Chapter 1422

Li Mu's $5 million plus $5 million for Louis Martin soon worked.

Although Louis Martin was in Yanjing, he used his personal relationship to get a first-hand message from Apple at this moment in a way that was not ethical.

Since Tim Cook was appointed to take over the post of CEO of apple in the face of crisis, there have been many fierce debates on the direction of the next issue in apple. At this time, Apple's executives are mainly divided into two camps, one is the stop loss faction, the other is the counterattack faction.

The stop loss faction's attitude is very simple. It immediately splits and sells apple so as to avoid the stock price of apple falling below the net assets in the future. This faction is mainly the investors and the capital behind them. They see that the money invested in apple is lost at the speed of light. The instinct of capital drives them to just want to end this failed investment as soon as possible, and then quickly find profits from other projects, and put this Make up the hole.

For many private equity funds, the money invested at the same time may exceed several billion dollars. It's not the end of the world to lose tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars on a single project. As long as other projects can compete to make up for this part of the fund, they can make normal trade, so it's very important for them to stop loss in time, because they don't know the black hole connection If you want to mend a hole, first let the hole stop expanding, then according to the actual size of the hole, try to find a way to mend it.

As for the counterattacks, most of them are the founders and executive teams who have been fighting side by side for so many years. Tim Cook joined the company five years ago with great trust in Apple's future. Although he didn't earn much money, he put his enthusiasm and belief in the company. Now they surrender immediately, which is unacceptable to them. The

counter offensive view is that apple is different from most Internet Co. Apple is a company that is basically supported by hardware and patented technology and software technology. Pure Internet Co, with the possibility of market capitalization, will shrink by 95% when it meets with bubbles. That is because they are basically blown up by a huge rubber balloon, and then basically remain a rubber skin.

If it's a polar bear of more than 1000 Jin, even if it's out of food in the cold winter, it can survive for quite a long time on its own fat. Even if it's hungry to the skin and bones, the polar bear still has a strong fighting ability. The same is true for Apple. At this critical moment, Apple should be quiet and think about countermeasures to find a breakthrough for the counter attack opponent.

These two factions have their own advantages and disadvantages. For example, although the number of stop loss faction is not large enough, they hold a high proportion of shares; while the number of counter attack faction is large, most of them are company employees and professional managers, and their actual control over the company is not enough.

Legally speaking, stop loss agents have the absolute power to make a decision and implement it, but they are also afraid that the number of counter attackers accounts for the majority. Once they lose confidence in the company, they are likely to leave at any time. If Apple loses more than half of its core team when it goes out for sale, the company's market value will inevitably suffer more This is the result that stops are not willing to see.

When Apple's share price fell below the $4 mark in the next three trading days, there was still no consensus between stop loss and counter attack.

According to Louis Martin, the stop loss faction is constantly persuading the reactionaries to accept the company's capital planning, so as to at least ensure that everyone has the opportunity to keep their jobs, even if they can't keep them, at least they can get the compensation they deserve;

and the reactionaries are persuading the stop loss faction to have more confidence in the company. They think that with the existing technology accumulation of apple, Apple's The team is sure to find an opportunity to turn things around.

Li Mu is very concerned about Apple's internal counteroffensive led by Tim Cook. At present, is there any clear counteroffensive strategy? The iPod business has been devastated by the unlisted mango-me2. If Apple still wants to pull back a city on mango-me2, it may trigger the nerves of these guys and force them to decide to improve the iPod by half a generation or even a generation.

However, according to the information Louis Martin inquired about, the reactionaries have not yet found a very clear entry point.

Louis Martin also contributed another very valuable message to Li Mu. Microsoft is sending out purchase offers to apple through an offshore company indirectly controlled by a fund of its own. However, Microsoft is not going to take the whole apple into its hands. They only want to buy the operating system and the whole MAC business line of apple. As for investors, they have become The junk assets of the iPod and iTunes, Microsoft is not interested.

After receiving the news, Li Mu cheered one after another excitedly.

Others don't understand why Li Mu is excited about Microsoft's intention to buy apple. After all, Microsoft is a giant in the IT field. Even Makino technology seems weak in front of them. Its market value, cash flow, technical reserves and profitability are much worse than Microsoft. If Microsoft wants apple, Makino technology is obviously difficult to guarantee its competitiveness.

But Li Mu has his point of view. He said to the people, "the U.S. government won't allow Microsoft to buy apple, so Microsoft can only use this way to achieve its goal. So they use the company to control the fund, the fund to control the offshore company, and take several turns to buy. The goal is very simple, that is, they want to take the OS operating system of apple and make it into operation * in the system, let OS have a breath, live like a shit, so that OS will not bring any threat to Microsoft, but also prevent Microsoft from receiving sanctions against the anti-monopoly law.Speaking of this, Li Mu said: "first of all, I have no discrimination against homosexual groups. I just use some scum in this group to make an analogy. Microsoft's mind is actually a gay man who is eager to find a woman to marry. He doesn't want to talk about love with women. He just wants to marry this woman, so no one doubts his sexual orientation. His father His mother will not put any more pressure on him. "

Everyone agreed and nodded. It really sounded like this.

Li Mu added: "for apple, Microsoft is the company they are most reluctant to be acquired. Now, this company they are most reluctant to be acquired, but they take the initiative to find them. I believe that the apple team must be very upset. In this case, even if we are the first person to shoot apple, Apple will feel more friendly than Microsoft A lot. "

"Really?" Louis Martin laughed and said, "if I were an apple, you must be the one I hate the most."

Li Mu said with a smile, "you pure capital players only look at money, but you need to know that geeks who play technology value more than money. You can defeat them and even kill them on the battlefield, but you can't buy them as slaves at home, and then throw their children into the cesspit."

Louis Martin said: "Apple's internal stop loss faction, like me, are pure capital players. They only care who gives them more money. If Microsoft gives them a higher price, they will not hesitate to sell apple. Those with a sense of honor, without the right to vote, will not determine the future fate of the company."

"Louis, look at the details. Why is Microsoft only willing to buy Apple's operating system and computer business?" said Li Mu? To put it bluntly, they are not willing to spend any more money for apple. They just want to use the least money to achieve their own goals, so they don't care about the iPod and iTunes business at all, let alone the life and death of Apple's employees in these two business lines;

even if Apple's stop loss faction is all capital thinking, they also need to consider the only cash register in iPod and iTunes business It will be packed and sold with the whole apple. Otherwise, no one will be interested in it. At that time, this part of assets will become bad debts. Stop loss faction will still pay severance for all employees of iPod and iTunes business divisions. Compared with Microsoft, I am the receiver who is willing to take over the whole company, and I am the most expected savior of apple. "

Louis Martin shrugged and said with a smile, "that makes sense."

Lei Jun said: "I think Mr. Li's analysis is quite right. Even stop loss dealers don't want to leave useless bad assets in their hands at the end, and they also need to pay part of their limited money to compensate their employees. Microsoft now definitely feels that no one in the capital market is willing to take over apple. They may be the only buyers of apple, so they are not willing to give Apple any extra offers, If Microsoft maintains this attitude, it will be a great help for us to acquire apple. "

Ding Jian, who is in charge of capital operation, asked Li Mu, "Mr. Li, since Microsoft has made contact with apple, do we need to contact with apple in the near future?"

"It's not necessary for the time being, or Microsoft will probably improve its offer and conditions if it knows that we are also looking at Apple, so as not to have a long dream," Li said

, Li Mu said to Luis Martin, "Lewis, let your eyes be fixed on the movement of apple and Microsoft. I want to know what price Microsoft has reported to apple and how Apple responds to Microsoft's offer."

Louis Martin nodded: "please rest assured that I will pay close attention to you and report to you in the first place any movement."

"Tell the Redwood executives to keep quiet too, and don't let the news that Muye technology is preparing to buy apple out," Li said

Louis Martin said in a hurry, "I understand. I'll communicate."

Li Mu smiled contentedly and said, "the rest, I will talk to them myself when I get to America."

As soon as the words were over, Li Ziwei knocked on the door and came in. He said excitedly to Li Mu, "President Li, the World Health Organization has just released the news that the epidemic warning has been lifted all over China!"