Vol 6 Chapter 860: Abnormally smooth

It should also be because the preparations are well done. On the second Monday of August, August 8, Android and Motorola announced at the same time that the two parties have officially signed an acquisition agreement. Android successfully acquired Motorola Mobile for $12.4 billion. !

Coincidentally, August 8th happens to be the beginning of autumn in the lunar calendar, which is the official beginning of autumn. Such good news came on this day, which seems to indicate that they will have a good harvest in this harvest season. Harvest.

After the news spread, the industry was in an uproar.

Android is working hard to acquire Motorola. Everyone knows that this has already been announced, but such a successful acquisition silently?

This is going too smoothly!

Think of Nortel’s 6,000 patents. There are so many companies competing for quotations. For a company like Motorola that has nearly three times the patent reserve of Nortel, why not many companies want to acquire it?

Apart from other things, not only did Apple and Microsoft not participate at all, but in this process, they didn't even say a word. This is really... abnormally smooth.

Think about how much noise did Apple and other companies in the industry make when it acquired Nortel’s patents in May to prevent Android from participating?

Or, except for Android, everyone is not optimistic about Motorola and thinks it has no value in being acquired?

This idea was quickly ruled out by everyone. First of all, they could not accept such a possibility emotionally. Motorola, the originator of the mobile phone industry, was also one of the representatives of high-tech in the United States for a long time.

How can it be reduced to the value of not being acquired?

What's more, everyone still believes in Feng Yiping's vision. Although he is rich, he believes that no matter who it is, he will not spend $12.4 billion to acquire a company that is not worth acquiring.

As far as the general public is concerned, as long as they compare it, they feel that although the price has already exceeded 60%, it is not too high.

Excluding the 7,500 patents still under application, Motorola also owns 17,000 patents. In May, everyone paid US$4.5 billion for Nortel’s 6,000 patents!

On average, that is a number that most people dare not think about. A patent is worth 750,000 US dollars!

This is enough to buy two or three very good single houses in many places in the United States.

They took a look. In the statement, Android said that $9.5 billion was used to acquire patents. In this calculation, shouldn't the purchase price be much lower than that of Nortel?

Besides, there is the Motorola brand...

So this is really puzzling, such a big acquisition, so silently and with such a plan, finalized?

The part of the external speech is still handed over to Rubin, “Since its launch in 2007, Android has not only greatly expanded the user’s choice space, but also improved the user’s entire mobile experience. As a member of the development of the Android system, I am very I am glad to see that Android has played a role in promoting the rapid development of the mobile Internet..."

Because of his boss Mayer, Rubin temporarily received mandatory training from experts. Originally, he wanted to interpret this passage in a crazy and cool way, but now, he only has the comfort of an old father. Pride and glory.

The audience saw this scene and was equally gratified that the founder of Android has finally matured, just like Android.

"At present, nearly 300 million Android devices are activated worldwide, and the number of new devices activated every day is as high as 700,000. These devices are on the networks of 237 operators in 125 countries around the world..."

"But our efforts to provide more excellent service and support for all users have never stopped. While adding more functions to Android, we are also always looking for new ways to further strengthen Android. This is what I Today, I am pleased to announce the reason for the acquisition of Motorola Mobility,"

"We all know that Motorola is a very great company. They have a history of more than 80 years of innovation in the fields of communication technology, product and intellectual property development. It is these innovations that have laid the foundation for the convenience and efficiency that we can enjoy today. The foundation of mobile services..."

This is not a rainbow fart, because strictly speaking, as long as it passes the regulatory approval, that is, maybe next month, Motorola will officially become a member of Android. Therefore, Rubin praising Motorola is actually praising himself .

"We welcome Motorola employees to become a member of the Android family. We are very honored to be able to walk hand in hand with such a great company. We believe that after the merger, because of Motorola’s outstanding and professional colleagues, we will provide users with more The outstanding user experience further strengthens the entire Android ecosystem..."

"We firmly believe that this will greatly benefit users, partners and developers..."

"At the same time, we want to tell everyone who has always cared about and supported us. It is many hardware partners, including Motorola, that have made Android's success. We look forward to continuing to cooperate with all partners to provide a better user experience."

"That is, this merger and acquisition will not change our position on Android as an open platform. Android will continue to be open as before."

After talking about this passage that some people with bad intentions may use to make trouble-some guys are likely to use this to spread Android and will love their son more in the future, or turn Android into a paid software for Motorola's advantage. and many more.

He changed the subject, "Friends who care about Android should also know that the entire Android ecosystem is currently being attacked by patents from some companies. Our acquisition of Motorola hopes to enhance its market competitiveness by strengthening its own patent strength. We have a higher ability to resist antitrust threats from other companies..."

At this time, it's impossible to justify a wave of sympathy points for oneself without black opponents.

"We sincerely hope that this acquisition will allow the success of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices to return to the right path that depends on innovation, rather than relying on lawyers and litigation."

"...We believe that this acquisition will not only further strengthen Android, but also stimulate market competition, provide consumers with better choices, and provide all users with a more outstanding experience..."

"thanks for your support!"

The representative of the other side of the transaction, Motorola CEO Sanjayja, also stated, “This transaction will bring great value to Motorola shareholders ~ www.wuxiaspot.com~ to provide our employees, customers and partners with more new opportunities... …"

"We are one of the founding members of the Open Mobile Alliance and we have already had a very good cooperation with Android. Now that we merge, we will bring more innovations and provide more outstanding mobile solutions..."

So, is it really settled so quietly?

At this time, other manufacturers have to speak, of course, HTC, which has outstanding performance in the US market, stands up first, "We welcome Android's acquisition of Motorola,"

After that, other members of the Chinese Smartphone Corps jointly stated, “We welcome Android’s acquisition of Motorola and welcome Android’s efforts to protect the ecological environment.”

The well-known rating agency Moody's also jumped out and expressed its opinion on this on behalf of the investment community. Their investment report is dozens of pages thick, but in summary, there is only one sentence, "We are optimistic about this transaction!"

If it is two sentences, add another sentence, "This is a positive transaction!"

It’s not that no one doubts this. Their mainstream view is that Feng Yiping’s company has entered an unfamiliar low-margin market from a very high-margin Internet field, not only producing hardware, but also managing factories and inventory. And a large number of workers...

Considering that this move may alienate Android from other hardware manufacturers in the Android system, in the long run, Feng Yiping's successful acquisition of Nortel's patent acquisition is a successful acquisition.

Rubin, who was praised by everyone for his speech, is now fully exposed. He just wants to find the guy who made these remarks and spit them to death with a mouthful of **** ale.

Low profit margins, are you blind?

Apple's low profit margin?

He was looking for Feng Yiping among the cheerful crowd on the Apollo. He hoped to have a good talk with him again.