Rebirth Starts From 2006

James smiled and continued, "In addition to handheld computers, this system was also used on smartphones. The product was Treo mobile phones. Like handheld computers, Treo mobile phones are also very popular in the United States. It can be seen that Palm OS It can be used as an excellent smartphone system,

But just two years ago, in September 2005, the Japanese software company Axios, at a premium of 83%, a total price of 324.3 million U.S. dollars, fully acquired all of Palm OS. Copyright PalmSource Corporation, and their development team remain intact,

Originally, this was a perfect transaction. The PalmSource series of software products have been running on more than 40 million devices. At the same time, the PalmSource mobile application developer team has nearly 400,000 people, and a global mobile software platform has been established. ,

In addition, PalmSource's previous acquisition of Linux technology developer Mobilesoft Technology has laid a good foundation for promoting the Linux platform on mobile devices.

Axios has a powerful NF browser platform, and has a good business relationship with PalmSource's leading operating system, application software, user interface and development community. Using these interfaces, they can expand the market share of NF in mobile browsers, And export other products of our company, so as to occupy a favorable position in the entire mobile market,

The combination of the two has a very positive effect on the promotion of the products of both parties, but it is very regrettable,"

Speaking of this, James seems to be really regretful and shrugged his shoulders, "Palm handheld computers once occupied 90% of the global PDA market, but under the pressure of Microsoft, they are thrifty. festival retreat,

Two years have passed, and PalmSource did not bring ACCESS the desired effect. Just last year, the release of the Logia N95 allowed the Symbian system to rapidly expand its territory. Coupled with the participation of the iPhone OS, Microsoft A variety of systems have been sticking to it, so the share of Palm OS in the smartphone market has also been cut to the lowest value in history.

What's even more sad is that even Palm seems to be planning to fully embrace Microsoft, they have expanded the share of WM in their product line, and they are developing another smartphone operating system Web OS independently, "

Hearing this, Chen Yang couldn't help blinking his eyes,

So, Palm sold the old product to the Japanese at a high price, and then re-developed a new product based on the previous technology?

This is very American!

By this time,

James finally concluded, "Based on market changes, Axios is adjusting their strategic direction, reducing investment in PDAs and smart phones, and focusing on other electronic devices.

Therefore, for Axios, the current PalmSource company is actually a tasteless piece of food. It is a pity to discard it if it is tasteless. If it initiates an acquisition offer for it, the possibility of success is far greater than that of other companies with operating systems. . "

Hey, even chicken ribs can be used, this foreigner can do it,

The speech was well-founded, and Chen Yang couldn't fault it at all.

After pondering for two seconds, he took out his mobile phone and called Professor Huang, "Professor, if we buy Palm OS, what do you think?"

Professor Huang, who was doing the experiment, was stunned when he heard it, "Buy the Palm system? Can you buy it?"

A few days ago, didn't you say that you should do hardware research and development first, and the operating system will come slowly? Why are you clamoring to buy a system after only a few days of work?

It's no wonder that even the most popular Symbian is not willing to use it. The co-author wants to use its own product.

However, is the operating system so easy to buy?

Chen Yang pursed his lips and smiled, "Give it a try, it won't hurt you, right?"

Professor Huang took two deep breaths to calm down his excitement. The boss said he would try, but if he wasn't sure, he wouldn't be able to say this to himself.

After pondering for two seconds, he said, "Mr. Chen, if possible, this operating system must be bought!

A mature smartphone operating system will have a significant impact not only on our company, but even on my country's mobile phone industry. A system whose intellectual property rights are completely in our own hands will have far-reaching significance.

For example, most of the computers in our country currently use the Plague Fighting System, in case the United States gets stuck in our necks,..."

The following words roughly mean the same as what everyone talked about when the Red League system was officially released that year.

Although no one is stuck now, Professor Huang came from that difficult time back then, and the two tend to be the same in terms of empathy.

Chen Yang lowered his head and picked his nose, why did he suddenly have a patriotic education class?

In fact, I just want to ask if this system is suitable,

Well, judging from Professor Huang's reaction, whether it is suitable or not, as long as you can buy it, it is suitable!

OK, in that case, buy it.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yang raised his head and said seriously, "With PalmSource as the target, how much is the estimated amount?"

James' spirit was shaken, and there was a show!

Immediately took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "Based on the purchase price that Axios paid for them at that time, two years have passed now, we estimate that it will cost about 350 to 400 million US dollars."

"impossible,"

Before he could finish his sentence, Chen Yang raised his head and said, "Two years ago they spent 320 million for the acquisition, but as you said, they paid a premium of 83%, that is to say, the actual value of PalmSource It's only 178 million US dollars,

Now that two years have passed, the market share of the Palm system has not only not increased, but is still shrinking. That is to say, PalmSource has delisted. "

"One hundred million?"

James suddenly looked as if he had eaten Tuoxiang, his face was extremely ugly, "This is impossible, you must know that this is a mobile operating system with full copyright, and more than 40 million devices have used this product. And they also have a complete R\u0026D team! Such a company can never be bought for 100 million dollars!"

Referring to the purchase price two years ago, although the estimated price he gave was a bit inflated, it was very limited. After all, they came here with sincerity and wanted to make this business a reality.

However, he guessed that the other party would bargain, but he didn't expect to kill so hard!

From 400 million to 100 million all of a sudden, is it buying bags on Silk Street? !

"How can you say it's impossible if you haven't tried it before?" Chen Yang said solemnly, "You can try it first, in case the other party thinks it's a burden, and then agrees!"

Uh,

James was dumbfounded. With his double doctorate degree from Harvard, he was speechless at this time.

Boss Chen, are you kidding me? !

At this time, Huang Shan suppressed her smile, clenched her right hand to her mouth, coughed lightly, then raised her head and said seriously, "Mr. James, the quotation of 350 million US dollars is really inflated anyway. I think, maybe You need to conduct a detailed assessment of the target, formulate an implementation plan, and then give us a pragmatic quotation."

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James let out a long breath and shook his head helplessly, "Okay, Susanna,"

Then he looked at Chen Yang again, "Mr. Chen, the contract has been signed, please believe that we didn't come here just for 50,000 US dollars, the second quotation will be given to you together with the detailed implementation plan, but, really Yes, please also show your sincerity, and don’t say that you can buy it for 100 million dollars!”

Chen Yang raised his chin slightly, and said seriously, "Mr. James, really, fifty thousand dollars is nothing to you, it may be just a meal, but it is very important to us, and you can buy it in Guangzhou." A big house, so we also sincerely hope that the cooperation will be successful!"

James, who can be regarded as an expert in the East, pursed his lips and spread his hands. He has seen many people of all kinds in the business field, but he is really the first to talk such serious nonsense.

You're only eating $50,000 a meal!

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After sending James and his party away, Huang Shan followed Chen Yang into the office with a suppressed smile, and when the door was closed, she couldn't help laughing, "Hahahaha, I laughed so hard, I have worked with James for three years, It's the first time I've seen him so deflated, boss, you're really good at negotiating!"

Chen Yang shrugged, "What is this? If you have the ability to make him really agree, that's amazing."

"He's not stupid, how could he agree?"

Huang Shan opened her chair and sat down, and said with a smile, "However, based on what I know about them, the final price is probably stuck at the line of 300 million U.S. dollars, and it will be almost there by then. Don't mess around with me." Ah, otherwise it will really fail, and it is not so easy to convince Axio to find other companies, even if there is, the asking price must be higher than Goldman Sachs!"

"I understand that," Chen Yang leaned back in his chair, took a sip from his teacup, let out a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "but to be honest, it is important to buy this company, but there is no need to fight the fire." It seems to be in a hurry, anyway, no one is robbing us of this company now, and you can grind with them slowly later, as long as the acquisition is completed within one year."

One year is a number he calculated himself. Within one year, the funds will still be held by Qin Yu, making money from the financial market. No matter how late it is, it will affect the research and development of independent smartphones. After all, this system still needs to be modified before it can be used. , the amount of this project is not small, it is better to start earlier,

If Goldman Sachs is particularly efficient and can complete the acquisition in a few months, there is no other way but to make less money in the futures market. In contrast, this is the real business and cannot be delayed.