"Boss, the lawsuit against Microsoft had started. But from what Microsoft's lawyer said, they want to drag it out. We have two options now. The first option is to accept an out-of-court settlement to avoid hurting Microsoft's brand. At the same time, we can get compensation. The second option is not to accept the settlement and ask the court to decide. This way, we might get lesser fines, but it will hurt Microsoft. "
The first option is for both parties to benefit. Although Microsoft might have to pay more, it will protect its brand and reputation. The second is China will get less money, but Microsoft will suffer more losses. This is equivalent to hurting each other.
"Wilson, I had said that we must convince the government not to accept an out-of-court settlement." Feng Yu said seriously.
"Yes, boss. We will surely win this lawsuit, and I will do my best to get more fines. I had also hired two law firms that had participated in the European Union lawsuit against Microsoft to join us. This will increase our chances of winning! "
"Ok. Good job. Your lawyer fees will not be reduced by a single cent. "
Wilson's face was full of joy. He was well aware of the boss's generosity. As long as his boss is satisfied with his work, his boss will surely pay him.
Now, Wilson's law firm is very famous. But he no longer takes on any cases and only works for his boss. The rest of the work can be left to the other lawyers.
"Oh, boss. My partner told me that Microsoft had found evidence of infringing Microsoft's intellectual property during an out-of-court settlement in XX country. They used this evidence to threaten Microsoft, and Microsoft did not pay much during the settlement."
Feng Yu raised his brows. He knew what was going on.
In Feng Yu's previous life, Microsoft had done something to Hua Xia. They caught some state-owned enterprises and government agencies using pirated Microsoft operating systems and software, and Hua Xia's reputation was tarnished.
But in this life, it is different. Feng Yu had asked Lenovo Group to sell Microsoft Windows at a very low price and had cracked down on pirated systems. Most of the state-owned enterprises and government agencies in Hua Xia chose to install the original version.
After that, Microsoft took back the distribution rights and sold it to their own Hua Xia subsidiary. The prices were much lower than overseas, and to increase sales, Microsoft installed the operating system at a lower price.
But as time passed, the prices of Microsoft's operating system and other software started to rise. Now, it is almost the same as those developed countries.
Microsoft's operating system was also cracked by some "experts." Many people chose to install pirated versions of Microsoft's operating system. Anyway, they felt they can still use it.
But at least compared to the same period in his previous life, there were much fewer pirated copies. However, if this were to continue, piracy would definitely spread further.
Luckily, Feng Yu had been urging Lenovo Kingsoft to develop the Windows operating system.
At this time, Microsoft is also developing a new operating system, VISTA. This is the system that caused Microsoft to suffer a setback in Feng Yu's previous life.
This operating system's sales were not good, and its reputation was terrible. It was mainly because of the compatibility between the hardware and software.
In the end, Microsoft took the hard way and stopped XP's upgrades. This was to force users to upgrade to Vista. In the end, they still failed. Microsoft had no choice but to introduce Win7 in advance. After a period of pain, Win7 replaced XP after 3 years.
Microsoft had spent more than 10 billion USD and 5 years to develop a new product, but it failed miserably. This was a huge blow to Microsoft at that time.
Feng Yu wants to make use of this time to introduce Lenovo Kingsoft's operating system. Lenovo Kingsoft might not be able to replace Microsoft's operating system, but it should be able to get a share of the market share.
Feng Yu's requirements for Lenovo Kingsoft was for the operating system to be small, simple, and compatible. This way, Microsoft's users will fall in love with Lenovo Kingsoft's operating system and slowly replace Microsoft.
But it was impossible for Feng Yu to ask them to make a system similar to Win 7 in his previous life. It was because the hardware was not up to standard, and they could not run it.
Lenovo Kingsoft had developed a operating system based on Feng Yu's requirements. It was in the final stages of testing, and they planned to introduce it to the market at the end of this year.
Luckily, they had the experience of developing HOS and knew how to simplify the operating system. But HOS was only a smartphone operating system. It was still far from a PC operating system.
To develop this PC operating system, Lenovo Kingsoft had invested all their earnings for the past few years. They were even taking loans to develop this operating system.
Luckily, Qiu Bojun and the rest were confident. Hua Xia's operating system was developed by them in the past, and Microsoft had nothing to do at that time.
But after that, those people left the company and the leaders did not know how to invest in developing the operating system, and Hua Xia's operating system was gradually replaced by Microsoft's operating system.
Qiu Bojun was one of the people who developed the Chinese operating system. He was one of the representatives. He had been thinking of developing a new operating system suitable for Hua Xia. If this operating system could be used by more countries, it would be better.
When Lenovo Kingsoft was developing a smartphone operating system, many people objected to it. Although there are some problems with the final product, there are lots of positive reviews. Wind and Rain's S1 and S2 are also selling well. To a certain extent, Wind and Rain had suppressed Symbian's development and forced Microsoft to increase their R&D. This is considered a success.
Since HOS was successful, why can't PC operating system be successful?
Both operating systems were based on Linux. This open-source operating system was developed by almost all the software companies in the world. This was also the operating system that Microsoft hated the most. Qiu Bojun, Lei Dajun, and the rest firmly believe that they can develop a operating system that could compete with Microsoft and even suppress them.
Most importantly, Feng Yu is very supportive of this project. In the past, Feng Yu and his team were still worried about the funding shortage during the development. But now, they are not worried about this anymore.
General Manager Feng Yu had said that if they are worried about funding, they can separate this project and set up a subsidiary company. Feng Yu will invest all his funds into this project.
With this, the rest of the shareholders were more confident and supported Qiu Bojun and the rest. Just look at Minsheng Bank's loan. Liu Chuanzhi had helped Minsheng Bank personally and used Lenovo Group as a guarantor to get so much money.
Now, Lenovo's product is in the final stage of testing, and it depends on whether it will be popular in the market.
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