360 Strategic alliance set up a joint venture, Guo Deying as chairman has been confirmed

Although a lot of details of the new company are not exposed, but Zhou as CEO, Guo Deying as chairman of the news has been confirmed.

C114 March 19, 360 Vice President Pan Zhiyong and Cool group executive vice President Li and cool Group Mobile Internet and the company's president Hao Fanghao witnessed the price of 699 yuan of the Great God F1 Speed version of the online official release. "Today is just a guest guest," Pan Zhiyong said in a subsequent media communication session. ”

December 16, 2014, 360 with the Cool Faction Strategic alliance, to invest 409.05 million U.S. dollars to cool to set up a joint venture, 360 will hold the joint venture company 45% of the equity. Since two parent companies are listed companies, in the day of communication, whether the name of the new joint venture company or brand or market strategy has become a secret can not be said. But the end of the month is expected to be the point of opening the veil.

However, the new joint venture has become the core topic of this communication. Both Li and Pan Zhiyong said: "In our minds, this is not a joint venture, but a start-up company, this is a dream of young people's entrepreneurial platform, both shareholders will be the greatest strength to support the team to start a business." ”

360 Cool Faction "venture" new joint venture company regards Zhou as spiritual leader

Three "more"

China's mobile phone market is definitely Chinese-style, and when the phone license is no longer a threshold, anyone can try the water in the field called "Technology". Coal boss came, said Crosstalk came, these days the most lively is crazy English founder Li Yang's crazy mobile phone and Mingzhu's Gree mobile phone.

In this respect, Li said: "If storytelling can be successful, then it is not in line with commercial logic, smart phone is a system engineering, the future of the manufacturers of the ecosystem will be less and fewer, participation and sustainable development is not the same thing, China Mobile phone development is a big wave, this may be a new beginning, we have to endure loneliness, Give play to the original advantages, play the advantages of the parent company, the ecosystem system to establish a solid. ”

Although there is no public announcement of the 360 cool "entrepreneurial" vision of the company, but rewriting the new Internet mobile phone benchmarking has become their goal. At present, two parent companies are working on the OS, "The new company will certainly do the OS, and will certainly make the characteristics." What about the future OS? Importantly, OS without hardware support will certainly not succeed. "Li said.

Both sides of the control of the cloud will naturally not be taken lightly. From the present point of view, cool electricity commodity brand God already has its own UI, "the product system has been recognized by the market, the new team has a higher pursuit, there are breakthroughs, the independent ROM and OS, can also support other brands and hardware, will have their own characteristics and good experience." "Li said.

Hao Fanghao, who will be in charge of the new joint venture product development and software experience module, said: "Cloud will be a very important layout, the number of cool fans 20 million active users, 360 also operated for many years, the group of Cool great God has a lot of active users, technical architecture on both sides of the integration, to create a stronger cloud, Unite more partners to come in and build a more complete ecology. ”

Although in the operator for many years, but the 360 vice president of the Pan Zhiyong quickly into the Internet. "Why we call the Internet mobile phone, is to emphasize the Internet on the business and thinking mode of change, the sale of mobile phones to users is only the beginning, behind is the key." ”

The journey of the journey begins with a After all, selling mobile phones to consumers is the first step, which requires 360 cool to "start" the company's new products can originality. In this respect, Li said the new company in the hardware products will be more focused, more extreme, closer to the user.

Spiritual leader + Mentor

Although a lot of details of the new company are not exposed, but Zhou as CEO, Guo Deying as chairman of the news has been confirmed. Two years ago, Zhou once teamed up with Alcatel to 360 users launched the AK47 (aka 47) special for the machine, and as the new CEO of the Zhou Lord in the product will have more say.

"Internet enterprises have a more in-depth understanding of users, whether it is the concept of consumption or use habits, are based on user thinking products." Old Zhou is the best product manager in China, it is very enlightening to us. "Hao Fanghao said.

And Li also said: "The most can not deceive is the user, it is difficult to imagine such as Old Zhou Internet boss can also be sensitive to products, there are so many passionate concern products, he is not a businessman, he is a product manager, he is more paranoid, more like jobs." ”

Paranoid people are often difficult to reason, not to mention persuasion, which is the Hao Fanghao of product development is undoubtedly a small challenge. However, Hao Fanghao that the internet is still the way to solve the problem. "The new Internet model is for users to decide, now do the internet research is very fast, we do not give the product to the boss, he can not be defined by personal preferences products, we must let users to decide, forum 5 million users, one day will be more pertinent conclusions, products are user's products, let users to decide. ”

However, people are always concerned about the Zhou of the language and not the startling oath. Li a two-point generalization. "Two positioning. First, the Internet industry boss, spiritual leader; second, mentor, he put the product manager's experience to everyone, he is harder than us, he has not been disconnected from the user. ”

From the information currently disclosed, 360 cool new joint venture company's market, sales and other front desk work by Pan Zhiyong to be responsible for, and production, supply chain management, research and development, software experience and other behind-the-scenes work by Li and Hao Fanghao to be responsible for, plus the Zhou Lord indisputable strong, cool pie really will not be downwind?

"I stress again, our mind this is not a joint venture, no 360, no cool pie, not two people PK, the new company's goal is to become the industry's important core strength." "Pan Zhiyong said. At the same time, Li also stressed: "Old Zhou is one of the company's main spokesmen, but not a person's company, our current culture is very open." ”

Li in talking about Gree's mobile phone, said Mingzhu "courageous". Whether they like it or not, the open new joint venture will compete with the original mobile phone legend and Li Yang and Mingzhu. "In the Internet wave, we are not only a participant, must be the player, the tide retreat to see who can wear underwear, if there are three, we will be one of those three." "Li.