My Age of Investment

One wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen.

Tesla’s affairs haven’t officially come to an end yet, and there’s bad news coming from Android.

Oracle sued Android, demanding that Android immediately stop its infringement, and filed a sky-high claim against Android!

When Xia Jingxing rushed from Tesla to Android Company in a hurry, all the executives were already sitting neatly in the conference room.

Lu Qi glanced at Xia Jingxing, who had a frosty face, and slowly spoke to break the calm: "Today, Oracle filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the Northern District of California on the grounds that "Android has not authorized the use of Java language, and Android has infringed its patent." Lawsuit: Sues Android for infringing 7 Java-related patents and copyrights, and proposes damages of up to $9 billion."

After sitting down in his seat, Xia Jingxing had calmed down a bit. When he heard the figure of 9 billion U.S. dollars again, he did not get angry as before, but asked the executives in a calm tone: "Can everyone express their opinions? Should this lawsuit be fought or settled?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve an out-of-court settlement!"

The speaker was a legal executive. He looked at Xia Jingxing with a serious expression and stated: "Most of the time, before a company sues another company, they usually make an appointment to negotiate together. Only when the negotiation breaks down, will the lawsuit be filed. litigation.

Oracle did not discuss it with us and directly initiated a lawsuit. It made it clear that it would not give up until it achieved its goal and had no intention of compromising. "

Xia Jingxing nodded lightly. Oracle even omitted the word "ceremony" in "Courtesy first, then attack." This could only mean one thing - Larry Ellison was determined to declare war on Android.

It's normal to think about it. Larry Ellison had been manipulated by him once before, which was a disgrace. Moreover, Larry Ellison himself was famous for his bad temper, and he had the same bad temper as Steve Jobs, so don't expect this kind of mania. The patient starts from the overall situation and actual interests.

"In fact, they really have no intention of giving in. I contacted Oracle's vice president of legal affairs an hour ago, hoping to meet with him. However, the request for a meeting was rejected. The guy only replied coldly: Either Compensate immediately or face the court!"

The words of this legal executive aroused the same hatred among the executives present.

"Compensation of US$9 billion? Why didn't they quote a price of US$90 billion?"

Andy Rubin said with a mocking look on his face: "How much is the total valuation of Android? It's not enough to compensate them all! I really don't know what Larry Ellison is thinking. He just said it if he wanted to extort money, and he also threatened to sue. A cover for Android infringement.”

"He is not stupid. Android is currently valued at less than US$9 billion, but it does not mean that it will not reach this valuation in the future."

Lu Qi's eyes flashed under his glasses, and he said calmly: "If I guess correctly, Oracle wants to fight a protracted war with us.

After a while, I found that the valuation of Android has increased, Android has made money, but the amount of my claim is too low. Isn't this a big loss? "

"Larry Ellison is quite discerning and knows that the rise of Android is unstoppable!"

Andy Rubin sneered, then turned to look at Xia Jingxing and said, "Darren, Android is not a fool. If Oracle wants to litigate, we will fight it with them."

Xia Jingxing glanced at Andy Rubin who was very active in speaking today. I have never seen you talk so much. Could it be that your vital interests were endangered? He finally couldn't help but stand up and express his opinions.

"What do you think the chances of winning the lawsuit are?"

Andy Rubin immediately replied: "Seventy or eighty percent!"

Xia Jingxing smiled and thought, "So sure, Oracle said that Android plagiarized more than 11,000 lines of Java system program code."

"Larry Ellison is shameless and I have given up.

Not to mention that the OpenJDK to which the JavaAPI code segment belongs was open sourced by Sun Microsystems in 2006. Let’s talk about the API interface itself, which is not protected by copyright by default in the industry.

For example: if a software program is a recipe for cooking and can be protected by copyright, then an API is like a menu for ordering food, should it also be protected by copyright?

If the court rules in favor of Oracle, then a tsunami of copyright lawsuits will sweep across the entire software industry.

You sue me today, and I will sue him tomorrow. Everyone should stop making software and just file a lawsuit. "

“Isn’t Qualcomm always like this?”

Xia Jingxing's words left Andy Rubin unable to refute, so he could only say: "That company is an exception. They are a cancer in the industry."

Xia Jingxing nodded lightly. There was nothing wrong with what he said. Even if Fuxing Mobile did not purchase Qualcomm chips, it would still have to pay the "Qualcomm tax" honestly.

This company holds more than 4,000 patents on the CDMA technology standard. As long as it produces mobile phones using this 3G technology standard, it must regularly invest coins in Qualcomm. A coin ranges from a few US dollars to dozens of US dollars, multiplied by hundreds of millions worldwide every year. The shipment volume of mobile phones immediately became a huge number.

"Darren, I think what you said when you held a press conference with Gates and Bezos a few days ago is very good. Oracle is the evil force in the old world you mentioned. They are afraid of being subverted, so they are unscrupulous. To stifle scientific and technological innovation, we might as well mobilize public opinion, and the court will also take public interests into consideration when making judgments.

If Android loses this lawsuit and bears huge compensation, this cost will inevitably be passed on to users.

Even more serious, Android is banned, and users can only turn to Sybian and Windows with poor experience.

Mobile, Backberry, eeGo, Bada and other systems.

This is not friendly to the public. "

Xia Jingxing listened with a smile. The current mobile phone operating system market is full of chaos and excitement.

In addition to the rapid development of iOS and Android, traditional forces such as Microsoft, BlackBerry, and Nokia have not completely declined and still retain a certain market share. However, their industry status has been crumbling under the impact of new forces in mobile phone systems.

With the blessing of Google, e has recently won over a number of mobile phone manufacturers. Although it is not an exclusive cooperation, it has also given e a good start. Models equipped with e system will be released soon.

The MeeGo system was jointly developed by Intel and Nokia, while Bada was Samsung's test of a mobile phone operating system.

To sum up, these major international companies are all unwilling to be inferior to others. In the next few years, the mobile operating system market will inevitably have a fierce war of "the leftovers are king".

On the frontal battlefield, Xia Jingxing was not worried about Android at all, but he was afraid that his opponent would use off-board moves!

Although Andy Rubin's analysis is reasonable, it ignores a key factor. Android's absolute majority shareholder is Vision Capital, a Chinese.

It would be bad if the judge favored Larry Ellison, an American, when deciding a lawsuit.

As for public interests, that's bullshit. The squire will be paid back in full, and the people will be given a 50-50 share.

Xia Jingxing vaguely remembered that the "Oracle VS Android (Google)" lawsuit in his previous life lasted for ten years. When he was reborn, there was no winner or loser. During this period, they talked about it, but in short, they couldn't agree on the price.

When Larry Ellison faced Larry Page, his good brother of the same name, he opened his mouth wide and would not let go once he bit him, let alone his big enemy.

Naturally, he will not surrender voluntarily. If Larry Ellison wants war, then give him war.

However, Google, which is also an American company, has been entangled with Oracle for ten years. Now the ingredients of Android are not as good as Google's. This issue needs to be carefully considered and resolved in time, which is related to the final success or failure of the lawsuit.

"I support continuing the lawsuit, but we must also be prepared."

Xia Jingxing's eyes scanned the faces of the executives and finally landed on Lu Qi. He warned, "Replace the Java API code segments involved in patent disputes in the software as soon as possible with other free and open source solutions."

Lu Qi immediately said: "The amount of this project is not small."

"No matter how large the project volume is, it must be completed, otherwise it will become more troublesome later on. Oracle can confidently say that they have lost 10 billion, 20 billion U.S. dollars or even more economic losses."

While talking, Xia Jingxing was also reflecting on himself. He was also responsible for such a big mistake and did not avoid this big pit in time.

But then again, the industry is too huge now, and it is impossible for him to be involved in every industry and the use of every technology patent in detail.

During that time, he was busy making money during the financial crisis, and many things were left aside.

Xia Jingxing looked at Andy Rubin. The latter shrank his neck and felt a little uneasy. He still had something in Xia Jingxing's hands. Java infringement should be strictly investigated and it was his responsibility. Xia Jingxing would punish him. His words are not unjust.

However, Andy Rubin soon realized that his worries were completely unnecessary. Xia Jingxing glanced at him and looked away.

Xia Jingxing originally wanted to scold Andy Rubin, but he swallowed his words. Andy Rubin has been more honest recently and has never been heard of hooking up with female colleagues again. Moreover, this matter is clear. Larry Ellison is deliberately looking for trouble, and there is little need to scold his own people. Not only will it easily hurt morale, but it will also reduce Andy Rubin's loyalty.

After making some arrangements and explanations to the senior management, Xia Jingxing announced the adjournment of the meeting. Everyone else had left, and Lu Qi was left alone by Xia Jingxing.

"Dylan, do you have anything else to explain?"

Lu Qi saw that Xia Jingxing was silent for a long time, then he took the initiative to speak.

"I have nothing to explain, I just want you to talk."

Lu Qi thought that Xia Jingxing was still worried about the lawsuit, so he comforted him: "Darren, don't worry too much about the lawsuit. This lawsuit will definitely not end in a short time, but we will do our best to win the lawsuit!"

“What if we lose the lawsuit?”

Lu Qi's face straightened, "We won't just let it go, let alone compensate Oracle for US$9 billion. We will insist on appealing and apply for the Supreme Court to intervene."

Xia Jingxing nodded lightly and asked again: "Mobile operating systems are a big piece of meat. Apart from Oracle wanting a piece of the pie, there's no telling that there will be more competing companies in the future.

If nothing else, Gates still asks me tentatively from time to time: Will Android be sold? "

Lu Qi frowned slightly. Xia Jingxing's tone suddenly made him feel bad.

“I want to sell Android to Facebook!”

Lu Qi's eyes widened for a moment, and when he was about to speak, Xia Jingxing waved his hand to stop him, "Listen to what I have to say first before expressing your opinion."

Lu Qi suppressed the doubts in his heart and nodded.

"Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade!"

Xia Jingxing looked into Lu Qi's eyes and said slowly: "If Android Photo continues to develop at this rate, it will be the Microsoft of the mobile phone industry.

I don’t need to go into details about how fast smartphone shipments are growing, right?

Although Android is constantly burning money now, anyone with a little bit of discernment can see that this is a huge treasure that needs to be discovered urgently!

Oracle is just the beginning. Android will be in trouble in the future. We may even be blocked from acquiring some patents.

If Android wants to continue to grow, it must find a big backer. "

"The backer you're talking about is Facebook?" Lu Qi couldn't hold back anymore and asked.

“Yes, Facebook is now a pure American-owned company that cannot be any more pure, with American capital as the controlling shareholder, Americans as executives, and American dignitaries as shareholders.

Under the wings of Facebook, people who are not discerning will lose a lot. "

Lu Qi said nothing, carefully digesting the huge amount of information.

Xia Jingxing continued without pausing: "And don't you think Android's basic mobile service AMS is still a little too thin?

If AMS becomes FMS, and with the help of the powerful social matrix composed of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Soundpot, the traffic distribution can be instantly improved by several levels.

In addition, Android advertisers and resources can be fully connected to Facebook

Ads

Manager, after comprehensive integration, can exert greater economic value under one platform management.

Facebook also has the sensitive business that Android currently cannot touch - mobile maps. The two companies combined into one can make up for the missing shortcomings.

Now that Google is eyeing the mobile operating system market, Android can only fight against this powerful competitor by teaming up with Facebook.

Mobile phone manufacturers such as Samsung and Motorola are always wary of cooperation with Android because Android and Fuxing Mobile have the same major shareholder, and that is me.

Although we treat everyone equally now, they are definitely still afraid that Android will burn bridges by crossing the river.

If Android merges into Facebook, then they won't have so many worries and can devote themselves wholeheartedly to Android and help Android win this mobile operating system war. "

After hearing Xia Jingxing talk about so many advantages of the merger of Android and Facebook, Lu Qi changed his mind and swallowed back the words he originally wanted to dissuade.

"Then Darren, when do you plan to merge Android into the Facebook system?"

After Xia Jingxing was silent for a few seconds, he smiled brightly and said, "Don't worry yet, Facebook hasn't even been listed yet, and it won't be too late to discuss it in detail when it does.

I am talking to you about this matter today because I want to ask for your opinion first. "

Hearing Xia Jingxing's last words, Lu Qi felt warm and respected.

As the operator of Android commercialization and marketization, Lu Qi can be said to be the second most contributor to the company after Andy Rubin. He is fully worthy of the trust and love given to him by Xia Jingxing when he was poached from Yahoo and entrusted with the important role of CEO of Android. .

Now that the company was about to be sold, Xia Jingxing first asked for his opinion. Corporal Li Xian's attitude did not change at all, which moved him.

"I have no objection and agree with the decision to sell Android."

Xia Jingxing nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Okay, then it's decided. You will work harder during this period to increase Android's market share and make the valuation higher. Even if we sell the company, we will sell it at a high price. "

Lu Qi nodded slightly, chatted with Xia Jingxing for a few more words, then stood up and left.

Xia Jingxing was the only one left in the room. He closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows, and began to review the gains and losses in his mind.

To be honest, he was not very willing to sell Android like this, but the laws of development of things did not change according to human will.

The light of Android is getting brighter and brighter, and now there is a Google e system that has never appeared in the previous life. He has already smelled a hint of danger.

It was better to hand the Android to Kristina than to have it rot in her hands.

I believe that with Christina’s protection, Fuxing Mobile and Hongmeng OS can gain a few years of valuable development time.

Ten birds in the forest are worse than one bird in the hand.

The revival of industry is that "one bird", and the rest can be thrown away.

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