Alibaba Group and Meizu will collaborate
at both strategic and business levels to achieve a deeper integration of
Meizu’s hardware and Alibaba Group’s mobile operating system. Alibaba
Group will provide Meizu with resources and support in the fields of
e-commerce, mobile Internet, mobile operating system and data analysis
with the aim of developing Meizu’s smartphone ecosystem. Alibaba Group’s
online shopping marketplaces will also become distribution channels for
Meizu’s smartphones and other devices.
Meizu is one of China’s leading smartphone manufacturers known for its
technology and sophisticated product design and features that fulfill
consumer needs and requirements. The Chinese smartphone market is
experiencing fast growth, with homegrown brands gaining an increasing
market share. At the end of 2014, China had more than one billion mobile
phone users and about 40 percent of them use smartphones, according to
IDC.
