Chapter 698: Patented machine

IBM, also known as the International Business Machines Corporation, used to start as a typewriter, only later began to do computers and related services, and now it is involved in communication technology.
At one time they were also the world's largest software company, and it was not surpassed by Microsoft until 1999.
The company ranks in the top 100 of the world's top 500 all the year round, and has never squeezed into the top ten, but the company's brand is always in the forefront.
In 1992, the company had a loss of nearly 5 billion US dollars, creating a record loss at the time. It is precisely because of this that the company's operating focus will gradually change from hardware to software and services, and turn losses into profits at one fell swoop, becoming the largest software company at the time.
In 2002, the global financial industry was not good, and many companies saw a decline in profits, but IBM started a research project of 10 billion US dollars.
Previously, IBM paid great attention to technology research and development, especially like to apply for patents, and the speed of application is very fast. Today IBM has more than 30,000 technology patents, many of which are patent portfolios.
Relying on these patented technologies, they can not only obtain more profits, but also squeeze out competitors, so that opponents must pay more money to be technically similar to them.
They also continue to cross-license with other companies. Even so, they have brought in billions of dollars in net profit for the company through patent licensing.
This also made IBM taste the sweetness. They hope to discover in this direction in the future that they don't need so many hardware factories and equipment, and rely on some professional technical personnel to create great value.
In this way, the company's ability to resist risks will increase a lot, and it will be able to survive every crisis smoothly. So they decided to sell IBM's PC business, on the one hand, in exchange for some cash and investment, in addition, it can also slim down the company, reduce expenses, and increase profit margins.
In fact, the negotiations were almost carried out last year, but because of the large number of benefits and policies designed, the relevant agencies of the two countries did not agree to the transaction permission until March this year, and planned to formally sign a contract in May to complete the transaction.
Liu Chuanzhi's team has been here for a long time, and Liu Chuanzhi has also come here last week. The two parties are discussing some final details, mainly about some technologies.
As for the market and the brand, they have already negotiated, and both sides want to complete it as soon as possible, and this part of the concession does not matter.
However, technical issues, the two sides have some differences, and now it is almost the same.
But Liu Chuanzhi is very spiritual today because Zhang Yang is here.
"Zhang Yang, let me introduce to you, this is Samuel Palmisano. He also has a Chinese name called Peng Mingsheng, and is currently the president of IBM. Samuel, this is the chairman of Zhiduoxing Group. Yang is also a director and chief strategic advisor of Lianxiang Group."
"Chapter, hello, it is an honor to meet you."
"Hello." Zhang Yang is also looking at the helm of the blue giant. It is this one who has put forward a research plan of tens of billions of dollars, laying a good foundation for IBM's future.
"Old Liu, how are you talking about and the details are finalized?" Zhang Yang turned around and asked.
"Almost, the rest are some payment methods and time, as well as the details of the subsequent patent priority authorization and other terms, which can be completed within two days, and the contract can be signed at the latest next week."
Liu Chuanzhi also felt that it was not easy. He started talking last year, and now it is only possible. The larger the company, the more complicated the negotiation of details, because any one clause may bring a gap of hundreds of millions of dollars.
"Then congratulations, I think this is a win-win situation for Lianxiang and IBM." Zhang Yang changed to English.
"Hahaha, Zhang, you are right, we are a win-win." Peng Mingsheng said with a smile, "I actually still have some things, I want to talk to Zhang, is your company interested in working with us?"
The other party offered to cooperate, but Zhang Yang did not directly refuse: "How to cooperate? Which aspect?"
"Our company has a lot of technology about game console processors, and has some experience in the development of game console systems. Your company is also a global leader in game consoles. How about cooperation?"
Zhang Yang smiled: "But the products you cooperated with are not selling very well. Chang Ni has always been a loser of our men. These two years are going downhill. Could it be that your new generation of products is special? "
Starting from PS2, Chang Ni is no longer Zhiduoxing's opponent. And Zhiduoxing is about to launch the G3, and the relevant specifications of PS3 have not yet been announced, which proves that the research and development has not been completed.
The predecessor PS3 was only launched to the market at the end of next year. Even if this life is advanced, it will definitely be next year, and it will not have much impact on Zhiduoxing.
"There must be something special, that is, performance, especially in terms of game performance, is very excellent." Peng Mingsheng continued.
"Sorry, our company has shares in Chaowei Eagle Weida, so we will only purchase the core processor of the other party. And now Chaowei Eagle Weida has already led the Intel in dual-core technology, and is currently the last word of mouth in the market. 'S dual-core processor manufacturer, I don't need to keep close."
Perhaps IBM has many unique points in design, and the PS3 performance in the previous life is indeed not bad, but the cost is too high to sell.
In fact, the gaming machine performance gap of the four gaming machine manufacturers will not be too big, the price is a very important determinant, followed by the game.
Now that the Schneider's gaming camp has further narrowed, although IBM has joined Microsoft again and participated in the design of Sega Bandai Neptune, Zhang Yang is still not optimistic.
Blindly pursuing hardware performance, this has already detoured.
Peng Mingsheng's face is not very good-looking, he wanted to cooperate with Zhiduoxing, but he did not expect the other party to refuse without hesitation.
"If there is some cooperation in communication technology, I would be very happy~EbookFREE.me~ Zhang Yang said suddenly.
IBM also has many patents related to communications. These are what Zhang Yang saw. IBM has been the number one new patent company for many years in a row, so some people call it a patented machine company.
Communication? Peng Mingsheng remembered this, it seems that there are indeed Zhiduoxing mobile phones in the market recently, and I heard that they are selling well. The ultra-thin V3, which is second only to Motorola in sales in the North American market, performs better than the new BlackBerry.
"Then we will have a chat. If you are free tonight, let's have dinner together?" Peng Mingsheng invited.
"Okay."
Peng Mingsheng got up to leave, leaving space for Zhang Yang and Liu Chuanzhi. Zhang Yang also learned that Lian Xiang had paid a huge price to acquire IBM's PC business this time.
With 600 million US dollars in cash, 650 million US dollars in stocks, and also carrying the other party's 500 million US dollars in debt, the total price is 1.75 billion US dollars. No wonder other competitors withdrew early.
And IBM will also hold about 19% of Lianxiang's stock and become one of the major shareholders.