Always take a small fresh line pea pods, I am afraid it is difficult to maintain their independence. Of course, not only the threat of pea pods, but may be the entire independent third party application store.
July 5th, third party application store pea pods announced that its application distribution business into the Alibaba mobile business group, the two sides have signed a merger agreement.
Peasecod founder Wang Junyu said, pea pod applications currently in the distribution business profitable, compared with other similar products, pea pods to help users to find applications and games of high quality as the goal, such as the Royal war Mobile Games etc..
At this point, pea pods and High German, UC, as a member of the Legion ali.
Why are peas bondage”
It is sad that the pea pods in the B round of financing after the valuation of up to $1 billion, while the media also exposed Alibaba want to $1 billion 500 million price to pea pods stretched out olive branch. However, pea pods still missed the best time of prostitution, three years later, again for $200 million to Alibaba.
In recent years, pea pods was sold in 2013, the Alibaba news emerge in an endless stream, the intention to buy pea pods, at the beginning of 2015, there is news that the Tencent and Lenovo’s magical workshop will buy peas. Ultimately, these rumors have not been confirmed.
Its founder and CEO Wang Junyu has also been the acquisition of the giant is not interested, we have nothing to do with the cat in addition to hug, but also do not know what to do retirement. In addition, we also want to have their own independent office, can raise a few adorable cat, want to spend 400 thousand air purifier installed, when not approved. This is the fun of entrepreneurship, and the irrational side.”
However, the decline in the third party application distribution market has become increasingly awkward position pea pods.
Some time ago, Holland announced the domestic agency data of Newzoo Android Top10 app store, Tencent rankings show that the application treasure continues with 24% market share ranked first in the industry, and to achieve two consecutive quarters of lead, maintain a firm lead. Millet app store, followed by 360 mobile assistant.
The pea pod as the only independent third party mobile app store has fallen from fifth at the end of last year to $tenth.
Even pea pods in the industry still has a good reputation, but had to face up to the fact that, under the attack of BAT and mobile phone manufacturers, the market share of pea pods in the reduction, the prospect of worrying. At this point, if you can find Ali this tree, not to mention other aspects of help, at least with the help of YunOS into the built-in software, thereby increasing the amount of pea pods installed to enhance a certain market share. It is understood that Ali YunOS mobile phone operating system installed capacity as of May has exceeded 70 million.
However, there are industry insiders, pea pods feelings too deep, creating a lot of products and precedent. Even pea pods into the Ali department, but still faces great challenges, because Ali’s son too much. Indeed, the number of troops into the German army can count on the name of the High German, UC, Youku and other enterprises.