8th of May.
At 8: 30 in the morning, Weibo updated its latest voice version. The entire Tencent channel, including the channels of its partners, was heavily promoted.
At this moment, it was only 10 days since the release of the WeChat voice version!
In 10 days, Tencent released its own voice version. This speed could not be said to be slow!
Ordinary people might not feel anything, but those who knew about the market were shocked!
In 10 days, Weibo went from the simplest original version to the current version. This speed was extremely amazing.
Tencent's technical team, from this point, one could see how strong they were.
Even with the existence of WeChat, even if they followed the trend, to be able to catch up in such a short period of time, not just any company could follow the trend.
The last time Li Dong released WeChat, the whole world knew about it. Many people were ready to follow the trend, but until now, no company had launched a similar software.
According to the analysis of professionals, software similar to WeChat would appear around the world at least a month later.
Although Weibo was also released before, it was still far from the latest version of WeChat. In 2009, 10 days, Tencent created a miraculous speed.
…
The Weibo voice version was released at this moment, and it immediately attracted a lot of attention.
On the Internet.
There was a lot of discussion among netizens. Some die-hard fans who supported Tencent were overjoyed and spread the news everywhere. "Who said that Tencent died on the mobile Internet? Now that the new version of Weibo is released, we loyal users of QQ will definitely choose Weibo instead of using WeChat! "
"That's right, QQ still has 600 million users. Half of Hua Xia's people are using QQ. Do they really think that whoever Li Dapao attacks is finished?!"
"…"
Tencent had been established for many years, and there were still many die-hard fans. Even without the use of the water army and the power of public opinion, there were still a large number of people promoting Tencent.
Of course, since Li Dong became famous, he had also gained a lot of fans.
Unlike Tencent, who became famous through QQ.
Faraway Group, on the other hand, was mainly based on Li Dong's personal reputation, which was far better than Ma Huateng's.
Tencent's supporters spread the news everywhere. Immediately, Li Dong's supporters retorted, "Weibo follows the trend of WeChat, it's almost a copy. How dare you show off? Also, when he logged into Weibo, the user experience was terrible. It was a shoddy product. Tencent is desperate now. They dare to come online with anything. Aren't they afraid of losing the few remaining users? "
"That's right. What's more, will Wechat really work? According to previous reports, the number of Hua Xia smartphone users had reached 60 million! There are currently 36 million WeChat users and 5 million WeChat users … With such a huge gap, WeChat's user experience is much better than WeChat's. Hoping for WeChat to make a comeback is just a pipe dream! "
"Regardless of whether we can make a comeback or not, we old users will support Tencent and WeChat. Even if we can't surpass WeChat, we won't completely decline. Those who said that Tencent died because of the mobile internet can shut up now! "
Tencent die-hard fans might be die-hard fans, but that didn't mean they were brainless.
The user experience of WeChat was indeed not as good as WeChat. This was a fact.
The voice version of WeChat had been developed for nearly half a year. Tencent had spent ten days. No matter how strong Tencent's technical team was, it was not as strong as Far away's.
It was already good enough that the new version could be released in ten days.
Even if it couldn't surpass WeChat, mobile QQ and WeChat together could still compete with the combination of mobile PP and WeChat.
Since they didn't completely lose the mobile market, Tencent still had hope.
Of course, everyone knew that even if there was hope, the previous situation of one company being the biggest would not appear. In the future, Tencent would at most be able to compete with Far away.
In terms of users, products, technology, and funds, Tencent was much weaker in other aspects except for the users. It wasn't easy to surpass Far away.
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Because the new version of WeChat was released, there was a heated discussion on the Internet.
On the other hand, Hong Kong's side, including some international organizations, were slightly relieved when they saw the news.
Although the WeChat voice version was released later than WeChat, fortunately, it wasn't too late, which meant that Tencent still had hope.
Some holding institutions were not in a hurry to sell their shares. It seemed that they could wait.
Just when these people were relieved, many people suddenly scolded on the Internet, "Damn Li Dong, he's too shameless!"
"OPPO is really shameless. They don't support WeChat!"
"Legal people, please tell us, is this an infringement of our users' rights? We bought OPPO mobile phones, but they don't support the new version of WeChat. What is this? "
"Sue him, sue Li Dong, sue OPPO!"
"…"
Many Tencent users couldn't help but scold at this time!
As soon as the new version of WeChat was released, they all wanted to support Tencent. However, after searching for a long time, they couldn't find the download page on Peapod.
Not only that, Tencent probably knew that Peapod would not give them a chance, so they posted a download link on the QQ homepage of their mobile phones.
In the end, the WeChat version that they downloaded through the link could not be used normally!
One had to know that in the current 3G smart phone market, OPPO was the absolute king!
Because of the cooperation with Far away and the cooperation with Mobile, almost half of the smart phones in the market were the OL series.
One series, three models, and OPPO's current market share was close to 50%!
30 million users were using OPPO mobile phones. At this time, OPPO did not support WeChat. It was not as simple as cheating!
OPPO actually supported the old version of WeChat, but the problem was, was the old version useful now?
Some users who used the old version of WeChat could not even use the old version after the new version was released!
At this time, not to mention increasing users, they would lose some users!
Many users were very angry with OPPO's overbearing actions, and there were a lot of complaints.
OPPO also quickly responded. It was not that they did not support the new version of WeChat, but the new version of WeChat involved infringement, and there was a dispute over the product. Far away was pursuing the responsibility of the other party.
At this time, as a terminal manufacturer, they had the responsibility to protect the rights and interests of the users.
After the copyright infringement dispute between WeChat and WeChat was over, if WeChat could be righted in the end, OPPO would definitely release the new version of WeChat immediately. This was also a responsibility to the majority of users, and a contribution to Hua Xia's copyright awareness.
OPPO spoke with a strong sense of righteousness. Although there were still a lot of criticisms, other than a few diehard fans, the rest began to quiet down.
Because what OPPO said was the truth. This time, Tencent had gone online in a hurry.
In the past, they would still make some improvements, make some changes, and wander on the edge of piracy.
This time, because of Ma Huateng's urging, many of the things in WeChat were almost copied from WeChat.
Originally, even if such a lawsuit was fought, it would take a long time to investigate and collect evidence.
Far away, even if they were dissatisfied, Ma Huateng would not care too much. He only needed an emergency. When the copyright infringement case was over, Ma Huateng was confident that Tencent would have already improved the version. Even if they were forced to go offline, they would not care.
Who knew that before Far away could launch an attack, OPPO would be the vanguard!
And OPPO's ultimate move had negated their many days of hard work!
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Shenzhen.
Ma Huateng flew into a rage and roared, "Before the new version was released, did they not do market testing? Why did OPPO smartphones not support the new version of WeChat, and we only found out now? "
Ma Huateng was really angry. This was a critical moment, and they could not afford to waste even a minute!
Originally, when the new version of WeChat was released, it was to allow users to give up the functions of WeChat when the time came.
Who knew that after the new version was released, there would be such a big blunder. This was like a bolt from the blue!
The few technical executives opposite Ma Huateng were sweating profusely. After a while, someone explained, "When we tested, OPPO's smartphones supported our new version. Also, because OPPO's smartphones worked with Far away, the 02 and 03 models have better sound quality and are more suitable for voice calls than the phones of other manufacturers on the market. The reason for the current situation is that they upgraded their phone system at almost the same time as us. The problem should be with this. Our WeChat and WeChat programs are not that different. The other party might have … might have made arrangements in advance … "
"B * stard! D * mn it! "
Ma Huateng was furious and cursed a few times. Then he said, "Immediately make changes to the WeChat code and strive to break through OPPO's blockade as soon as possible! After all, the other party is not as professional as us, so we still have a chance! "
One of the executives hesitated for a while before saying, "Even if we make changes, we will need time. On the other hand, it will be easier for OPPO to blockade us than for us to make changes. Every time we make changes, the other party will blockade us … "
Ma Huateng gritted his teeth and said, "OPPO is digging their own grave! Nowadays, the smartphone market is already very competitive. If they blockade our products now, the other manufacturers will see an opportunity … "
Ma Huateng cursed a few more times, but in the end, he felt a little dejected.
So what if OPPO blockaded them?
Yes, the market was very competitive now, but since they could not use WeChat, they could use WeChat. Most of the users of OPPO had been influenced by Li Dong to use it.
It was hard to say how many die-hard Tencent fans there were, and it was even harder to say how many of them were using OPPO phones. In short, the impact would be limited.
Would Li Dong, the major shareholder of OPPO, care about this small loss in order to win?
Even if OPPO's people were not happy, would they not support Li Dong at this juncture? Would Li Dong agree?
Moreover, OPPO's blockade of their products wasn't without reason.
Mobile QQ could be used, the mobile browser could be used, and most of Tencent's other products could be used. Other than WeChat, the other party had also made it very clear that this was an infringement, and it was not unreasonable for the terminal to remove such products.
When the lawsuit against WeChat and WeChat was over, OPPO would naturally not block them for no reason.
Although there were many scoldings online, there were also many voices of support.
Many people were calling for other terminal manufacturers to remove those pirated and infringing software. Hua Xia's intellectual property rights had always been weak, but it did not mean that people did not care.
Even if they did not care, they still had to say a few words.
This time, WeChat and WeChat were too similar, and people had to believe that there was no infringement.
Thinking of this, Ma Huateng was a little dejected and even desperate!
This time, he was one step behind, and it was because of his capital!
If Li Dong did not have money, could he control OPPO?
If Li Dong did not have money and status, even if he had shares in OPPO, the OPPO's leader would not listen to him.
Moreover, they would not choose to do such a controversial thing in the midst of fierce market competition.
Whether it was to protect intellectual property rights or not, in fact, this was a loss for OPPO. There would definitely be users who would choose to give up. Even some Tencent supporters who were originally planning to buy OPPO's mobile phone would probably give up at this time.
OPPO unblocking WeChat was not something that could be done overnight. Even if this matter went to court, who knew how long it would take.
Moreover, whether they could win or not, Ma Huateng also knew in his heart.
OPPO stood on the moral high ground, and they had Li Dong's support. In the end, Tencent's chances of winning were very low. Moreover, Ma Huateng could not wait until then.
Without saying these useless words, Ma Huateng calmed the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice, "Most of OPPO's users have always supported Far away!
There are 36 million WeChat users, and more than half of them are OPPO users. Even if it was blocked, it would not affect us too much.
After all, OPPO is only a manufacturer. Although they have a high market share, it does not mean that they will continue to do so!
If we temporarily give up the OPPO market, the other manufacturers will not deliberately make things difficult for us. Of course, just in case, I will arrange for people to talk to them one by one!
Also, Far away's Pea Pod has the highest market share for the Android system. If they do not allow us to launch their Pea Pod, we can only rely on ourselves.
Our App Store is currently online, but it did not have a high market share. This time, we will use the opportunity of competing with Far away to help us open up the App Store market … "
Ma Huateng said a few words. Although it seemed like he had made a lot of arrangements, in fact, he felt helpless.
App platforms, especially mobile app platforms, were not something that anyone had set up previously.
Some companies had set up on the PC side, but the mobile side was still the same. It developed too quickly, and almost no one could keep up.
As for Far away's Pea Pod, they had started moving towards the mobile side right from the start. When the Android system was first released, Far Away had almost turned Pea Pod into the official Android application platform.
In addition, with OPPO's cooperation with them, other mobile phone manufacturers had to consider user habits. In the end, about 80% of smartphones in the market had used Pea Pod as the official application platform.
Now that Pea Pod had started to completely block Tencent's products, many users could only download it through mobile browsers.
But now, the mobile browser had the highest market share in the market, and it was Far Away!
Li Dong's mobile devices had been set up in advance, and only then could the power be seen.
It had almost become a closed ecosystem. If other products wanted to go online, they would have to listen to them.
As for mobile phone manufacturers, in order to fight for the market, they would only follow the choices and habits of the majority of users. Therefore, it would not be easy to break Far Away's monopoly in a short period of time.
It would be very difficult for Tencent to make a comeback in the mobile market.
Although Ma Huateng's original intention was not to make a comeback in the mobile market, but to give users more choices, he could not help but feel a little disappointed.
…
Far Away.
Li Dong hung up Chen Mingyong's call and smiled. "Did they really think that everything I did in advance was useless? That it was all to help them open up the market?
Even if I don't do anything, the mobile phone manufacturers alone will make them suffer!
Huawei, the Association … these domestic mobile phone manufacturers have to consider my opinion. Even if they do not support me, they will not specially support Ma Huateng.
It is the same for foreign mobile phone manufacturers. Instead of going against us because of Tencent, they might as well pretend not to know about this.
Pea Pod is the only official application platform. At least for now, other than Apple, no one will change this!
Continue to maintain the status quo on WeChat. I have said long ago that the battle for mobile devices is over! "
After the previous live broadcast, Li Dong said that the battle for mobile devices was over, and it was not just because of WeChat!
Far Away's mobile browser and application platform had now occupied more than half of the smartphone market. This was also the reason why Li Dong was so confident.
Far Away's mobile browser and application platform might not be the only smartphone platform. Previously, Li Dong had reached an agreement with many manufacturers to bind their products to Pea Pod. Everyone was used to using this platform to download things.
In the first few months of the smartphone market, users were most exposed to this platform. In a short period of time, very few people would switch to other options.
Far Away did not block other companies' products previously, and everyone did not feel the power of all this.
Now, if Li Dong did not guess wrongly, many companies were preparing to launch their application platforms.
Sometimes, a product might not seem useful, but when it was put to use, it could explode with unimaginable power.
After being proud for a while, Li Dong did not continue. He raised his hand and looked at the time. "It is now 8: 50 am. At 9 am, we will announce the financing news! Before the Hong Kong stock market opens, we will give them another heavy blow! Just now on Weibo, they sent themselves to us. Now, we will stab them again! Today, we will stab them twice. If ABSA does anything today, I will stab Tencent three times today! "
As for the remaining half, we will stab them to death in the next two days!
Many people had gathered in the conference room.
When they heard Li Dong's words, everyone was excited and agreed!
Far Away had not done anything at the start of the day, but they had used their external forces to deal a heavy blow to Tencent. This also made everyone believe that this success belonged to them!
Some of the schemes that they did not think highly of in the beginning had now achieved great results. Everyone was impressed by Li Dong.
CF, Pea Pod, and OPPO. These industries that seemed to have nothing to do with instant messaging had put in a lot of effort this time. They had dealt a heavy blow to Tencent several times.
Who could have predicted this before?
These had also increased Far Away's chances of winning.
Today's first stab had been made by OPPO. The second stab would be made by Far Away himself.
As for whether the third stab could be made, it would depend on luck.
Once the third stab was made, Tencent would definitely suffer a heavy blow. Everyone's face turned red when they thought of this!
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