聯(lián)想“吃下”摩托羅拉，正式成為全球第三大智能手機(jī)廠商

????研究公司IDC昨日宣布，中國(guó)公司小米（Xiaomi）成為全球第三大智能手機(jī)廠商。但這一勝利沒(méi)有持續(xù)多久。

????今天，中國(guó)科技巨頭聯(lián)想（Lenovo）以29億美元的價(jià)格，正式完成了從谷歌（Google）手中收購(gòu)摩托羅拉（Motorola）的交易，以此一舉趕超小米。這筆交易使得聯(lián)想——這家全球最大的個(gè)人電腦廠商，目前在全球智能手機(jī)市場(chǎng)的份額排到了第三位。

????小米又被稱為中國(guó)的“蘋(píng)果”（Apple）。據(jù)IDC數(shù)據(jù)顯示，小米手機(jī)今年第三季度的出貨量為1,730萬(wàn)部，占有全球智能手機(jī)市場(chǎng)5.3%的份額。

????收購(gòu)摩托羅拉以后，聯(lián)想的市場(chǎng)占有率從5.2%猛增至7.4%。至少你把這兩家公司的第三季度銷(xiāo)量加起來(lái)，就是這樣的。

????要趕上排名前兩位的公司，聯(lián)想仍有許多方面需要努力。IDC表示，蘋(píng)果擁有12%的市場(chǎng)占有率，而三星（Samsung）則是23.8%。

????巧合的是，聯(lián)想在2005年收購(gòu)IBM個(gè)人電腦業(yè)務(wù)后，在個(gè)人電腦市場(chǎng)的占有率也是7.4%。而如今，聯(lián)想統(tǒng)治了個(gè)人電腦領(lǐng)域，市場(chǎng)占有率達(dá)到19.9%。

????自今年1月起，收購(gòu)摩托羅拉的進(jìn)程就在常規(guī)結(jié)案和監(jiān)管審批的過(guò)程中曲折前進(jìn)。兩家公司的結(jié)合立即提升了聯(lián)想在北美和拉美市場(chǎng)的地位，還讓聯(lián)想有了進(jìn)軍西歐市場(chǎng)的突破口。

????2012年，谷歌以125億美元收購(gòu)摩托羅拉，希望在生產(chǎn)和銷(xiāo)售移動(dòng)設(shè)備上獲得助力。然而大多數(shù)顧客仍選擇購(gòu)買(mǎi)其競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手的產(chǎn)品，讓這筆交易成為谷歌收購(gòu)史上罕有的一大敗筆。

????盡管谷歌轉(zhuǎn)售摩托羅拉損失了近100億美元，但公司仍然保留了摩托羅拉的大部分專利。不過(guò)聯(lián)想也獲得了近2,000項(xiàng)專利，以及其他部分專利的使用許可。

????聯(lián)想發(fā)言人布里昂?廷格爾表示：“我們想成為全球第一的智能手機(jī)廠商。很多人說(shuō)我們可以做到第一，就像我們?cè)陔娔X領(lǐng)域所做的那樣。”

????無(wú)論是聯(lián)想還是小米，中國(guó)公司已經(jīng)名列第三，并渴望攀登更高的目標(biāo)。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：嚴(yán)匡正

????Yesterday, research firm IDC said that Chinese company Xiaomi had become the world’s third largest smartphone maker. But the victory was short-lived.

????Today, Chinese tech giant Lenovo leapfrogged ahead by finalizing its acquisition of Motorola from Google for $2.9 billion. The deal means that Lenovo, the world’s biggest PC maker, now ranks third in global smartphone market share.

????Xiaomi, which is heralded as China’s “Apple,” shipped 17.3 million smartphones in the third quarter, according to IDC. Globally it had 5.3% of the smartphone market.

????But by acquiring Motorola, Lenovo’s 5.2% marketshare jumps to 7.4%. At least, that’s if you combine their third quarter sales.

????Lenovo still has a lot of ground to make up if it hopes to catch the companies ahead of it. Apple has a 12% market share while Samsung’s is 23.8%, according to IDC.

????Coincidentally, 7.4% is the same market share Lenovo had in the personal computer market after acquiring IBM’s personal computer business in 2005. Today, Lenovo dominates the PC space with a 19.9% market share.

????The Motorola acquisition had been winding through the usual closing and regulatory process since January. The combination immediately lifts Lenovo’s position in North America and Latin America while giving it access to Western Europe.

????Google acquired Motorola in 2012 for $12.5 billion in hope of gaining traction in making and selling mobile devices. But consumers mostly stuck with buying from rivals, turning the acquisition into one of Google rare high-profile failures.

????Although it sold Motorola at a loss of nearly $10 billion, Google still retains the rights to most of Motorola’s patents. Nevertheless, Lenovo gets around 2,000 patents in the deal and a license for several others.

????“We want to be the number one smartphone maker on the planet,” said BrionTingler, a Lenovo spokesman. “A lot of people are saying we can get to number one, just like we did with computers.”

????Lenovo or Xiaomi, either way, China is in third place with aspirations of climbing higher.