"That's why the purchasing department thinks that the key to solving the problem is not where we buy it, but that the technical department should complete the design of the panel and lens as soon as possible. Otherwise, we won't be able to complete the camera phone in a short period of time!" In the end, the purchasing department pushed the blame to the technical department again.
"You … You …" The technical department staff was trembling with anger. He couldn't help but shout, "What does the color panel and lens have to do with our technical department? Our department is only responsible for developing communication technology. Color panels and cameras have nothing to do with mobile phones. We don't have any research and development technology for these two products! "
"You said it yourself. The world's best panel and lens manufacturers can't complete the design task. Why should our technical department complete it?!"
"But this is a matter of technology …"
Kristoff was speechless as he watched the people from the technical department and the purchasing department quarrel.
In fact, the people from the purchasing department and the technical department were right. The purchasing department was only responsible for purchasing. If there were no product suppliers in the world, the purchasing department wouldn't be able to buy anything even if they had the money!
As for the technical department, although Motorola had a history of more than a hundred years, the technical department was established along with Motorola and had a history of more than a hundred years. Logically speaking, it should be full of research potential and experience.
But the problem was that it was only a hundred years ago. Even if it was two years ago, the world's mobile phone manufacturers couldn't think of the relationship between color panels and mobile phones.
Two months ago, before the release of the "Da Qian 5", no one would have thought that it would be related to mobile phones. The technical department did not have the scientific research reserves for these two technologies at all. What's more, those professional companies could not produce finished products now. If you asked them to design and manufacture their own products, it would be even more impossible than a fantasy.
In fact, it wasn't just the panel and camera technology. With the continuous development of the mobile phone industry, Kristoff gradually discovered that more and more technologies unrelated to communication were gradually integrated into the production of mobile phones.
These were the shortcomings of Motorola's technology, or they didn't have the technical reserves at all. These functions were all completed by purchasing ready-made parts.
From 1990 to 1999, in nearly ten years, Motorola's self-research rate dropped from 90% to 45%.
And the self-manufacturing rate dropped from 80% to less than 5%. Motorola's products were gradually integrated into the global production wave. It was impossible to rely on Motorola's own strength to research any technology. Motorola could only purchase these technologies and products from the global market.
Now, more and more technologies and products were concentrated in the Daqian Group. All of this made Kristoff feel a little uneasy.
"Could the high-end design and manufacturing industry of Hua Xia be comparable to the United States in the future?" Kristoff suddenly, such a thought and worry that had nothing to do with mobile phones appeared in his mind.
Of course, because it had nothing to do with mobile phones, Kristoff the back of the Daqian Group, he immediately focused his attention on mobile phones.
"I don't care if you can do it or not, but the Daqian Group did it. Technical Department, I gave you the prototype of the Daqian 5 two months ago. Can you find the mystery in the prototype?" Kristoff asked.
"This …" The head of the technical department hesitated for a moment, then said, "Chairman, we did find some secrets. For example, the manufacturer of the panel is Daqian Electronics, and the production of the lens is actually from Nikon! "
"Oh! Are you sure? " Kristoff was excited. If he could figure out the source of the product, could he also purchase it? Although the panel of the Daqian Electronics was probably difficult to buy, the lens produced by Nikon, a Fusang company, was something he couldn't do!
"I'm 100% sure, because these two companies left very obvious marks on the products. There can't be any fake!" The head said.
"Procurement Department, I won't say anything about Daqian Electronics. Didn't you go to Nikon when you purchased the lens? It's one of the most famous lens manufacturers in the world! "Kristoff asked angrily.
"We did, and Nikon did admit that these lenses were produced by them, but Nikon said that they had been acquired by a large group two years ago. They developed this lens for mobile phones because the Daqian Group invested 500 million US dollars in special research and development funds two years ago!"
"According to the original contract, all the mobile phone lenses developed by Nikon are not allowed to be sold to any company without the permission of the Daqian Group, so we can't do anything about it!" The head of the procurement department replied.
"So, all the problems fall on the Daqian Group. The Daqian Group has now firmly controlled the entire mobile phone production market. Do we have any way to break this monopoly?" Kristoff asked desperately.
"We can only wait …" The head of the procurement department whispered, "In fact, we also took the initiative to talk to the relevant people in charge of the Daqian Group. They said that the Daqian Group will not continue to sell these products!"
"Starting in September 2000, Daqian Electronics will sell the sixth-generation LCD panel to the public, and Nikon has also received the Daqian Group's authorization to sell a total of four different models of mobile phone cameras with 100,000 to 500,000 pixels in September. So, we only need to wait until September next year to get these things!"
"Oh, if we wait until September, then we will have to wait until 2001 for mass production of our products. During this time, the market will be monopolized by the Daqian 5 mobile phone. Such a long time is enough for the Daqian Group to wipe out the entire market. What residue can they leave for us? "Kristoff roared desperately.
In fact, there was one thing that Kristoff did not know. By the end of next year, the other panel and lens manufacturers around the world would be able to complete the design and production of the sixth-generation panel and lens. By the end of 2001, there would be other options in the market for these products.
Therefore, the Daqian Group chose September to sell this product to the public. This way, not only would they dominate the mobile phone market, but they would also be able to take over the panel and lens market.
After all, other companies would have to wait until the end of December at the earliest for their products. The Daqian Group had three months to monopolize the market for panels and lenses. As long as mobile phone manufacturers wanted to produce their own mobile phones as soon as possible, they could only choose the Daqian Group's products. This was enough for the Daqian Group to make a lot of money.
The same meeting was not only held at Motorola. Nokia, Samsung, and other manufacturers quickly realized the same result. In the entire year of 2000, there was no other company in the world that could produce a camera phone. In this market, only Da Qian could monopolize the market.
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