According to Reuters sources, Zuckerberg and CEO of Xiaomi have discussed a number of investment of social networks.
Only 4 years old, the company Xiaomi has managed to climb to the place of the third largest mobile phone manufacturer by selling smartphones and low-cost tablets (but interesting) in Asian markets such as China and India.
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Recently, the Chinese manufacturer has indicated that it has sold more than 60 million mobile in 2014 , corresponding to an annual growth of 227%.
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Fairly recently, Xiaomi has also received significant investment of over one billion dollars , bringing its valuation to over $ 45 billion.
And now we learn that the CEO of Reuters Xiaomi, Lei Jun and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, have had a discussion about a Facebook investment in the constructor, during a dinner in Beijing.
The investment in question would not have been mind-boggling, but a link between Facebook and Xiaomi would have necessarily had a marketing impact for the Chinese brand, especially from an international perspective.
For Facebook, this might have been a gateway to China ( number one social network is not available, officially ).
However, again according to Reuters sources, the discussions could not be completed because Xiaomi feared the political fallout from the sale of shares in a company whose services are still blocked in China.
Xiaomi would also feared complications of its relationship with Google, which uses the Android operating system for its mobile.
Note: for fans of Xiaomi, know that the manufacturer would provide unveiled a new standard bearer on 15 January. According to rumors, it could have a fingerprint scanner.
Only 4 years old, the company Xiaomi has managed to climb to the place of the third largest mobile phone manufacturer by selling smartphones and low-cost tablets (but interesting) in Asian markets such as China and India.
See This : Jide Ultra Tablet with Remix OS: a clone of the Microsoft Surface Android
Recently, the Chinese manufacturer has indicated that it has sold more than 60 million mobile in 2014 , corresponding to an annual growth of 227%.
Fairly recently, Xiaomi has also received significant investment of over one billion dollars , bringing its valuation to over $ 45 billion.
And now we learn that the CEO of Reuters Xiaomi, Lei Jun and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, have had a discussion about a Facebook investment in the constructor, during a dinner in Beijing.
The investment in question would not have been mind-boggling, but a link between Facebook and Xiaomi would have necessarily had a marketing impact for the Chinese brand, especially from an international perspective.
For Facebook, this might have been a gateway to China ( number one social network is not available, officially ).
However, again according to Reuters sources, the discussions could not be completed because Xiaomi feared the political fallout from the sale of shares in a company whose services are still blocked in China.
Xiaomi would also feared complications of its relationship with Google, which uses the Android operating system for its mobile.
Note: for fans of Xiaomi, know that the manufacturer would provide unveiled a new standard bearer on 15 January. According to rumors, it could have a fingerprint scanner.