Sun Zhengyi immediately contacted Ballmer. But Ballmer is not willing to speak to him. Microsoft is used to being domineering and will not give Softbank any face.
Although Softbank is Microsoft's partner in Japan, Microsoft can also manage the Japanese market. Without Softbank, Microsoft will not suffer any losses.
This was a good opportunity to teach the other software companies a lesson and let them know who the boss of the industry was!
Sun Zhengyi also contacted Bill Gates. But Bill Gates used the excuse of handing over the company's management to Ballmer.
Sun Zhengyi is furious. Microsoft is powerful, but Softbank is not a pushover. At its peak, Softbank's assets are about the same as Microsoft.
Microsoft's products now have many competitors. Since Microsoft is so arrogant, then Softbank will cooperate with other companies.
Softbank is contacting other companies, especially those European IT companies. They want to attack the US market and teach Microsoft a lesson. But something happened in Japan.
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"Manager Sun, Sony, Panasonic, and many other electronics companies had contacted us. They want to know why we are helping Aiwa."
"Helping Aiwa? What do you mean? We did not participate in Aiwa's product development. Where did they get this accusation from? "Sun Zhengyi was puzzled.
Aiwa is also a consumer electronics company and specializes in music-related electronic products. Furthermore, they specialize in music electronic products. What does this have to do with Softbank?
Did Aiwa enter the PC industry? Aiwa's Chairman, Heitaro Nakajima, had approached Sun Zhengyi before. But Sun Zhengyi did not invest in Aiwa because he could not see Aiwa's potential.
"Manager Sun, Aiwa had just introduced a music mobile phone. They had done a lot of commercials and had gotten a popular singer to endorse it. It is selling very well."
"What do you mean? What has their mobile phone got to do with us? Also, what is a music mobile phone? "
"Their music mobile phone can play MP3 music, and the music quality is very good. Most importantly, Aiwa is owned by Wind and Rain Holdings. "
"Wind and Rain Holdings? Are you saying that this has something to do with Director Kameda? "Sun Zhengyi finally understood.
"That's right. This incident is related to Director Kameda. I heard that Director Kameda had bought Aiwa's mobile phone technologies from Aiwa Electronics. Moreover, the operating system and some application software in the mobile phone were developed by our software company. "
Sun Zhengyi felt inexplicably annoyed. Our company is providing operating systems and applications to other companies. What's wrong with that? Does this mean that we can only cooperate with Sony and other companies?
What's wrong? Sony can cooperate with Ericsson, but we can't cooperate with Aiwa?
Besides, it's just a phone. How big of an impact can it have? There are so many mobile phone manufacturers in Japan, and this is Aiwa's first time producing mobile phones. How good can it be? Sony and the rest felt that Aiwa had taken a share of their cake.
"Tell them that this is our normal business practice. Also, contact Director Kameda. Forget it, I'll contact him myself. "
Sun Zhengyi pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling very tired. He picked up the phone on his desk and called Masao Kameda: "Director Kameda, are you in Tokyo? If you are free, can you come over to my office now? I need to discuss something with you. "
In the afternoon, Masao Kameda arrived at Sun Zhengyi's office.
"Manager Sun, why are you looking for me?" Masao Kameda knew the answer but still asked.
"Director Kameda, I heard that Aiwa had just introduced a mobile phone. Congratulations. "
"Sigh … it's just a new revenue source for the company. Furthermore, we have just started, and we still don't know if we can make profits. "
Although this was just the start, Heitaro Nakajima and the rest had tried Aiwa's new mobile phone. They felt that it will be popular among the youth market or female market. This mobile phone includes all the functions of an MP3 player, and it is not expensive. It will surely be popular.
Although Aiwa's brand is known for its music-related products, they had named this mobile phone as a music mobile phone. Some of Aiwa's loyal fans will surely buy it, and with Aiwa's strong advertising and word of mouth, the sales should not be bad.
Heitaro Nakajima had wanted to develop a mobile phone for a long time, but Feng Yu and Masao Kameda did not agree to it. Now, they had agreed and designed a mobile phone that is suitable for Aiwa's brand. If this mobile phone still does not sell well, then Aiwa will have to give up this mobile phone business.
That's why Heitaro Nakajima is trying his best to increase the popularity of Aiwa's music mobile phone, and the sales must be satisfactory.
"Director Kameda, Aiwa's mobile phone operating system and applications are developed by Softbank's subsidiary?"
"Of course. I am Softbank's director, and I will not let other companies handle it. What's wrong? I am under a lot of pressure, and Taihua Holdings's Zong Qingxian even asked me why I am not using Lenovo Kingsoft's operating system. "Masao Kameda replied.
"No, you misunderstand me. I am very happy. The directors of Softbank have to cooperate with each other. For example, our employees' apparel are all from Clothing Depot, and our marketing is done by Asian tiger. We must work together to be more powerful. "
"I also think so. Why don't we order a batch of mobile phones as gifts for our employees? Oh, I still have not thanked you for helping my cousin enter the government. I have a bottle of red wine from Europe. I will bring it to you later. "Masao Kameda laughed.
Masao Kameda was feeling proud in his heart. This mobile phone is not considered a smartphone, and there are very few operating systems and applications. If this mobile phone is popular, most of the profits will go to Aiwa, and Wind and Rain Holdings will be the one making the most profits.
Sun Zhengyi hesitated for a while. But considering that Masao Kameda is Softbank's director, and Masao Kameda is needed for many things, he nodded. "Fine. We will order 10,000 units, but I want the latest model."
"Don't worry. I will not tarnish Aiwa's reputation."
"One more thing. You mentioned that Asian tiger's browser is better than Microsoft's, and this has caused a gap in our cooperation with Microsoft."
"I am not wrong. I am using Asian tiger's browser now, and it is better than Microsoft's. I am promoting Asian tiger's browser, and it is wrong for me to do so. As for those comments on the internet, you don't need to care about them. Actually, I do not have any conflict with Microsoft. It's just that Microsoft's Paul Allen is an eyesore to me. What's wrong? Did what I said affect Softbank? Do you want me to explain? "
Sun Zhengyi laughed. "It's nothing. There is no need to explain."
He had fallen out with Microsoft, and there is no need to explain. Furthermore, if he explains, it will show that Softbank is afraid of Microsoft.
At this moment, Sun Zhengyi's secretary rushed in and whispered a few words in Sun Zhengyi's ear. Sun Zhengyi's expression became more and more serious.
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