The two parties broke up after not talking for long.
Cadence representative Mike stood up from his seat and glanced at Cao Weidong one last time, with a little pity in his tone.
"Mr. Cao, you still don't know what you have missed. I hope that when the time comes, you will not regret the decision you made."
"Thank you, I never regret the decision I made."
Cao Weidong responded with a smile.
Mike nodded in a gentlemanly manner and left with the others.
After these people left, Cao Weidong did not move. He sat quietly on his chair and began to think about countermeasures.
He knew in his heart that this acquisition was basically equivalent to an ultimatum.
If the acquisition is unsuccessful, what awaits Xinghuo Electronics Factory next is definitely more severe sanctions.
As for what kind of sanctions he will face next, Cao Weidong actually already has a guess in his mind.
The International EDA Alliance will most likely use its position in the industry to launch a new format storage method, kick out Spark EDA, and prohibit all chip manufacturers from using storage software of the previous format.
This is to rewrite the rules and squeeze out competitors.
So what can you do?
Open source!
Suddenly, an idea popped up in Cao Weidong's mind.
The so-called open source software is actually software with open source code.
This means that anyone can view the software source code and modify or improve it to suit their needs.
When Spark EDA becomes a set of open source software, it will inevitably gather an online community and attract more users to use it.
Even if the EDA International Alliance formulates a new storage format, I believe that some network experts will crack it in the shortest possible time and provide a free version upgrade.
Through open source EDA and subsequent community maintenance, Spark can still expand market share and enhance brand awareness.
Of course, open source software can only allow him to circumvent sanctions from the International EDA Software Alliance, and at most it will make the other party feel disgusted.
"Eh, it's still too weak, time..."
Cao Weidong sighed.
This weakness is reflected in the comparison of comprehensive national strength.
Even if he brings out the latest EDA technology, it will be difficult to escape the fate of sanctions. After all, it takes time for new technologies to turn into strength.
In addition, open source software is only suitable for overseas markets. In China, it still needs to seek support from above.
After silently thinking about his plan, Cao Weidong quickly formulated an execution plan.
Outside the conference room.
Secretary Huang Xiaoxu and several senior officials from Xinghuo Electronics Factory were waiting anxiously outside the conference room.
Those foreigners have left.
But their factory director hasn't come out yet.
If they had seen the factory director still sitting in the conference room through the crack in the door, they would have rushed in long ago.
Worry and nervousness spread in the hearts of these people.
Fortunately, they were not kept waiting too long.
Cao Weidong's calm voice finally came from the conference room.
"come in."
A group of cadres entered immediately.
They first carefully looked at the expression on Cao Weidong's face to make sure there was nothing unusual, and then asked.
"Director, are you okay?"
"It's okay, I just talked about something with people from the International EDA Alliance."
Cao Weidong spoke vaguely and did not tell them the content of the conversation to prevent everyone from thinking wildly.
Then Cao Weidong looked at them.
"Where's Lu Youtong?"
Secretary Huang Xiaoxu responded quickly.
"He should still be at the research base."
"You can go and do your work. Also, let him come to see me."
"OK."
"It's just some trivial matters. It's not a big problem. By the way, let the Lu friends from the research base come through and come find me."
Everyone walked out of the conference room one after another.
Soon, Lu Youtong ran in in a hurry.
"Director, are you looking for me?"
"Yes, I have something I want you to do."
Cao Weidong looked at him with a calm tone.
.......
George walked into his usual cafe.
The waiter came forward and chatted for a few words in a familiar manner, and quickly prepared a breakfast.
A piece of bread spread with butter and jam, a crispy, sizzling ribeye steak, a plate of fragrant barbecued sausage, a piece of mashed potatoes, and a cup of darker coffee.
“Praise God!”
George praised quickly in his heart, then suddenly hesitated and changed his words.
"No, I still praise Starfire."
Then George quickly finished the sumptuous breakfast in front of him.
When he worked at Apple, he was a standard worker and his salary was not high. Breakfast was usually a cold sandwich and a glass of Coke, which was far from as rich as it is now.
The reason for such a change is that I accepted the commission to promote Spark EDA software.
Every time you introduce someone to buy Spark EDA, you can get a generous commission.
After eating, George returned to the studio, turned on the computer, and started working on today's work.
Ding!
The email alert sounds.
George opened the email and found that it was a staff member of Spark EDA.
"What other commissions do you have today?"
George opened the email curiously, glanced at it, and his eyes widened instantly!
[Spark EDA converted to open source software...]
[Hire me as a community administrator...]
【salary.......】
The amount of information is simply too great.
He doesn't understand why a good EDA software company wants to switch to the open source community.
But when he saw the final salary package, George immediately put all distracting thoughts behind him.
He clicked reply and quickly typed out a line of reply with his fingers.
【I am very happy to take up this position......】
........
Xinghuo Electronics Factory.
Lu Youtong summarized all the information and handed it to Cao Weidong.
"Director, we have established an open source community overseas and recruited several permanent employees. These are experienced hackers and are absolutely excellent in technology."
"Well, you did a good job. I asked you to pay attention to the International EDA Alliance. What are their recent developments?"
Cao Weidong glanced at the report a few times, confirmed the content, and then asked.
Lu Youtong said.
"They have issued an announcement and will hold a press conference on the 1st of next month. It seems that they are going to announce something."
"In addition to issuing follow-up documents, the other two international EDA giants also stated that they will enter the Chinese market in the near future, so that more users can enjoy the most advanced EDA software in the world..."
He read the information he had compiled in advance.
It seems that the international EDA giants are accelerating their entry into the Chinese market.
This thought flashed through Cao Weidong's mind.
Then he smiled and said maliciously.
"I know, get ahead of the International EDA Software Alliance, release news about the Spark EDA open source community, and buy more overseas news media for publicity."
"Let's just say... We aim to allow more users to enjoy advanced and free EDA software and promote chip design, so we open the source code of Spark EDA2.0 and create an open source network community...
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"In the future, we will further maintain the stable operation of the community, provide better technical support, and allow more users to experience Spark EDA..."