novelslam Chapter 1396 Final Review (4k)
Chapter 1396 Final Review (4k)
Chapter 1396 Final Review (4k)
Ali's New Year offensive was very successful.
Sun Tongyu thinks so.
It successfully attracted the attention of the Yike Department.
Perhaps due to the existence of Yixin and Douyin, the competition with YA will sooner or later become fierce, but if it weren’t for this New Year’s offensive, Mr. Fang might not have thought of himself.
Since leaving Alibaba, Sun Tongyu has become more mature in his mindset, whether as an investor or joining MiTuan. Even though he has made achievements in the group buying market, he is not as high-spirited as he was when he was developing the e-commerce market in those years.
Many times, he would think about the interaction between individuals, platforms and the times.
just now……
The raging fire in Sun Tongyu's heart seemed to be fueled by dry firewood, crackling.
Even when he met his wife who had become the president of Ant Financial, the first question he was asked was about fighting back against competition.
"Is your group planning a big move?" Peng Lei looked at her husband and asked.
"If Koubei is subsidizing like this, we have to take action." Sun Tongyu did not mention the matter of the Yi Ke Department, but answered according to his wife's words and asked, "Why do you ask this?"
Peng Lei looked at her husband carefully again and said with a smile: "Your eyes are different from usual. Koubei is very determined this time. Mi Tuan must be holding back a ball of anger as well."
To be more precise, the look in his eyes was very different from usual, it was an explosive and burning look.
"Yeah, Mi Tuan is very angry." Sun Tongyu and his wife get along very well after getting back together. He has no impulse to reveal any of his new plans.
Husbands and wives also need to learn, and one of the things I have learned is the quality of keeping one’s mouth shut.
"Forget it, let's see the real thing on the field." Sun Tongyu waved his hand and, as everyone agreed, stopped talking about work.
Peng Lei returned to China from New York after Alibaba went public. She took a vacation early after arranging Alipay's cooperation in this New Year offensive.
When it was time for dinner that night, although there was no talk about the direct competition between Koubei and Mituan, Peng Lei still couldn't help but bring up the situation currently faced by the company's number one enemy.
"I'm afraid Yi Ke is in real trouble this time. Bingxin's 16nm is really like a raging fire, which has triggered all kinds of changes at once. The United States will definitely not allow Bingxin to continue to develop like this." Peng Lei chatted while eating.
"I don't understand semiconductors, but Mr. Fang has persisted for so many years, he must have his own judgment. Even if Bingxin hides 16nm, I'm afraid the situation will not be better. It's better to deify Mars 8.8 as it is now." Sun Tongyu put things one by one and expressed his thoughts seriously, "What other product can deserve to be called the world's number one? I'm waiting to see Yike's financial report."
Peng Lei thought for two seconds, and even though they were in different camps, he nodded. Yi Ke and Mr. Fang deserved respect.
According to the information disclosed so far, Yike's Mars flagship has really defeated Apple and Samsung this time. If we ignore the impact of geopolitics, I'm afraid Yike will firmly hold the position of the leader of the "Big Three" from now on.
But she immediately shook her head and said, "It seems that Yi Ke will not be able to stay in the top position for too long. When I was in New York, I read the newspapers there and there were calls for killing Yi Ke and Bing Xin from time to time."
"and……"
Sun Tongyu didn't hear the rest of the story, so he looked up and asked, "And what?"
"Now many people call Yike and Alibaba YA. There are conflicts between the two sides in many businesses. The company has also analyzed Yike's situation this time and feels that semiconductors are quite sensitive. However, if Yike does not cooperate with Bingxin, its chip orders are still popular. Samsung has just lost a big order from Apple and may be the most active. The Taiwan reporter is probably not as active." Peng Lei said with a smile, "The question is, based on Mr. Fang's personality, will he do this?"
Sun Tongyu glanced at his wife from the other camp and asked, "What do you think?"
"I don't deal with him. Aren't you from the Yi Department? You should be the one to answer." Peng Lei asked with a smile, "So, what do you think?"
Sun Tongyu put down his chopsticks and shook his head, "I don't know, Mr. Fang..."
He paused, without giving a conclusion, and just said: "Ali chose this time to launch a multi-field attack, because it saw that Yike's energy needed to be focused on its own market, right?"
"We are just doing our own business. As for Yi Ke's situation, it's just a side job." Peng Lei replied, "If something happens to it, we can't stop."
Sun Tongyu said "hmm" and picked up the chopsticks again.
Peng Lei suddenly asked again: "Guess what Mr. Ma said?"
Sun Tongyu was somewhat interested in this answer.
Peng Lei didn't keep the secret and said with a smile: "Boss Ma said that Boss Fang has been doing this for many years, so how could he back down at the last minute?"
"It seems that Alibaba is very confident." Sun Tongyu said slowly.
"Shouldn't we have confidence?" Peng Lei asked back.
"We should have confidence." Sun Tongyu looked at his wife and added, "Just like Penguin and Duji had confidence in the past. If we don't even have confidence in Yi Ke, then we have nothing."
Peng Lei echoed what her husband had just said: "We'll have to see the truth on the field."
At this point, all topics about business stopped, and the conversation between the two returned to the trivialities of life.
Sun Tongyu did not go to Yike again, but still maintained a certain communication on Yixin. Even when Lei Jun asked about it, he only vaguely mentioned that he might want to do an e-commerce project.
Lei Jun understood this very well. If Gao Zhi could share some of Ali's firepower, that would be great.
Sun Tongyu slowly suppressed the fire that had been burning in his heart for years. In addition to continuing his normal work before the Spring Festival, he continued to think about the changes in e-commerce in today's era.
And, he also tried the gameplay of Tik Tok in depth.
Tik Tok was launched on New Year’s Day this year, and Sun Tongyu registered and used it right away, but he only had a superficial understanding of what it was like. Now that he’s using it in depth, he’s not feeling very good.
As he read on, he suddenly realized that there were more and more analyses of himself, and most of them were about regretting that he couldn't go to New York to ring the bell, and regretting that he didn't stay at Alibaba at that time...
Damn, I, the person involved, have no regrets or remorse, why are you making such a fuss?
Sun Tongyu was a little annoyed. It was not until the fourth day of intensive use that he suddenly realized that something was wrong. What the hell was this algorithm of Douyin? Was it because he clicked on the content that mentioned him when he first saw it?
He discovered the problem and immediately registered a new account. He deliberately avoided the Douyin content related to work and soon saw the short videos that were particularly popular at the time.
For example, DJI, which became quite famous in the second half of last year, has a drone that looks particularly impressive.
Sun Tongyu suspected that this was Douyin's internal emphasis on the YiKe system. As far as he knew, the chips purchased by DJI came from YiKe, and the two sides seemed to have some in-depth technical cooperation.
Is this considered a hidden e-commerce promotion?
Sun Tongyu pondered the short videos he had personally experienced, and increasingly felt that once this type of platform joined the e-commerce battlefield, its intuitiveness and interactivity would far surpass that of text.
On February 2, with only one week left before the Spring Festival, Sun Tongyu got up in the morning and watched Douyin while brushing his teeth as usual, when he suddenly saw a piece of news that interested him.
——The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Qualcomm’s anti-monopoly case on the 14th.
While he was lamenting that short video platforms can also be used as media platforms, just like Weibo has naturally become a news release platform for many official media. Once the user base of Douyin increases, this will be another natural change. On the other hand, he had already opened YiXin and sent a message to Qi He, the president of YMS.
"Mr. Qi, the Qualcomm case is about to have its final trial. Do you have any predictions about the outcome?"
Soon, Sun Tongyu received a reply from Qi He.
"I don't know. I asked Mr. Fang. This may involve the application of two basic principles regarding patent rights. The scope of impact is quite wide. Therefore, the results may not be available before the New Year. Moreover, the results are really unpredictable." Qi He's answer seemed very realistic.
"I hope Yi Ke can win the lawsuit. Consider it as Qualcomm's New Year greetings to Yi Ke." Sun Tongyu gave his blessing.
Qi He just responded with a "hahahaha" expression.
In fact, early this morning, he had already responded to several people's inquiries about the Qualcomm case, including this reply to Mr. Sun, which was directly copied.
But he really asked his boss, and his boss really answered that way.
It’s really hard to say.
February 2th is Valentine's Day. I don't know whether the Supreme Court deliberately chose this day to hear the Qualcomm anti-monopoly case, but now that the time has been set, everyone's attention to this case has been raised again.
This is the final instance of the High Court, and it will serve as a model for similar cases in the future.
At nine o'clock in the morning on February 2th, US time, many reporters had gathered outside the court to film one of the most influential patent monopoly cases in recent years.
The patent lawsuit between Yike, Apple and Qualcomm has been going on for more than a year.
In other words, Yike and Apple have stopped paying Qualcomm's patent fees for more than a year.
"I think Qualcomm must be eager to end it quickly. The cases of Yike and Apple are combined together and can be dealt with together." The waiting reporters did not wait for the parties involved and discussed the case status lively.
"No, Mars, I heard that the situation seems to be a little different this time. After the patent lawsuit went to the appeals court, Apple changed its defense strategy and became the same as Yi Ke. It is not mainly accusing Qualcomm of monopoly, but accusing Qualcomm of violating the FRAND licensing principle of standard essential patents." Another reporter, Evans, has been following this case and is more clear about the internal changes. He explained the situation aloud.
Reporter Mars frowned: "Qualcomm's position in the communications field is here... If it loses the final trial, I'm afraid it won't be easy to lose... Well, I think the chief justice should consider this."
"It stands to reason that we would consider Qualcomm's position in the industry and the need for its protection," said Evans. "But this time it seems to be different. Not to mention Intel, several mobile phone unions such as the Mobile Application Industry Association and the Computer and Communications Industry Association have spoken out, saying that Qualcomm has a monopoly."
The joint case between Apple and Qualcomm is not only a confrontation between Chinese and American companies, but also Qualcomm is a repeat offender. This patent lawsuit did not lead to a settlement as usual. Therefore, many bystanders felt the determination of the two mobile phone manufacturers in this lawsuit and have responded to the call and condemned it.
Mars was about to speak when he suddenly felt the commotion among his colleagues. He turned around and saw a car approaching. He quickly grabbed the microphone and used his physical advantage to firmly control his position.
The person who came was none other than the person involved, Qualcomm's new CEO Chen Fuyang. He attended the case in person and accepted the test of the Supreme Court together with his legal team.
"Mr. Chen, what do you want to say about Qualcomm's monopoly?"
"Mr. Chen, I heard that you have been actively mediating and trying to fulfill your promise before taking office, but neither Yike nor Apple has responded to the settlement?"
"If Qualcomm loses, Mr. Chen, what will you do?"
As soon as Chen Fuyang got off the car, he was bombarded with all kinds of questions, and the language used was not very bright.
He smiled gracefully and replied in unison: "Qualcomm believes in the fairness of this trial. Even here today, I am still willing to uphold the position of win-win cooperation and hope to complete a new patent licensing mechanism with Apple and Yike."
When the time comes, Qualcomm's new CEO still does not take a tough stance and hopes to end the patent litigation in a more peaceful way.
As for the other two parties involved, Apple was represented by CEO Cook, and Yike was represented by US President Schroeder. Neither of them accepted interviews and just walked into the court in a hurry.
The Supreme Court's trial of Qualcomm this time included an oral debate session. Lawyers from both sides were arranged to debate publicly in court, and the public was allowed to attend.
After the debate is over, the justices will deliberate the case behind closed doors. Once they reach a consensus, the final ruling will be announced in writing during the court session and a detailed opinion will be formed. The case will then become part of the United States Supreme Court Case Book and will be binding on courts at all levels across the United States.
Therefore, the public and the media can witness the part before the trial, at least to see how aggressive both sides are.
Before the Chief Justice announced the start of oral arguments, the lawyers for Apple and Yike had already started their performance. Materials were constantly placed on the table by their assistants, making a series of "bang" sounds.
Hey, hey, hey.
Yi Ke's lawyer Calderon met everyone's gaze and announced loudly:
"This is a case study of all Qualcomm monopoly practices since 2000!"
"Antitrust agencies in the European Union, the United States, China, Japan, South Korea and other places have launched multiple antitrust investigations!"
"There are more than 30 words in total, and that's even after we abbreviated them!"
"I hope you will allow me to start by talking about Qualcomm's monopoly from issues such as patent exhaustion, bundling, refusal to license, loyalty discounts, patent fee standards and fee basis!"
"I hope you will allow me to use the cases of 15 OEMs harmed by Qualcomm's monopoly as a classic support to analyze Qualcomm's irrefutable monopoly behavior!"
(End of this chapter)