In the user agreement, the product sold by Future Technology was the Phantom helmet, including Godly Land, virtual reality community, and a series of other products, all of which were online services based on the quantum computer server.
If Future Technology stopped providing virtual reality services, the entire virtual reality network would be disconnected. After everyone logged into the Phantom helmet, they could only look at the white cube that was as empty as a prison cell and the application that couldn't be opened.
They couldn't even browse the web!
You want to restore the virtual reality network? Alright, let's get a quantum computer first!
A company like Future Technology that produced both equipment and content was terrifying when it decided to play dirty. You're investigating my equipment? Then I'll stop your content as well! Once you finish investigating, we'll open it again.
If the Phantom helmet could only be used to play games, Jiang Chen wouldn't dare to do this. It was just a game console. It didn't matter if it was banned, it wouldn't affect the country. But after a year of development, was the Phantom helmet still just a "game console"?
Perhaps it was a year ago, but it certainly wasn't now.
Since the introduction of the virtual community half a year ago, immersive virtual reality moved from the gaming field to people's social, life, and even work lives. A lot of private companies even used the virtual chat room as a remote conference tool. A lot of educational institutions used the virtual community for remote education …
In a year, UA people were used to living in virtual reality. They left more time during the day for family and friends in real life, moved their time online to after they went to sleep, and connected their dreams to the virtual world. The next morning, when they woke up from a deep sleep, they would be energized to go to work …
But now that Future Technology announced the suspension of virtual reality services, it meant the original habits would be broken.
As soon as the news came out, UA netizens exploded!
Without virtual reality, a lot of UA people even suffered from insomnia. When they slept, they always felt something was missing. They could fall asleep with just a press of a button, but now they had to lie in bed for a long time to get the feeling. Some people couldn't fall asleep, so they chose to put on the helmet, press the button, and stare blankly at the pure white cube.
Life without virtual reality was torture!
The UA Department of Justice that initiated the anti-trust investigation immediately became the target of public criticism!
"F * ck, the bureaucrats of the Department of Justice, f * ck president!"
"Throw the protectionism into the trash! F * ck the interests of the capitalists! Give us the virtual reality! "
"There must be a dirty deal behind this. Let's guess how much money Google gave to the Capital's' hourly worker '."
Google wanted to cry but had no tears. "I've been shot even though I'm lying down."
The Capital desperately tried to explain to the public that the anti-trust investigation against Future Technology was reasonable. However, Future Group's lawyer stated that it was unheard of to conduct an antitrust investigation against a company that was established less than two years ago and launched products less than a year ago.
Future Technology's representative, Brown Creech, who was in charge of the lawsuit against the Department of Justice, posted a tweet and mocked his opponent with sarcastic words.
"This is probably the most interesting case I've received in my ten years of work. My client hasn't even finished digesting the market share that he has, yet he's suspected of obstructing other companies from entering the market? "
This tweet attracted tens of thousands of retweets and was even featured in the Christian Science Monitor. It also caused a heated discussion on American talk shows.
Obviously, the US public was not convinced by the US Department of Justice's antitrust investigation.
The UA Department of Justice was under tremendous pressure to investigate and collect evidence in preparation for the lawsuit.
But it wasn't over yet. With Future Technology's help, organizations such as disabled people's association, black rights groups, and anti-discrimination groups all jumped out and protested on the streets.
"When I put on the Phantom helmet, I saw the color of the world for the first time. Although I know it's fake, to me, it's so real. I saw my wife for the first time. Although she's not as beautiful as I imagined, I love her … and now I put on the Phantom helmet and can only face a blank wall. Future Technology opened this window for me, but those rich and powerful closed it for the sake of profit, "a blind man who was born blind complained in front of the camera.
"In the virtual world, I don't have to care about my skin color because I can turn my skin into any color I want. But you have deprived us of our rights, so we are standing here to protest, "said a black man who was passionate about defending his rights.
"Give us back the virtual reality! At least in the virtual world, no one will care about my weight, and no one will call me fat behind my back! Or they will laugh at me: Hey, Cook, have you ever been on a plane? How many tickets did they ask you to buy? This isn't funny! "A 400-pound fat man screamed in front of the Capitol.
In a country where political correctness was paramount, if a disabled person pointed at the president's nose and scolded him. Not only would the president have to apologize, but the media would also scold him. From a certain perspective, this phenomenon was abnormal. Some people even joked that in the UA, black lesbians were highly accepted because once they were rejected, the company would be suspected of "discriminating against blacks," "discriminating against women," and "discriminating against gays."
But it was undeniable that most people believed it. Although it was far-fetched to link virtual reality with discrimination, it couldn't be helped as Future Group had set the pace well.
Using political correctness to kidnap politics was a unique UA approach.
With the one-sided public opinion, the Department of Justice had to withstand the pressure from the Capitol.
Regarding this, the Minister of Justice, Eric Lynch, had to put aside his pride and spoke to Jiang Chen on the phone.
"Investigation aside, can you resume business first?"
Jiang Chen's face was stern. "No! We will actively cooperate with your country's judicial process. Before we get rid of the anti-monopoly suspicion, we will not do anything illegal! "
The unfortunate Minister of Justice was on the verge of tears as he explained, "The anti-monopoly investigation doesn't mean you can't operate, as long as you suspend the sales of Phantom in the UA!"
"No! The virtual reality network is also a part of Future Technology's service. To avoid interfering with the investigation and evidence collection, we are willing to voluntarily suspend our business and make sacrifices to comply with your country's laws and regulations! "
Eric said in exasperation, "What kind of logic is this? Who asked you to make sacrifices! "
Jiang Chen still had the same stern expression as he held the phone and said in an undertone, "Please don't be like this, Mr. Minister. We are a business, and suspending our service means we will incur losses. On this point, we are definitely more anxious than you! We will wait for your decision, and I hope you can patiently wait for us to resume business. "
Eric was dumbfounded.
[Did the sun rise from the west? Since when did a business make the government wait patiently? Shouldn't we be the ones saying this?]
After he hung up, Jiang Chen finally couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed out loud.
"You're still laughing? Phantom's sales in the UA have completely stopped." Xia Shiyu rolled her eyes at Jiang Chen's nonchalant look.
"Don't worry, it won't be long before the sales explode." Jiang Chen made an explosive gesture and smiled at her. "This virtual reality service shutdown is not only to pressure the Capital, but also to promote our product."
"It's just that the advertising fee is a bit expensive."
"There's no other way. Who asked us to go against B City Consortium?" Jiang Chen made a helpless expression to Xia Shiyu.
"What I'm more worried about is that if the Capital withstands the pressure of public opinion and carries out this anti-monopoly lawsuit to the end, we will suffer a greater loss. Since they are a government agency, we have to be responsible for our own profits and losses, "Xia Shiyu said with some hesitation.
"That's impossible because B City Consortium can't hold on any longer. The anti-monopoly investigation started because of them. As long as they admit defeat, the UA Department of Justice won't continue, "Jiang Chen said without hesitation.
Jiang Chen paused, smiled, and continued.
"And the most important thing is that our product is irreplaceable."
Even if they temporarily lost this market share, no one would be able to replace Future Technology.
This was the real trump card Jiang Chen was relying on!
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