is very popular, and I suddenly Realize what you said is very correct! It is obvious that the mobile terminal will gradually take away the market of the PC terminal. With the increase of smartphone users, sooner or later, the mobile terminal will surpass the PC terminal!"

Li Zetian took a deep look at Bill Gates, then smiled and nodded: "Yes, Bill, your analysis is quite correct!"

Bill Gates frowned slightly: "I vaguely feel that Microsoft must undergo transformation... This time, I am here to discuss it with you."

Speaking of this, Bill Gates looked at Li Zetian with a hint of resentment, you are the boss of Microsoft, and I am just a minority shareholder. You don't care about Microsoft, so you have to let me worry about it!

Li Zetian laughed dryly and said, "Well, Microsoft is right to transform. What do you want to do?"

Bill Gates said: "I heard that Google is developing an Android mobile operating system... intends to compete with iOS and Symbian systems?"

Li Zetian nodded.

Bill Gates continued: "Chronos, the Symbian system has been developed for many years and has the support of many users, but the Android system is a new mobile phone operation. I think it is not easy to defeat the Symbian system! Microsoft is at the crossroads of transformation, so I feel that if Microsoft dominates Android, with its powerful technology and position in the operating system, it will definitely be of great benefit to the promotion of Android!"

Li Zetian was thoughtful when he heard the words.

In this life, Nokia is not the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, so it is not stubborn. After the iPhone became popular, it quickly made a decision to transform. And this... is a big variable! ! !

It is certain that iPhone and iOS are very popular, but whether Android can be the same as its previous life is full of unknowns.

At the moment, Bill Gates proposed to let Microsoft take control of Android, but Li Zetian's eyes lit up. Whether it is Google or Microsoft, they are both his companies anyway. The two companies can completely cooperate, and in Li Zetian's view, Microsoft does have its own uniqueness in operating systems. In terms of technology, it is definitely better than Google. !

By joining forces, we may be able to create a more powerful Android. In addition, judging from the current situation, Microsoft's entry into Android is extremely beneficial to the promotion of the Android system!

This life is very different from the previous life. Microsoft had difficulty making achievements in mobile operating systems in the previous life, but it does not mean that it will be equally difficult to make a difference in this life. In fact, in comparison, Li Zetian believes that Microsoft can make Android better! Microsoft's many years of operating system technology and experience are not just for show...

Thinking of this, Li Zetian said to Bill Gates: "I will consider your words carefully."

Bill Gates laughed when he heard this, knowing that Li Zetian was moved by him.

It's not impossible for Microsoft to develop its own mobile operating system, but it will take some time. Furthermore, since Li Zetian has decided to go all out to promote Android, he would not agree with Microsoft to build a mobile operating system to compete with it, which is a waste of resources! Therefore, Bill Gates approached Li Zetian and proposed the idea of ​​Microsoft taking control of Android. Fortunately, Li Zetian was persuaded by him.

That night, Li Zetian thought for a long time that it was okay for Microsoft to take over Android, but in the end he felt that Microsoft and Google had many overlapping businesses and were competitors. If Android was owned by these two companies, there would definitely be consequences. There is a lot of entanglement. Google wants to build certain software on the Android system, but Microsoft does not agree. Or maybe Microsoft wants to build certain software into the Android system, but Google doesn't agree. This resulted in infighting, which gave the Symbian system an opportunity to take advantage.

If Microsoft and Google held Android alone, they would be able to do whatever they wanted without any constraints!

this……

Li Zetian shook his head, a little troubled.

The night was getting deeper. Looking at the soft moonlight outside the window, Li Zetian suddenly had a plan in mind!

"I merged Microsoft and Google. Wouldn't this solve all the problems?"

"66666, once Microsoft and Google merge, there will be one more super giant in the world! I really look forward to the establishment of such an awesome company!!!"

Li Zetian's face turned red with excitement, and he almost stayed up all night.

The next morning, Li Zetian disclosed his decision to Google and Microsoft.

As Li Zetian holds absolute controlling interest in two companies, his decision is an imperial edict.

For Google and Microsoft, this merger will bring more benefits than harm to both parties.

"We must merge Google and Microsoft together before October!" Li Zetian said. On October 1st, the Android conference will be held, and the merger of Google and Microsoft is huge good news for Android!

"As for the parent company, it's called Alphabet." Li Zetian added, directly using the name of Google's parent company in his previous life.

All employees at Google and Microsoft were shocked, and when the news came out, the whole world was shocked!

"Google is an Internet giant, almost monopolizing the search market; and Microsoft is a software giant, almost monopolizing the PC operating system! Now these two companies are actually going to merge, oh my god, are you going to be so crazy? !!!”

"There is no such thing as the most awesome, only more awesome!"

"6666, the super invincible aircraft carrier in the technological world!!!"

"Chronos·Li is domineering!"

"..."

For a long time, Google and Microsoft attracted the attention of the world, and media headlines were written around these two companies without exception.

"Wall Street": "Shocked! The world's first super company that is expected to have a market value of one trillion US dollars is about to be born!!!"

"Los Angeles Times": "The story behind Google and Microsoft!"

"The Times": "A new technology empire is about to be born!!"

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Li Zetian doesn't dare to go out now, and countless media reporters want to interview him. But having said that, the merger of Google and Microsoft is indeed shocking, and even Li Zetian himself feels excited.

On September 25, Google and Microsoft announced their merger, becoming wholly owned subsidiaries of Alphabet. Of course, the merger of two such large companies is not that simple. For the time being, the shares of the major shareholders of Google and Microsoft will be transferred to the parent company Alphabet and distributed according to a certain proportion, and then specific matters, including business matters, will be dealt with. Integration, reorganization of subsidiaries, personnel transfers, etc...

Because Li Zetian bought the bottom of both Google and Microsoft during the Internet winter, he held very high shares in Google and Microsoft. After the merger of the two companies, Li Zetian held 62.5% of Alphabet's shares. The second Major shareholder Bill Gates only holds 5.1% of the shares.

Li Zetian serves as the chairman of Alphabet, and Bill Gates serves as executive director and CEO of Alphabet. As for the position of CEO of Microsoft, it is left to others.

At this moment, Wall Street's authoritative valuation agency has valued Alphabet at US$670 billion, making it the world's largest Internet technology company! ! Apple's valuation is far from reaching the peak of its previous life, currently only $450 billion.

However, it is only 2005, and the Internet winter has not passed for a few years. Both Alphabet and Apple have a lot of room for growth in the future.

Just after the establishment of Alphabet, Li Zetian decided to build a large, high-tech headquarters to highlight Alphabet's awesomeness. Another purpose was to move Google and Microsoft to the Alphabet headquarters, so that the two companies would be more closely connected!

Li Zetian left the site selection and headquarters design to Bill Gates, and finally came up with some plans for him to choose.

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Before you know it, October 1st is here.

The Android conference was held as scheduled.

This conference was hosted on stage by Bill Gates and Google CEO Larry Page.

Because of the beauty of Apple’s iOS system, when everyone saw the Android system again, they were not as surprised as before. But even so, it's quite shocking.

"Android suddenly came out, which will definitely have a big impact on the Symbian system!" The mobile phone manufacturers in the Symbian Alliance frowned and whispered.

"Yes, and Android is very amazing. It looks like a mature product that has been developed for a long time. On the other hand, the Symbian system has a lot of code and is difficult to modify. In addition, the system itself is more difficult to develop than Android. It seems that there is no hope of promotion this year..."

"Everyone now knows how popular multi-touch touch screen mobile phones are. If you launch a mobile phone one day earlier, you will occupy the market earlier! What's more, Android is a mobile operating system jointly launched by Google and Microsoft, and it will definitely be favored by many mobile phone manufacturers. !!!”

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The chairman of Nokia's expression changed drastically. At the critical juncture of the transformation of Nokia and Symbian systems, he never expected that the Android system was launched so early and was as good as iOS!

That night, the chairman of Nokia initiated a video conference with the people of the Symbian Alliance to discuss countermeasures. Of course, the most important thing is that he would tell a story about the Symbian system, saying how awesome the Symbian system is. Don't abandon the Symbian system. And go develop Android phones.

However, no matter how loud and talkative Nokia's chairman is, the new Symbian system has not yet been developed. All mobile phone manufacturers have their own evil intentions and cannot let their money go without making a profit.

In the video conference room, everyone said one thing, but behind their backs they said another thing.

In fact, according to what Bill Gates told Li Zetian, at least seven mobile phone manufacturers in the Symbian Alliance contacted Alphabet right after the conference.

By the next day, it was even more so.

Nokia is in a difficult situation. The Symbian system belongs to Nokia. Is it possible that a strong man will cut off his wrist? But based on Li Zetian's understanding of Nokia, they definitely don't have such courage. They should hold on to the Symbian system and go all the way until they reach the end of destruction...

A few days later, what worried the Nokia chairman finally happened.

Samsung held a press conference on the morning of October 5th, announcing that it would abandon the Symbian system and switch to Android.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

Samsung slapped Nokia in the face, causing a big crack in the already precarious ship of the Symbian system, and the ship was about to sink soon.

On the afternoon of the day when Samsung issued its statement, several mobile phone manufacturers in the Symbian Alliance expressed their willingness to develop mobile phones for the Android system!

Of course, they actually wanted to secretly develop Android phones, but Li Zetian made it clear that if you want to develop Android, you must give up the Symbian system and hold a press conference immediately. No way, some mobile phone manufacturers can only agree. However, they have also thought clearly that issuing a statement can dampen the morale of the Symbian system and prevent the development of the Symbian system. The ultimate beneficiary will not be Android mobile phone manufacturers like them? !

At this time, the chairman of Nokia was so angry that he almost vomited blood and fainted. He kept scolding these guys for having no credibility, but no matter how harsh the scolding was, the Symbian Alliance was dead in name only, and more and more mobile phone manufacturers began to defect...

"Work overtime and we must develop the Symbian system as quickly as possible!!!" Nokia's chairman yelled at the engineers of the Symbian system. At the moment, Nokia is betting on the new Symbian system. . Only by launching the Saipan system as soon as possible can the decline be restored!