Chapter 815 (1/2)

In fact, both tincobail and broadcast are absolutely controlled by the westrow system.

Claire listened to Simon about IPO and said, ”boss, I don't think it's necessary to IPO Tinkerbell as long as you agree to this.”

The main purpose of most IPOs is to raise funds.

However, for tincobail, although it has not been established for a long time, relying on the hot sales of a series of its products, the company has begun to generate enough stable cash flow for the next stage of expansion. Even if it really needs financing, it is very convenient to finance through debt at present.

The most important point is that it is not cost-effective to IPO tincobail now.

Tincobail has maintained over 100% performance growth in the past two consecutive years, and the revenue growth in the first few months of this year showed no sign of slowing down. In addition, the newly launched digital music player iPlayer quickly gained market recognition. It can be said that, like igritte, the later the IPO, the higher the valuation the company can get.

IPO in the short term is selling at a low price.

Claire is also aware of this. When she mentions broadcast to Simon, she just hopes that her boss will promote the private merger of the two companies. She doesn't mean to let Tinkerbell go public.

Simon just shook his head and said, ”of course, there are other reasons. C, are you satisfied with tincobail now?”

C girl suddenly showed a good-looking smile: ”seriously, boss, when I first started, I didn't think that Tinkerbell could develop to the present scale, so I was really satisfied.”

Simonton was speechless.

Claire chuckled softly.

After some joking, Simon took a sip of the coffee next to him, picked up his sunglasses and put them on to cover the afternoon sun on the terrace. He said, ”in fact, it's not just broadcast. I also hope Tinkerbell can buy apple in the last two years.”

Girl C was a bit surprised: ”boss, Apple's decline is very obvious now, and...” At this point, Claire suddenly understood something, sat up slightly and looked at Simon: ”boss, do you want to support apple, and the operating system that igritte quietly developed to compete with Microsoft?”

After a period of wrangling, igritte has formally reached an agreement with Microsoft to install IE browser on overseas windows. However, whether in the circle or in the media, we can see signs of discord between Microsoft and westero system. Recently, there have been many signs of discord.

In this circle, Claire naturally felt more deeply. When Simon mentioned apple, she quickly responded.

Simon didn't deny it. He nodded directly and said, ”it's not just competing with Microsoft. Apple has a lot of things that igritt and Tinkerbell need very much.”

C girl this time directly follow: ”patent?”

It's the result of Simon's long-term exposure.

A long time ago, Simon emphasized the importance of patents to C girl more than once when Ting Cobell was founded. In the whole westero system, almost all enterprises have special departments responsible for applying for various brand trademarks and patented technologies in the United States and around the world.

The effect is remarkable.

Simon nodded again and said: ”yes, patents, because the operating system was developed earlier than Microsoft. Apple holds a large number of core patents related to the operating system. Only by obtaining these patents can we successfully launch another set of operating system platform, which can ensure that the Internet Ecology of westero system is not constrained by Windows system to the greatest extent . In fact, as the second largest shareholder of Microsoft, I don't want to develop a second operating system to compete with windows. It's just that Gates not only doesn't want Microsoft to integrate into the westero system, but also has considerable hostility towards us. I can only do so. However, even if the personal computer with Linux system is launched, its market share will not be too high in the future, and it will not become the core business of igrit and tincobail. In the final analysis, it's just an insurance that Microsoft is afraid of. I want gates to understand that if Microsoft can't support the Internet Ecology of westero system, it will only drive users to our Linux platform. ”

Tincobail can develop to today, C girl is very clear that her boss has played a crucial role in it. Over the years, watching the rapid rise of the westero system, Claire has almost blind trust in her boss. After listening to Simon's explanation, Claire said directly: ”well, boss, I started to prepare for the IPO in the near future?”

Simon tapped his fingers on the wooden support of the reclining chair, shook his head slightly and said, ”well, you can discuss the merger of broadcast with Jeff first. Although I can make a decision directly, it still needs the cooperation of igritte and the New York Times Group. They are also important shareholders of broadcast after all. When you finish the merger, you can get the cooperation of igritte And start IPO again. ”

Clare leaned over in her recliner and confirmed, ”boss, so you agree?”Simon is not a man who lacks decision.

It is a good choice to keep the independent operation of broadcast, to become a large-scale online audio sales platform for all digital music player markets in the future, or to integrate it into Tinkerbell to maximize the market advantage of iPlayer.

It's just that things can't be both.

What's more, I don't know when the first plan will come true, and there will be many changes in it. However, the latter one is just around the corner, so it's not difficult to make a choice.

The merger of the two companies will also maximize the Internet attributes of dinkbaier, which will contribute to the IPO valuation in the future.

Simon agreed to C girl's question and said, ”even so, you still have to face more challenges. Before that, my intention was to focus all the major record giants in the world on the broadcast platform and build it into the only online legitimate audio sales platform for all digital music players. Because broadcast does not belong to any hardware company, the difficulty of this matter is relatively low. Now, once you merge, it's hard to get a license from a record company. Just like Sony, in order to protect the interests of Walkman, they certainly will not easily put music on the broadcast platform for sale. ”

C girl blinked: ”boss, do you think there will be a second digital music player manufacturer that can compete with tincobail?”

Simon said with a smile: ”this is certain. I know you have built a very strong patent barrier. However, in this respect, we can't match the accumulation of Sony's established manufacturers. With the popularity of iPlayer in the past month, as long as other manufacturers are not stupid, they will definitely start developing similar products as soon as possible. ”

In the past, the iPod was launched in 2001. It was not until 2005 that jobs opened the MP3 player to windows and other platforms under the pressure of all parties, which eventually led to the explosion of iPod sales. However, at that time, the iPod has actually missed the best period of monopolizing the market. The major digital music player manufacturers around the world have launched related products one after another, and there is a larger number of fake assembly market.

Moreover, the era of smart phones is coming, and the traditional function machines have begun to integrate MP3 functions on a large scale, which leads to the rapid elimination of MP3 players by the market.

The result is that the iPod is the only one in the world. In fact, it is only a few years since 2005. This is because the arrival of a new era has hit the enthusiasm of other manufacturers to develop MP3 players. Even so, the market share of the iPod has decreased to about 60% after 2006.