Reborn Entrepreneurial Giant

After returning from Switzerland, Qu Li has been thinking about a question. Assuming the help of Honor, whether Windows Phone can form an effective challenge to Google Android, and whether to cooperate with Microsoft is not a small problem.

For a long time, Qu Li only knew that the Qualcomm tax was 5% of the overall selling price. A mobile phone priced at 1,000 yuan had to be paid 50 yuan to Qualcomm; Qualcomm 32.5 yuan. But I don’t know that domestic mobile phone companies have to pay Microsoft a patent fee, which is about 10 US dollars per mobile phone. Is it black or not?

Since the establishment of Glory, the number of patent applications has been very limited. Most of the patents and authorizations have been purchased directly. It is necessary to hire an excellent patent attorney and the cooperation of engineers. Will this affect the progress of the project?

You don’t need to think about it, if someone frequently interrupts your train of thought, it will be difficult to work and study. After comprehensive consideration, Honor did not invest too much time and energy in registering patents, but hired patent lawyers to purchase them.

Bill Gazi said that Microsoft would sue Google, but Android is an open-source operating system. If Microsoft really wants to charge, it must be for mobile phone companies, and it will be a better breakthrough. In reality, Microsoft even initiated a patent lawsuit against Futukang, and every Android phone manufactured by OEM has to pay Microsoft a patent fee. Samsung, HTC, and coarse grains all have to pay patent fees to Microsoft.

There are routines in applying for patents. It does not mean that the number and quality of patents applied by genius programmers must be better than that of ordinary engineers. Companies that can apply for a large number of patents generally have entered a mature stage, so that they will have time and energy to learn and exercise , Only through practice can we know how to apply for as many patents as possible reasonably and legally.

Many people don’t understand the advantages and disadvantages of the patent system, and think that there are only advantages, or that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. This is true, but not entirely true. For example, the “Microsoft Android tax” is obviously suppressing innovation. For example, HTC’s various products have successively launched in In North America, the European Union was banned and lost the trust of operators. Apple is not the only company suing HTC.

It is becoming more and more common to eliminate competitors and prevent innovation through patent wars. A large number of "patent troll" companies in Europe and the United States are a very typical example. Times are changing, and the patent system must adapt accordingly. After all, there is no way in this world that can "create peace for all ages", and it is impossible to eliminate all human beings. Although it is said that if people are gone, the world will naturally be prosperous, but, but...

Qu Li held a meeting in Glory, talking about the threat from Microsoft: "Like the Qualcomm tax, the Microsoft Android tax is unavoidable. If we cooperate with Microsoft to launch Windows Phone, their Android patents will be licensed to us. ..."

"Windows Phone has too many problems, and it is not much ahead of Android." Li Yinan led people to test Windows Phone

"Bill Gaizi knows that we have given Google Android a lot of constructive suggestions, so he wants us to participate in the development of Windows Phone..." Qu Li added

"Then do we want to cooperate with Microsoft?" Mr. Lei had a headache, Microsoft wanted Glory to be their strategic partner?

Qu Li participated in the design of Honor G2 and G3, including the optimization of the Kunlun system. During this process, he formed Honor's design language (process, planning, appearance, etc.), because he has a clear idea and adheres to the principle of not compromising , This makes the Honor mobile phone surpass the IPhone in some aspects, leaving a very unique "feel" to consumers.

Almost no one in the global industry doubts Honor's mobile phone design capabilities, and no one doubts Honor's understanding of the smartphone industry. Many media in Silicon Valley believe that Qiaobusi and Qu Li are the two people who know the most about smartphones in the world.

"The chairman of Nokia hopes that we can participate in their cooperation with Intel and the support of the Linux Foundation to develop the MeeGo system based on Linux..." Qu Li

"..." Everyone was stunned. Is it because they are so good that they have become popular?

Nokia has a large number of communication patents, and Honor's patent authorization period is three years, which can be extended to five years. Microsoft has a large number of patents in operating systems, file management, and data transmission. Both companies may become obstacles in the way of Honor. .

"Fortunately, we have acquired a large number of patents from companies such as Nortel Networks..." Li Yinan said suddenly

Honor purchased patent licenses from companies such as Huawei, Nokia, and Nortel Networks from the very beginning, and acquired patents on a large scale in 2008-2009. All these things were initiated and forced by Qu Li, which had a great negative impact on the company's cash flow. It was also one of the reasons why Qu Li and Zhou Shaoning parted ways.

The benefits of doing this are very obvious. Honor was sold all over the world immediately. Operators are not worried about the sudden removal of Honor mobile phones. They have indeed not encountered large-scale patent lawsuits in the past few years. How could the Honor mobile phone be so lucky to have a patent lawsuit.

After purchasing these patents, Honor launched a promotion in the second half of last year, and now has hundreds of invention patents, thousands of utility model patents, and a large number of patent authorizations. Of course, this is to show off the muscles and let everyone know that Honor is not easy to mess with, so as to avoid patent lawsuits as much as possible and affect the development of the company.

Unfortunately, what Qu Li thinks is correct, not everyone agrees, and many people question his other decisions, such as the boutique strategy, Honor should not only sell one mobile phone a year, should not launch Gpad, should not...

Don't think that no one dares to oppose Qu Li because he is the major shareholder. If he really can't tolerate these voices of opposition, many people will leave with Zhou Shaoning, and Glory will not have the current achievements. "It is certain.

Li Yinan, a technical genius, puts more energy into the technical field, grows up in decision-making conflicts, and gradually has his own views on the company's operation and management. At the same time, he has some doubts, thinking that Qu Li was forced to give up the position of Glory CEO. ...

Qu Li did not focus on these matters, and continued to discuss with them: "Google is our most important partner, and Honor is the best Android phone. This positioning cannot be changed. But whether there should be a supplement, whether to cooperate with What about cooperation with Windows Phone or MeeGo?" Qu Li wanted an answer

"Even if we have a good relationship with Google, we can't pin all our fate on Android..."

"Then who should I choose?"

"Windows Phone, Microsoft's patents in the operating system field are what we are really scarce..."

"However, there are too many uncontrollable factors in the Windows Phone system, MeeGo is open source, and Nokia has a large number of standard essential patents..."

"How different is MeeGo from Android? Can it avoid Microsoft patents?"

"The upper limit of Nokia's patent fee standard is there, and Microsoft's patent fee mainly depends on their mood..."

"Then cooperate with Microsoft?" Qu Li hesitated

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