"Brothers, there's an instant messaging software called MSN. It's awesome. Let me tell you, this software is very good at picking up girls."
"Brother, you only found out now?"
"Uh, you guys already knew?"
"Of course."
Microsoft's advertising was very strong.
With their huge investment in advertising, the number of MSN users exploded rapidly.
Some people who didn't know about MSN started to use MSN.
Some people who had been using YY also tried to use MSN.
However, Microsoft didn't know.
Although the number of MSN users was constantly increasing, there was a huge hidden danger.
They might not be able to see it now, but as time passed, it would slowly appear.
For example, in terms of online time.
Although MSN's online time was also increasing, this increase was mainly concentrated at night.
As for the reason …
It was very normal.
On one hand, everyone had more time at night.
On the other hand, it might be because everyone's hormones were secreted more at night.
Another reason might be that using MSN during the day was more or less shy.
Yes.
The Chinese were more reserved.
They were different from Europeans and Americans.
When dealing with such things, how could they be so open and aboveboard?
Besides, talking about life and ideals was more private. Why would they show it to everyone?
Of course, this was not a big deal.
As time passed, users' positioning of MSN slowly changed.
It turned out that MSN's positioning was for business office.
The first batch of users also thought that MSN could be better for business office.
However, slowly, MSN's original business office became somewhat indescribable.
This was not something that Microsoft wanted to do.
However, in the eyes of countless users of MSN, this was already a tacit understanding.
Among them, the ones who were most affected were those who used MSN normally.
For example, the seller on Ali's side.
"Beauty, do you have time to chat?"
"Yes."
"Great, it's too boring to be alone. How old are you?"
"Uh … 20."
"20 is just right. I like it. How about we talk about life and ideals?"
"Don't talk about life and ideals. I'm just an air-conditioner seller."
"Selling air-conditioners can also talk about life and ideals."
"Get lost …"
Previously, the merchants in Ali had used MSN to inquire about a series of products.
But recently, the people in charge of the businesses were having a headache. Every day, there would be hundreds of people coming to harass them.
Especially if the gender displayed on the MSN was female, it would become the focus of harassment.
Of course, that was just Ali.
In normal communication, MSN also exposed more problems.
"Hello, Auntie Liu introduced me."
"Oh, hello. Where do you work?"
"Shanghai."
"How's your income?"
"More than 5,000 yuan."
"That's a very high income."
A man and a woman went on a blind date.
The man was handsome and had a good job. The woman was beautiful and gentle.
Originally, the discussion went well.
Before she left, the man asked, "Let's add each other on YY. We'll chat on YY when we get back."
"I don't have a YY number, I use MSN."
“MSN？”
The man was a little frightened.
"Yeah, why? Don't you use MSN?"
"This, this, I don't need it."
In the end, the two of them gave each other 88.
This handsome guy was here to look for a marriage partner, not to have fun.
Although the people who used MSN couldn't say anything, they still felt a little uncomfortable.
After all, MSN had always been known as a dating software on the Internet.
Not just these few.
NetEase, Shin-Lang, and Baidu had the same problem.
Because these companies had reached a partnership with Microsoft's MSN.
Therefore, MSN could access all the major websites and forums.
This was originally a good thing.
Universal access. This not only made it convenient for users to register, but it could also quickly attract more IP traffic.
However, MSN was slowly changing in nature.
In the beginning, many MSN users posted some high-end and high-class messages.
But slowly, these comments turned into the following.
[I'm bored at night. If you like me, add me on MSN.]
[It seems that only revealing photos can attract more people. Add me on MSN and we can have more in-depth discussions.]
[Sage Online, MSN number …]
A series of eye-piercing comments came one after the other.
Don't think that this was posted by some people who were in the business of protecting swords.
Although they had posted like this before.
But these people in the business of protecting swords were limited. How could they compare to the thousands of people who were in the business of protecting swords?
These people spent countless lonely nights looking for their prey in various places again and again.
"Boss Ma, our Taobao sales dropped by 20% this month."
"What happened?"
"Maybe it's because of MSN."
At Ali Group, Lu Zhaoxi reported the Taobao data to Boss Ma.
Taobao itself couldn't compare to Huanyu Technologies' Huanyu Mall.
Although they copied Huanyu Technology's work later, they managed to stabilize the B2C market a little.
But now, their sales suddenly plummeted.
For the growing e-commerce market, this was simply a matter of life and death.
“MSN？”
Ma Yun was a little puzzled. "What's wrong with MSN?"
"We don't know why, but merchants are very disgusted with using MSN to communicate with users."
"Disgusted?"
Ma Yun shook his head. "Didn't they use it well before?"
"This … It's mainly because everyone in the market thinks that MSN is a software for picking up girls."
"A software for picking up girls."
He looked through the research.
Ma Yun finally understood.
Saying that MSN was a software for picking up girls was flattering him.
Damn, MSN had become the software for countless men and women to pick up girls.
"Zhaoxi, notify everyone to stop using MSN and switch back to YY."
"Boss Ma, did we reach a cooperation with Microsoft?"
"The cooperation can be terminated. If we continue using MSN, our Taobao products won't sell."
Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Ma Yun called Microsoft's China President, Tang Jun.
"Hello, Boss Tang."
"Hello, Boss Ma."
"Sorry, we temporarily stopped using your MSN."
"Why?"
"MSN's positioning is a little different from our Taobao's."
"Boss Ma, how is this possible? MSN's positioning is for business office, which is a perfect match for e-commerce."
"Boss Tang, I won't say it directly. That's all."
There were some angry ones. Ma Yun hung up the phone.
If he had known that MSN would take such a route, he would not have cooperated with Microsoft.
Now, things were great.
Although they could still use YY back.
However, if one was discontinued and the other was used again and again, the sales figures would be greatly affected.
However, it was clear that Ali was not the only one who was ready to terminate the cooperation.
There was also Shin-Lang.
"Boss Tang, I'm sorry."
"Boss Cao, didn't you guys have an agreement?"
"An agreement?"
"Boss Ma gave me a call just now."
"Don't misunderstand, we have nothing to do with Ali. However, what I want to say is that Shin-Lang is a legitimate company, so we can only stop sharing data with MSN. "
"Boss Cao, Microsoft is also a legitimate company … Hey, hey, Boss Cao …"
The beeping sound came from the phone, and Tang Jun's back was completely cold.
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