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Chapter 40 Materials delivered to your door
  The plane cut through the sky and arrived above the clouds. Li Dongling looked at the information in his hand. The so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend. This time he is in a lawsuit with Microsoft. If he rashly goes up to challenge Microsoft, he will be banging his head against the wall.

Therefore, what Li Dongling has to do this time is to win over all Microsoft's opponents and form an anti-Microsoft alliance. There is no need to sign any agreement. He only needs to let the computer hardware giants, software giants, and computer peripheral manufacturers all secretly reveal their opposition. Microsoft is enough.

There is no need for these companies to really break with Microsoft. It is enough to raise a massive voice against Microsoft and make Microsoft's stock price fall. By then, Wall Street institutions, American state pension foundations, and others who bought Microsoft stock will Investors at home and abroad will teach Microsoft how to behave!
  It's easy to say it, but it's not so easy to do it. After all, the gap in strength between the two sides is really too big. Microsoft has too much money. Money can make all the difference. This is true in America. It can be achieved!
  Therefore, Li Dongling knew that this matter must be resolved quickly. When Microsoft was not prepared, he punched it hard. It would be impossible to knock it down. As long as Microsoft gave in, the dirty water of plagiarism could be washed away from Dongling Hi-tech. enough.

Once the delay exceeds three months, the chance of winning is basically zero. When Microsoft comes over and starts fighting with real guns, Li Dongling feels that even if the lawsuit goes to the Federal Court of America, he probably won't win.

Dongling High-tech will definitely act as a pawn in this matter. As for whether giant companies such as Logitech, Dell, HP, Apple, Lotus, IBM, Oracle, etc. will intervene, it can only be left to fate. It is not something Li Dongling can decide. .

On the north shore of Lake Geneva, many international institutions such as the International Olympic Committee are located in the Olympic City. Lausanne is also known as the world's art city. European artists like to come here to take refuge. Byron, Rousseau, Hugo and Dickens, Hemingway and others all came here for refuge or vacation.

The vehicle drove through the uneven slopes. Lausanne is a mountain city with a small urban area, but there are many various buildings, churches, castles, etc. It passed by the Pallu Square in the city center, Lausanne Cathedral, and The Olympic Museum, which just opened last year, is all in front of you.

If it were a vacation, the scenery here would be pretty good, and one could go to Lake Geneva to enjoy the scenery, but Li Dongling didn't have that thought now.

Regardless of his fatigue, after staying at the hotel, Li Dongling took a shower, changed his clothes, and rushed towards the Logitech headquarters.

"Who wants to see us?!"

Daniel, the founder of Logitech and the president of Logitech, was surprised when his secretary assistant reported that an Asian company that he had never heard of wanted to meet him and Logitech's other two founders, Pacosta and Marini.

Daniel didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but the assistant secretary's words made him change his mind, "That person said that he came here today because of Microsoft!"

"Let him in!"

Daniel thought for a moment and called Pacosta and Marini over.

"Why did you call us here?"

"The most important thing now is to launch Logitech's own ergonomic wheel mouse. The new generation mouse launched by Microsoft at the Computer Expo in Las Vegas has already received multiple orders. It is the future of the mouse industry!"

Pacosta and Narini both said to Daniel repeatedly, with anxious looks on their faces.

Microsoft is Logitech's biggest rival in the mouse industry. Logitech really can't figure out how a company as big as Microsoft wants to enter the computer industry. It has to compete with companies like IBM, HP, and Apple. It has to focus on the mouse industry all day long. What are you doing? You earn hundreds of millions of dollars a year from selling mice, which is not enough for Microsoft to make a lot of money by just launching a software to cut leeks. Logitech really doesn’t know how the brain circuits of the people in Microsoft’s hardware department are developed.

"There is an Asian company founder who wants to meet us and says it is related to Microsoft!" Daniel said.

"Japanese Benzene Company?" Pacosta said.

"It may also be a Bangzi company. I heard that Bangzi has made great progress in semiconductors and electronics in recent years. America is supporting the Bangzi semiconductor industry and splitting Nippon Semiconductor and moving it to Bangzi to check and balance Nippon Semiconductor. The threat it brings!”

Marini spread his hands and said that he is very concerned about the changes in the industry. Now, the two hottest places in the electronics industry, besides America, are Nippon. Nippon also has many mice, screens, keyboards and other computers. Peripheral manufacturers are Logitech’s competitors.

"No matter who it is, they will know it when they see it. Our war with Microsoft will not end immediately, and it will not be short of this time."

Daniel is the head of Logitech and the eldest brother among the three founders. He has a far-reaching view. Although he hates Microsoft with all his heart, he also knows that if you want to fight Microsoft, you must be prepared for a protracted war. Even if they had the upper hand for a while, it would be difficult to defeat Microsoft, who had an astonishingly thick health bar.

Li Dongling and Yao Luoying walked into the office under the scrutinizing gazes of the three Daniels.

"It's an honor to see the pioneer of the mouse industry, Logitech and its founder, whose name will be remembered as much as Douglas Engelbart!"

Douglas is the father of the mouse. Li Dongling put Daniel and the three of them in the position of the father of the mouse. He is definitely flattering them.

When they heard Li Dongling's words, even though they knew they were flattery, Pacosta and Marini couldn't help but raise the corners of their mouths slightly.

Daniel was much calmer, "You are from Asia..."

"Li Dongling, Dongling Hi-Tech Company, Hanxi Province, China!"         Hearing that Li Dongling was from China, Daniel was really surprised this time. For Daniel and Logitech, China is still a technological "desert" zone, and computer users don't even know it. There aren’t many, let alone any tech companies.

"So," Daniel lost some interest when he heard that Tanglin Hi-Tech was a domestic company, "What do you mean by the connection with Microsoft?"

"Dongli Hi-Tech is going to sue Microsoft!"

As soon as Li Dongling spoke, Daniel and Marini were stunned for a moment. Li Dongling glanced at Yao Luoying, who took out several documents to show to Daniel and the others.

Seeing the silver sable mouse and the mouse patent, Daniel, Pacosta, and Marini felt like their brains couldn't react for a while.

Daniel felt ridiculous and a little unbelievable, "You mean, the mouse that Microsoft just released is a copycat of your product?!"

Although the Dongling Hi-tech incident has caused quite a stir in the domestic technology industry, it has not made any noise at all overseas. If Microsoft had not been involved today, Daniel might not have seen this side of Li Dongling at all.

“Although I don’t want to believe it, it’s true!”

Daniel, Pacosta, and Marini looked at each other with playful looks in their eyes.

"I sympathize with this matter, but this matter seems to have nothing to do with Logitech, so we can only express our helplessness!"

Daniel said that to a certain extent, Logitech and Tanglin Hi-Tech can be regarded as rivals. If Tanglin Hi-Tech really wants to start a lawsuit with Microsoft, Logitech will just watch the excitement.

Moreover, if Microsoft really plagiarizes Donglin Hi-Tech's mouse patent, it will also be good news for Logitech. The patent does not belong to Microsoft, so Logitech can't just use it however it wants. Logitech will launch a mouse tomorrow. A copy of the Silver Sable mouse comes out and starts selling!

"It has nothing to do with Logitech now, but if Tanglin Hi-Tech loses the patent lawsuit against Microsoft, it will matter!"

Regarding the attitude of Daniel and others, Li Dongling was not surprised at all, "Microsoft has copied from many companies over the years, including Xerox, Lotus, Apple, IBM, etc. If it is not punished this time, whose turn will it be next?! "

“If Tanglin Hi-Tech collapses, can Logitech’s patents be preserved?!”

Seeing the change in Daniel's expression, Li Dongling added to his anger, "Donngling Hi-Tech is still just a small company. Compared to Microsoft and Logitech, it cannot sustain a protracted lawsuit. If it reaches the point of exhaustion, it is not ruled out that human engineering can be used." Learn the patents of mouse and wheel mouse and sell them to Microsoft to tide over the difficulties..."

"enough!"

Daniel said with an ugly face. He finally understood what Li Dongling meant. If Logitech didn't help Dongling Hi-tech, then Li Dongling would drag Logitech into the water. Silver Sable's patents would not be able to exert much power in the hands of Dongling Hi-tech. , but in the hands of Microsoft, it can defeat Logitech and many computer manufacturers. Without paying a lot of patent fees, there is no way to use those patents.

"Li, what do you want?" Daniel calmed himself down and asked Li Dongling.

"Donngling Hi-Tech can license the patent for the mechanical Silver Sable mouse to Logitech at a price of US$150 million per year. In addition, the five-year European agency rights for the Silver Sable mouse brand can be given to Logitech, and Logitech can take away the Silver Sable mouse. 30% profit in Europe!”

Daniel looked Li Dongling up and down this time. The patent licensing fee of 150 million US dollars was basically a bargain price. Silver Sable's European agency rights were also giving money to Logitech. Although he knew that Li Dongling was tying Logitech to the same tank. Yes, but the conditions are indeed attractive, especially in terms of patents. Logitech can do it for a long time.

Li Dongling had no choice but to license the mouse patent to Logitech. He couldn't bear to let his children catch the wolf. If he wanted Logitech's support, he had to come up with chips.

As for Silver Sable’s European agency rights, it is impossible for Silver Sable to establish sales channels in Europe in the short term. Through Logitech’s channels, they may still be able to earn some money.

"What do you want Logitech to do?" Daniel asked directly.

"Be responsible for Tanglin Hi-Tech's legal litigation costs in America, and help Tanglin Hi-Tech win the lawsuit against Microsoft in Europe!"

Li Dongling said that Logitech is a local leader in Europe. Dongling Hi-tech sued Microsoft in Europe, and people may not take it seriously, but if Logitech sued, it would be completely different.

Especially since the European Union was successfully formed last year, it is a time when people are full of energy and ready to show off their talents. What better way to show the presence of the European Union than to take action on Microsoft? Li Dongling doesn’t believe that they can refuse the materials that are delivered to their doorsteps!
  (End of this chapter)