In fact, Microsoft could not be blamed for this incident. It was all the Daqian's fault.
Why did he say that?
Because the clause that allowed players to purchase goods directly in the offline store was copied from the Daqian.
In fact, the entire store's terms were copied directly from the steam gaming online store. The box company only reviewed it two or three times and changed some of the terms that were obviously not in line with the actual situation.
But this clause was obviously in line with the actual situation. After all, both parties had offline stores. There seemed to be no problem.
But the problem was very serious because the box company only copied the steam gaming online store's rules. They did not know that the steam gaming online store had signed a new cooperation clause with its offline store.
There was a clear stipulation that once a user used points to conduct an offline transaction, whether it was directly buying the physical version online or using points to buy the physical version, all the revenue sharing would be calculated according to the offline sales model. However, before the calculation, 5% of the cost of the point card sales channel would be deducted.
In this way, the steam gaming offline store welcomed players to buy goods offline. After all, this way, they would also have income.
And because the number of franchisees had decreased a lot, the remaining franchisees' sales data were very impressive. The actual income of most of the franchisees was more than twice the amount before the online store was opened. These franchisees were rich.
However, the game store didn't know about this. They just copied the rules that the online store announced to the public … They didn't have time to set their own rules. Instead, they felt that copying other people's rules was a very reliable thing to do. After all, if there was a loophole in it, everyone would have a loophole. No one could escape.
Of course, the most important thing was that the box company was in a rush. They really did not have time.
All of these added together led to the most tragic scene in the history of the game.
In the future, the entire gaming industry unanimously said that this was one of the most tragic days in gaming history.
The franchisees of the box company refused to sell goods to users who came to buy things with point cards. After all, they really did not make a single cent of profit from this business. They even had to pay for it.
This caused a bad-tempered player to fall into a state of emotional loss. After a long argument and accusations with the store owner, the store owner and his wife shouted, "Kill us if you can. Get out if you can't." The angry player directly took out a pistol from his pocket and fired fiercely into the store, killing the store owner and his wife. Even two innocent bystanders were implicated.
After realizing that he had made a big mistake, the player chose to end his life with the same gun.
This was the August 27 tragedy that shocked the entire United States. This shooting shocked the entire United States. It also made everyone in the United States wonder why such a thing happened!
One must know that this was not the United States people in the future who were used to school shootings. The current United States was basically at the peak of life. They boasted that they were the safest country in the world (actually, they were never the safest country). They had the highest quality and the most peaceful citizens. They could not imagine that such a thing would happen in their country.
Therefore, all kinds of demands for a thorough investigation appeared.
The media in the United States naturally would not let this news go. Therefore, all kinds of news that had been suppressed by Microsoft were completely exposed.
A few days later, the powerful media in the United States published the full text of the investigation of this incident. This article was very clear about the entire incident.
Moreover, he used a simple narration to describe the situation. At the beginning, he briefly described what happened and then raised a question. Why would almost all the box game franchises refuse to allow players to use their cards to purchase the game? After all, this was a reasonable requirement written in the rules and regulations!
After a detailed investigation, the reporter discovered that there were many conflicts between the franchisees of the box game and the box game itself. The two sides had a huge conflict because of the unequal distribution of profits. There were even a few cases where the franchisees of the box game committed suicide from the top of the box game building.
But because of some mysterious force, this news was suppressed, and no one reported it.
Because of this incident, the box game franchisees suffered a huge loss. With the appearance of the online store, the sales figures of the franchisees of the games were cut by more than half. When the players used the card to buy the goods offline, the franchisees of the games couldn't earn a single cent. This was the cause of the tragedy.
It wasn't hard to imagine that when the investigation was detailed, the facts were sufficient, and the logic of the case was clear. At the same time, hundreds of franchisees and game players participated in the interview, and then many copies of the box game contracts were presented as evidence, the fate of the box store was decided.
First of all, tens of thousands of franchisees of the game collectively participated in the protest against the game, and their shops were directly closed.
At the same time, the relevant departments in the United States started an investigation. At the same time, they ordered the game to close down … Actually, the relevant departments didn't want to do this, but the public was very angry. They had no choice but to do this because of the votes.
The box game franchisees are in a precarious situation, and many of their employees are fearful of their future. They quickly contacted Microsoft and Nintendo for help.
Nintendo immediately recalled all their employees and said they are willing to sell the box game franchisees' shares.
Microsoft announced that the box game franchisees will be managed by Fusang, and Microsoft's parent company will only provide financial support. Microsoft is also a victim, and they will not be responsible for the box game franchisees' actions.
Although Microsoft can't wait to cut off all ties with the gaming box and show that it has nothing to do with the gaming box, even a fool knows what role Microsoft is playing in the gaming box.
The box game franchisees had caused Microsoft's market value to soar, and the box game franchisees had caused their market value to plummet again.
Within a week, Microsoft's market value fell below 100 billion USD. It is the lowest since 1996.
At the same time, Bill Gates announced his resignation as Microsoft's Chairman, and he will take responsibility for all his mistakes. He hopes to recover Microsoft's market value.
But it was useless. In the next two months, Microsoft's market value fell to less than 50 billion USD. Microsoft's ten years of savings were all gone in one night.
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