Technology Bigshot

[Chapter 236: Great Changes in the Industry]

The two news announced by Apple at the press conference broke out in the technology circle. Among them, the mobile phone industry was hit by a magnitude 9 earthquake, and the major low-end and medium-end brands were almost like enemies.

At the press conference, Apple announced that its mobile phone business would turn to the mid-to-low-end market after careful consideration, and announced that only its mobile phone business would completely withdraw from the Greater China market. In another piece of news, Apple subsequently announced that it would reach a cooperation intention with Matrix Technology XlouS. The xiaoU assistant of XlouS-Alpha, a subsidiary of Matrix Technology, officially settled in major smart electronic devices on the Apple side. At the same time, the products involved in the xiaoU assistant, Matrix Technology will have a 50% return.

After Apple's press conference, the content of the announcement quickly occupied the news page of the technology circle.

The industry has changed dramatically.

It is no exaggeration to use this term to describe it. No one would have thought that Matrix Technology XlouS and Apple had fought with each other some time ago, and today they have become partners in the blink of an eye.

This case once again proves to the world that there is no permanent enemy, only eternal interests. Maybe today the two sides are still mortal enemies, and tomorrow may be your partner. This is the shopping mall, such an example There are countless, but the impact on the world between Matrix Technology and Apple is stronger.

There is no doubt that the mobile phone industry has once again ushered in great changes. Apple's iPhone business has entered the low-end market with XiaoU assistant, which is a nightmare for the original manufacturers. The real wolf is here.

The media of Agence France-Presse described the cooperation between the two sides very meanly, and the content of the article also contained a hint of schadenfreude. The headline of the news was "Apple has become a working man of Matrix Technology", which is obviously a response to the press conference. Matrix Technology took half of the benefits from it. Except for providing a xiaoU assistant, it paid almost nothing, but it took 50% of the benefits. No matter how you looked at it, it was an extremely unfair transaction. It was just working for Matrix Technology.

Americans once again felt the fear of being "dominated" by Asians. Just like Japan in the 1910s, the typical representative was Sony's globalization. In the eyes of Europeans and Americans, Japan was full of the world. Buy and buy everywhere, super rich, Sony's globalization is the representative of Japan's globalization!

Today, Sony has been replaced by Matrix Technology, and the same is still Asian, and the proud Apple has become the representative of "fallen". Different from the mourning and anger of angry youths, Wall Street is a different scene. An article published in the headline of the "Wall Street Journal" highly praised Apple's approach. The transformation is painful.

Especially for the transformation of giants, which is not only painful and difficult, but Apple has clearly overcome these difficulties, this article appreciates Apple's courage.

Although a profit deal that is unacceptable to outsiders seems to be split, according to the current decline of Apple, it will lose even more if this deal is not reached, or even decline. The content of the article emphasizes that the iPhone business will bring XiaoU assistant to the low-end area, and there will be no competitors in this market, especially the rising middle and low-end market led by India. The most imaginative Greater China market may be part of the compromise in the transaction, but the entire international market still has infinite room for imagination. As long as the iPhone maintains its former glory in the mid-to-low-end area in the high-end area, its dominant position and benefits Not much lower, Apple Apple is still a giant.

At the same time, the article pointed out that with the full entry of xiaoU assistant on the Apple side, it will not only become one of the sharp weapons of iPhone in the low-end area, but also xiaoU assistant can also have great hope to save Apple's declining tablet business and make it revitalized Second spring. Although the impact of "S-2" will further shrink this market, it will not be too significant. "S-2" is aimed at the high-end area. Apple can completely focus on the low-end area and become a leader in the industry. The hegemon has completely become the real hegemon in the low-end area in various businesses.

Remove Matrix Technology, Apple Apple is still the world's most competitive technology company in the industry.

The mourning or ridicule among the media does not mean anything, and the sound from Wall Street is the real weather vane. With Apple holding a press conference, as soon as the news came out, Apple's stock began to show a trend of rising.

Although the curve of the increase is not too terrifying, the continuous surge in the stock price is the best proof, which shows that investors agree with Apple's decision and have high hopes.

In a trance, a press conference changed the industry once again. The voices of Wall Street agreed that, not surprisingly, with the existing trend, the matrix technology in the high-end area of ​​the industry will be the undisputed overlord, and the middle and low-end areas will also be inevitable. Dominated by Apple, and as other industry manufacturers and major brands in the low-end area, I am afraid that only Chinese brands will survive in the future. This is because Apple does not enter the Greater China area.

Industry practitioners have finally discovered that the mobile phone industry, which has been shopping for decades, is about to enter a new pattern, and the mobile phone industry that has been shopping for a red ocean will finally have its end. Technology, Apple, and other brands in China.

The international market will become more stable, Matrix Technology and Apple will dominate the high-end area and the mid-to-low-end area, respectively. The competition among major brands in Greater China will be more intense, and even foreign mid- and low-end brands will enter crazily. Greater China is a natural safe haven, because only this market is the last safe haven for all mid-to-low-end brands.

But obviously, domestic brands are in a dominant position, and foreign brands want to make a breakthrough here, it is equally difficult, and even there is no hope. There may only be two paths waiting for them, either transformation or bankruptcy. The third The road is too difficult.

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Two days later, Japan.

Crypton-Future-Media. CRYPTON for short, is a sound production and music production listed company located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, with a current market value of US$749 million.

Matrix Technology's actions were very fast. The day after Ren Hong gave the order, one of its acquisition teams arrived at the company's office.

"President! President!" In a company office in Sapporo City, an assistant in an ultra-short uniform trotted into Hiroyuki Ito's office.

"In a panic, do you want to be fired?" Ito Hiroyuki's face was gloomy. In Japan, male chauvinism is still very serious, and the assistant immediately apologized.

"What's the matter?" asked Hiroyuki Ito, the main creator of Hatsune Miku's image and the head of the company.

"President, Matrix Technology XlouS visited our company."

"Matrix technology? XlouS?" Ito Hiroyuki was nothing at first, but it was only a second of dullness. His expression changed dramatically, and regardless of his gaffe image, he hurriedly asked: "Are you talking about the one from China? Super tech giants?"

"Yes, President. It is this company." The assistant said with great certainty.

"Did they come to the company?"

"Already in the VIP room."

Ito Hiroyuki didn't hesitate, didn't even have time to respond, and left his office in a hurry.

He didn't know the reason for Matrix Technology's visit, but no matter what the reason was, as long as it carried the name "Matrix Technology", there were 10,000 reasons for him to be treated as the first priority. Hiroyuki Ito controls a large company with hundreds of millions of dollars, which is barely a big company, and he is also world-renowned for Hatsune Miku, so he has a certain influence.

But in the face of a real super giant, his capital is nothing at all, especially for a giant company like Matrix Technology, as long as the person who comes here is in the name of this company, the host is not qualified except Ito Hiroyuki.

Hiroyuki Ito is also very puzzled. For a large group company like Matrix Technology, the mantissa of a subsidiary's annual and monthly revenue and profits can buy several CRYPTONs. How can they find themselves? He was puzzled.

(To be continued) (To be continued.)