stjorthotic Chapter 468 Google's Visit
Chapter 468 Google's Visit
"The design of the iPhone 6 is already finalized, the molds have been made, and the procurement has been completed. It's simply impossible to change it to a full-screen display now."
"Achieving a full-screen display at the hardware level is not difficult; the challenge lies in system-level adaptation."
Our iOS is a closed-source system with strong application control capabilities, but the display framework uses the underlying layer. Modifying one part affects the whole system, and everything from window management to application adaptation needs to be reworked.
It will take at least a year.
We might avoid some of the pitfalls Google has encountered, but we certainly won't be immune to them.
Ivy sighed after she finished speaking!
Then he thought of something else and slapped his thigh: "Oh, there might be more, because our requirements for the user experience are higher than for Android."
This is the most pressing issue!
A full-screen display isn't just about making the screen itself; system adaptation, application compatibility... these are all tough challenges. Tiger Brother was in a hurry, which is why he stumbled so badly.
Fruit companies cannot repeat the same mistakes, but following the established research and development path means being at least 1-2 years behind the market.
Federico suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and a brilliant idea popped into his head:
"Actually, there is a faster way."
"you say."
Cook looked up at him, wanting to know what the good idea was.
"Request authorization from Transsion."
Frederick was very direct! So direct that it was a little disappointing.
"The display framework of the Taishan system is completely self-developed. From the kernel driver to the layout measurement, everything has been rewritten, and it has a complete patent layout."
More importantly, this solution has been tested on tens of millions of mobile phones in China and even the global market, and its system stability is excellent—we must acknowledge that.
The other two people present both nodded in agreement; this was indeed their advantage!
Even iOS can't compare!
"If we can obtain their core patent licenses or jointly develop an iOS-exclusive full-screen display module, we can save at least six months of development time and directly avoid all the pitfalls that Google has encountered."
After the entire plan was explained, Ivy was a little surprised.
During the Steve Jobs era, Fruit has always prided itself on its self-developed technology.
There have been times in the past when we sought technology licenses from other companies, but the result was always to swallow up that company. But now... this is very rare in the history of fruit.
Kuke did not immediately express its opinion. After all, Transsion is a player in the global high-end market, and its ability to enter the American market is rather disgusting!
"Would they cooperate with Transsion?"
You should know that our two companies are now fighting tooth and nail in the high-end markets around the world, especially in the European market, where they are using all sorts of underhanded tactics.
They keep using environmental issues to disgust us!
"The probability seems extremely low at the moment."
Fordley was aware of these issues, but environmental concerns in the European market could be minor or major; it was simply a matter of changing to eco-friendly packaging.
Furthermore, Transsion is also a shareholder of our company, so they probably wouldn't go to extremes, right?
[Google, currently in the ICU, says: I have something to say]
"Mr. Cook, although Transsion has a certain competitiveness in the high-end market, as long as we don't go to Africa, Southeast Asia or even India to touch their low-end and mid-end markets, and don't try to take advantage of these core markets, the probability of our cooperation is still very high."
Moreover, Mr. Huang from Huaxing Investment is one of our major shareholders. As long as we're not petty, they have no reason to refuse.
Cook opened the drawer again, picked up the Transsion S5 Pro, and once again experienced the charm of the full-screen display!
At the same time, he was also thinking about the upcoming changes.
Google has lost its composure, and even if the Android alliance is formed, it will be nothing more than a disorganized mess.
Therefore, the only opponent that fruit can ever have is telepathy.
[Chip Factory: I have a problem with this!]
Rather than developing our own solutions and falling behind, we should proactively collaborate and leverage others' solutions to accelerate our own progress.
The other two did not offer any further suggestions.
After all, Mr. Cook is already thinking about it!
After watching for a while, a smile appeared on Cook's lips:
"I contacted our major shareholder, Mr. Huang, and told him that I hoped to speak directly with Chairman Shen by phone to discuss the licensing of the full-screen technology."
"Set the appointment level to the highest possible level. I don't want those ordinary secretarial meetings; I need the highest level of access."
"We need to be sincere. As for the price, it is that in addition to the Chinese version of the fruit phone using Transsion's baseband, we can also allocate 50% of the procurement share to the European market."
Ivy and Federer exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
They didn't expect Cook to make a decision so quickly. After all, shouldn't a board meeting be held first for something like this, and then a decision be made after careful discussion?
But upon closer examination, this is indeed the optimal solution at present!
Just as the two of them were about to leave, Cook suddenly spoke again:
"By the way, raise the security level of our next-generation full-screen project a bit more."
All core documents are for core team access only.
"Yes, Mr. Cook!"
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Meanwhile, in Guangzhou, at Transsion headquarters.
Shen Fei looked at the report personally delivered by Zhang Mingzhu: "Let's schedule it for April 12th!"
Tell them that we welcome all sincere collaborations.
It was as if all of this was within his expectations!
Zhang Mingzhu simply nodded, after all, her husband was best at scheming against these overseas technology companies.
They've been harvesting韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting people) for so many years, it's time for them to experience what it's like to be harvested!
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Meanwhile, on April 10th, at 9 AM Silicon Valley time.
The same press conference room where Dave Burke looked disheveled just 10 days ago is packed with people again today.
The only difference is that today, those partners who were originally so aggressive are all beaming with smiles, as if they think this is the greatest decision Google has ever made.
Meanwhile, the main character on stage has changed to Google President Sundar Pichai, while Dave Burke seems somewhat resentful.
After all, they put him on stage when it was time to take the blame, but now, in this meeting that's hard to say whether it's a blessing or a curse, they've put him on the sidelines...
At 9:10, Sundar Pichai directly announced the decision that would shock the global technology community:
Google will strategically upgrade its Android business and formally establish an independently operating Android ecosystem alliance company.
This is a strategic upgrade for OHA; they are no longer partners, but family.
Google will retain a 49% stake in the new company, becoming the largest shareholder, while the remaining 51% will be held by our partners and dozens of leading application developers.
The alliance will establish a unified technical committee, jointly participated in by technical leaders from all parties, to lead subsequent iterations of the Android system and prioritize the unified implementation of full-screen adaptation standards!