Chapter 1465 The husband is innocent, but he is guilty

   One wave has not settled, and another wave has arisen.

  The Tesla thing has not officially come to an end, and bad news has come from Android.

   Oracle sued Android, asking Android to stop the infringement immediately, and filed a high price claim against Android!

   When Xia Jingxing rushed from Tesla to Android, all the executives were sitting neatly in the conference room.

Lu Qi glanced at Xia Jingxing, who had a frosty face, and said slowly to break the calm: "Today, Oracle Corporation filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the Northern District of California on the grounds that "Android has not authorized the use of the Java language, and Android has infringed its patents". Lawsuit: Complains that Android infringes seven Java-related patents and copyrights and seeks up to $9 billion in damages."

After sitting down in the seat, Xia Jingxing's head has calmed down a bit, and now when he heard the figure of 9 billion US dollars, he did not get angry as before, but asked the left and right executives in a calm tone, "Can everyone express their opinions? Is this lawsuit going to be fought or settled?"

   "I am afraid it is difficult to achieve an out-of-court settlement!"

The person who spoke was a legal executive who looked at Xia Jingxing with a serious expression and stated, "Most of the time, before a company sues another company, they usually make an appointment to negotiate together, and only when the negotiation breaks down will they file a lawsuit. litigation.

   And Oracle did not discuss with us, and directly initiated a lawsuit, making it clear that it would not give up until the goal was achieved, and there was no compromise. "

  Xia Jingxing nodded lightly, Oracle even omitted the word “ceremony” in the words “ceremony before soldiers”, which can only explain one problem—Larry Ellison is determined to declare war with Android.

It's normal to think about it. Larry Ellison was treated by him once before, which is disgraceful, and Larry Ellison himself is notoriously short-tempered, and he smells like Steve Jobs, so don't expect this kind of mania Patients proceed from the overall situation and from the actual interests.

"Actually, they really didn't mean to make any concessions. I contacted Oracle's vice president of legal affairs an hour ago, hoping to meet him, but the request to meet was rejected, and the guy just replied coldly: or Lose money immediately, or see you in court!"

   The words of this legal executive aroused the same hatred of the executives present.

   "$9 billion in compensation? Why didn't they quote a price of $90 billion?"

Andy Rubin sarcastically said: "How much is Android worth? It's not enough to pay them all! I really don't know what Larry Ellison is thinking. The guise of Android infringement."

   "He's not stupid. The current valuation of Android is less than 9 billion US dollars, but it does not mean that this valuation will not be reached in the future."

   A pair of pupils under Lu Qi's glasses flashed lightly, and said lightly: "If you guess correctly, Oracle wants to fight a protracted war with us.

  , and found that the valuation of Android has risen, and Android has made money, but the amount of his claim is too low. Isn’t this a big loss? "

   "Larry Ellison has a good eye and knows that the rise of Android is unstoppable!"

  Andy Rubin sneered, then turned his head to look at Xia Jingxing, and said, "Daren, Android is not a mess, Oracle is going to file a lawsuit, we will accompany them."

  Xia Jingxing glanced at Andy Rubin, who was very active in speaking today. I haven't seen you talk so much in normal times. Could it be that your vital interests are endangered, and finally I couldn't help but stand up and express my opinion.

   "What chance do you think the lawsuit has?"

  Andy Rubin replied immediately: "Seventy or eighty percent!"

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said, "So sure, Oracle said that Android copied more than 11,000 lines of Java system code."

   "Larry Ellison is so shameless, I have asked the staff below to investigate, and the problem is mainly in the JavaAPI code snippet.

   Not to mention that OpenJDK, to which the JavaAPI code segment belongs, was open sourced by the then Sun Microsystems in 2006, but the API interface itself is not copyrighted by default in the industry.

   For example: if a software program is a recipe for cooking and can be protected by copyright, then API is like a menu for ordering food, should it also be protected by copyright?

  If the court rules in Oracle's favor, the resulting copyright lawsuits will sweep across the software industry like a tsunami.

   Today you sue me, tomorrow I will sue him, everyone should not make software, just file a lawsuit. "

   "Isn't Qualcomm always like this?"

   Xia Jingxing's words made Andy Rubin unable to refute, so he had to say: "That company is an exception, they are an industry cancer."

  Xia Jingxing nodded lightly, there is nothing wrong with what he said, even if Fuxing Mobile did not purchase Qualcomm chips, it still has to pay the "Qualcomm tax" honestly.

This company has more than 4,000 patents in the CDMA technology standard. As long as it produces mobile phones that use the 3G technology standard, it must regularly put coins into Qualcomm. A coin ranges from a few dollars to dozens of dollars. The number of mobile phone shipments immediately turned into a huge number.

"Daren, I think what you said when you held a press conference with Gates and Bezos a few days ago was very good. Oracle is the evil force in the old world that you mentioned. They are afraid of their status being subverted, so they are unscrupulous. To stifle technological innovation, we might as well mobilize public opinion. When the court makes a judgment, it will also take the public interest into consideration and make a balance.

  If Android loses this lawsuit and bears huge compensation, it will inevitably pass this cost on to users.

   Even more serious, Android is banned, and users can only turn their heads to use the poor experience of Symbian, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Chrome, MeeGo, Bada and other systems.

   This is not friendly to the public. "

  Xia Jingxing listened with a smile, the current mobile operating system market can be said to be a crowd of demons and a lot of excitement.

  In addition to the rapid development of iOS and Android, the traditional forces such as Microsoft, BlackBerry, and Nokia have not completely declined, and still retain a certain market share, but the industry status has been shaken by the impact of new forces in the mobile phone system.

  Chrome, under the aura of Google's big factory, has recently won a number of mobile phone manufacturers. Although it is not an exclusive cooperation, it has also made Chrome a good start, and there will be models equipped with the Chrome system soon.

The   MeeGo system was jointly developed by Intel and Nokia, while Bada was Samsung's test of the mobile operating system.

   In conclusion, these big international manufacturers are all unwilling to be inferior to others. In the next few years, the mobile operating system market will inevitably have a tragic war of "the leftover is king".

   On the frontal battlefield, Xia Jingxing was not worried about Android at all, but he was afraid that his opponent would use off-board moves!

  Andy Rubin's analysis is reasonable, but it ignores a key factor. The absolute majority shareholder of Android is Envision Capital, which is Chinese.

   It would be bad if the judge favored Larry Ellison, an American, when he decided the case.

   As for the public interest, it is a fart. The squires will be paid back in full, and the common people will share the account.

  Xia Jingxing vaguely remembered that the “Oracle VS Android (Google)” lawsuit in his previous life lasted for ten years, and there was no winner or loser when he was reborn. During the period, we talked and talked, but in short, we couldn’t agree on the price.

  Larry Ellison opened his mouth wide when he faced Larry Page, his eponymous good brother. Once he bit it, he would not let go, not to mention his big enemy.

   Naturally, he will not surrender voluntarily. If Larry Ellison wants a war, then give him a war.

   However, Google, which is also an American company, has been entangled by Oracle for ten years. Today, the composition of Android is not as good as Google’s roots. This problem needs to be carefully considered and solved in time, which is related to the final success or failure of the lawsuit.

   "I support the lawsuit going down, but we also have to prepare both hands."

  Xia Jingxing looked around the executive's face, and finally fell on Lu Qi, exhorting: "The JavaAPI code segment involved in patent disputes in the software should be replaced as soon as possible, and replaced with other free and open source solutions."

  Lu Qi said immediately: "This amount of work is not small."

   "No matter how large the amount of engineering is, it has to be done, otherwise it will become more troublesome the further you go. Oracle can confidently say that they have lost 10 billion, 20 billion US dollars or even more economic losses."

When    was speaking, Xia Jingxing was also reflecting on himself, he was also responsible for such a big mistake, and he did not avoid this big hole in time.

   But then again, his industry is too huge now, and it is impossible to care about the use of every industry and every technology patent in every detail.

   During that time, he was busy picking up money in the financial crisis, and many things were left behind.

Xia Jingxing looked at Andy Rubin, the latter shrank his neck and felt a little uneasy, he still had the handle to be caught by Xia Jingxing, the Java infringement was strictly investigated, and it was also his responsibility, Xia Jingxing would be punished His words are not wrong.

   But Andy Rubin soon found that his worries were completely unnecessary, Xia Jingxing glanced at him and looked away.

Xia Jingxing originally wanted to scold Andy Rubin for a few words, but he swallowed the words. Andy Rubin has been relatively honest recently, and he never heard of hooking up with female colleagues again, and this matter made it clear that Larry Ellison deliberately finds fault, and there is no need to scold his own people. It is easy to hurt morale, and it will also reduce Andy Rubin's loyalty.

After    gave the executives some arrangements and explanations, Xia Jingxing announced that the meeting was over, and everyone else had finished, and Lu Qi was left alone by Xia Jingxing.

   "Daren, do you have anything else to say?"

  Lu Qi took the initiative to speak when Xia Jingxing didn't speak for a long time.

   "I have nothing to explain, I just leave you to talk."

  Lu Qi thought that Xia Jingxing was still having a headache about the lawsuit, so he comforted him: "Daren, don't worry too much about the lawsuit, this lawsuit will definitely not end in a short time, but we will try our best to win the lawsuit!"

   "What if the lawsuit is lost?"

  Lu Qi's face became straight, "That's not going to be the case, let alone compensate Oracle for 9 billion US dollars. We will insist on appealing and apply for the Supreme Court to intervene."

  Xia Jingxing nodded lightly and asked again: "The mobile operating system is a big piece of fat, apart from Oracle's desire to get a piece of the pie, it is impossible to say that there will be more companies that touch porcelain in the future.

   If nothing else, just say Gates, now he still tentatively asks me from time to time: Is Android for sale? "

  Lu Qi frowned slightly, Xia Jingxing's tone of voice suddenly made him have a bad feeling.

   "I want to sell Android to Facebook!"

  Lu Qi's eyes widened instantly, and he was about to speak, but Xia Jingxing waved his hand to stop him, "You should listen to me first before expressing your opinion."

  Lu Qi suppressed his doubts and nodded.

   "Every man is innocent, but he is guilty!"

  Xia Jingxing stared into Lu Qi's eyes and said slowly: "Android Zhao is now developing at this momentum, and it is the Microsoft of the mobile phone industry.

   How fast is the growth of smartphone shipments, I don’t need to go into details?

  Although Android is constantly burning money, anyone with a little vision can see that this is a huge treasure that needs to be excavated urgently!

  Oracle is just the beginning. In the future, there will be troubles for Android, and even our acquisition of some patents may be blocked.

  If Android wants to continue to grow, it must find a big backer. "

   "The backer you said was Facebook?" Lu Qi couldn't hold back any longer and asked.

   "Yes, Facebook is now a pure American company that can no longer be pure, with American holdings, Americans as executives, and American dignitaries as shareholders.

   Facebook is under the wings of Facebook, and there will be a lot less people who don’t have long eyes. "

  Lu Qi didn't speak, he was digesting the huge amount of information seriously.

  Xia Jingxing did not pause and continued to speak: "And don't you think that Android's basic mobile service AMS is still a little too thin?

  If AMS becomes FMS, and with the help of a powerful social matrix composed of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Sound Potian, the traffic distribution can be improved a few steps in an instant.

   In addition, Android advertisers and resources can be fully integrated into Facebook AdsManager. After full integration, under one platform management, they can exert greater economic value.

  The sensitive business that Android can't touch at present - mobile phone map, Facebook also has it, the two companies are combined into one, which can make up for the missing short board.

   Now that Google is eyeing the mobile operating system market, Android can only fight against this formidable competitor by teaming up with Facebook.

  Samsung, Motorola and other mobile phone manufacturers have always been wary of cooperation with Android, because Android and Fuxing Mobile have the same major shareholder, that is me.

   Don't look at us now, but they must still be afraid of Android crossing the river and tearing down the bridge.

  If Android merges into Facebook, then they will not have so many concerns, they can devote themselves to the embrace of Android and help Android lay the victory in this mobile operating system war. "

   After listening to Xia Jingxing talk about so many advantages of merging Android and Facebook, Lu Qi changed his mind and swallowed the words he originally wanted to discourage.

   "Then, Daeron, when do you plan to merge Android into the Facebook system?"

  Xia Jingxing was silent for a few seconds, then smiled in the sun: "Don't worry for now, Facebook has not been listed yet, and it will not be too late to discuss the details when it is listed.

  To talk about this with you today, just want to ask your opinion first. "

   Hearing Xia Jingxing's last words, Lu Qi felt a warm feeling in his heart and a feeling of being respected.

As a trader of Android commercialization and marketization, Lu Qi can be said to be the second contributor to the company after Andy Rubin. He is fully worthy of the trust and love that he was dug from Yahoo by Xia Jingxing and entrusted with the important role of Android CEO. .

   Now that the company is about to be sold, Xia Jingxing first asked him for his opinion. Corporal Li Xian’s attitude had not changed at all, which moved him.

   "I have no opinion and agree with the decision to sell Android."

Xia Jingxing nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Okay, then it's decided, you have to work harder during this time to increase Android's market share and make the valuation higher, even if we sell the company, we have to sell it at a high price. "

  Lu Qi nodded lightly, chatted with Xia Jingxing for a few more words, then got up and left.

   Xia Jingxing was the only one left in the room, he closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows, and he began to review the gains and losses in his heart.

   To be honest, he was not very willing to sell Android just like that, but the law of the development of things is not changed by human will.

  Android's light is getting brighter and brighter, and now there is a Google Chrome system that has never appeared in his previous life, he has already smelled a hint of danger.

   It's better to give your Android to Christina than to have it rotted in your hands.

   I believe that with the protection of Christina, the revival of mobile phones and Hongmeng system can win a few years of precious development time.

  Ten birds in the forest are worse than one bird in the hand.

   And Fuxing Industry is that "one bird", and the rest can be thrown away.

   (end of this chapter)