/kloc-on the morning of September, 2008, Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, published an open letter entitled "Happy Teachers' Day", announcing that one year later, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Alibaba, that is, in September, 2009, he would no longer serve as the chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba Group, and Zhang Yong, the current CEO of Alibaba Group, would take over.
There are many speculations about Ma Yun's resignation. Some people think that Ma Yun retired too early and should continue to work for several years, but others think that Ma Yun resigned to do what he likes.
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The origin of Alibaba's name:
Alibaba is a character in a fairy tale "Alibaba and the Forty Thieves", which is a well-known story.
Ma Yun once came across the name Alibaba in America, and he thought it was very good. Many people know this name, which means open sesame. It can be used as its own business name. At that time, they were visiting America, and they walked into a shop.
So he asked a shop attendant, do you know what Alibaba means? The waiter quickly replied, Yes, it is the story of open sesame. Ma Yun thought that a person knew nothing, so later Ma Yun asked people from many countries in the world, and they all knew the story of Alabama.
Ma Yun thought, this name is good. A ranks first among 26 English letters and has high recognition. Later, the company grew bigger and bigger and became a global big enterprise. In addition to being famous for fairy tales, there is also a super-large enterprise in the Far East called Alibaba. Now when it comes to Alibaba, it's not just a fairy tale.
Ma Yun is really wise. Even a simple enterprise name can only be decided after extensive market research. No wonder it has achieved such a great success.
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