Reinventing the Millennium

August 16th, September 15th.

29 days.

Not even a month has passed before Penguin once again launched a charge in the field of Internet security.

When Zhou Hongyi received the news, she had only one feeling in her heart. Why was she so impatient?

Last month, Q Doctor version 3.2 was the same, and this time the computer manager can be said to be the same.

Moreover, Jiangmin anti-virus software changed its appearance and even directly announced that it is free. This is not a lack of decision when traditional anti-virus software such as Kaspersky and Norton are still hesitant.

Jiangmin is still well-known in the field of anti-virus software, but this time Penguin did not even use this and went straight to the name QQ, which showed that it was destined to win and even had the style of a big company.

Zhou Hongyi received the call from the company at home. After he put down the phone, he did not become angry, but felt extremely calm.

The situation has become very obvious. Penguin has repeatedly used its traffic killer trick to kill 360.

Even if 360 can limit competition to the product level this time like last time, what about next time? What about next time?

A single forced installation of Penguin can attract at least tens of millions of users. How many times can this kind of market withstand encroachment?

Zhou Hongyi seems to be a very popular person to the outside world, but he has liked the poet Li Yu since he was young. At this moment, the company convened another meeting with senior executives, and a song by the late master suddenly appeared in his mind. word.

"How much hate I had in my dream last night. It still feels like the old days when I was swimming in the upper garden, with cars like flowing water and horses like dragons, and the moon full of flowers and the spring breeze."

Zhou Hongyi was about to walk out of the house with her bag when she suddenly stopped and took out her cell phone to look for the Penguin leader's number in her address book.

Give yourself a chance and give the other person a chance. Why do you have to fight to the death?

He dialed Ma Huateng's phone number.

"Hey, Mr. Ma, it's me, what do you mean?" Zhou Hongyi came up and got straight to the point, "Your computer manager is doing forced installation. Is this going to put 360 to death?"

When Ma Huateng heard the question from his competitor, he pondered for a moment and then comforted him: "Mr. Zhou, Penguin will not put 360 to death, but the market belongs to everyone, and Penguin's safety must also be ensured."

"Penguin can do it. 360 does not object to your entry into this market, but everyone must compete fairly. Your forced installation must stop." Zhou Hongyi grasped the key point.

Whether it is Jiang Min or Penguin in name, as long as there is no forced installation, 360 is not afraid.

Ma Huateng replied: "Mr. Zhou, Penguin's vision is to meet the needs of users."

Zhou Hongyi asked: "You must insist on mandatory installation?"

Ma Huateng remained silent.

"Okay." Zhou Hongyi hung up the phone.

Over and over, again and again, is it tolerable, which one is intolerable?

Zhou Hongyi has brains, but has an unruly personality and has always been aggressive.

When things got to this point, Ma Huateng refused to give up the coercion, and 360 had no retreat.

The Penguins want to attack, and 360 wants to defend.

But the best defense is offense!

That night, Zhou Hongyi made a tragic announcement at the company's temporary meeting - 360 must fight back strongly and never sit still and wait for death!

He made the decision himself and no longer restrained the strength or means of counterattack. Facing a giant like Penguin, he had to find allies by all means.

Strategically, we must unite all forces that can be united. Penguin is not without opponents in the industry.

Tactically, you need to show off your seemingly forgotten methods and attack them to save them.

Zhou Hongyi confirmed these two points. On the one hand, she arranged for the vice president to contact potential allies in the industry. On the other hand, she selected technical personnel overnight and sent them to Huairou Villa to supplement the effective force of the closed development that was already underway.

After this arrangement, we must establish our advantage in terms of public opinion and express our stance and attitude in an all-round way.

Unlike last time when she carefully chose Zhihu, a relatively niche platform, Zhou Hongyi chose Weibo, a more popular social media platform, this time.

However, because the matter was so important, he didn't think about how to attract attention for a while, and it was too late, so he would implement it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

…

360 and Penguin reignite the war.

This news was immediately sent to the desk of the CEO of Hang Lung 23.

Fang Zhuo drank tea and browsed the battle reports.

Penguin's ability to adjust is very strong. This time, it directly integrated Jiangmin Anti-Software into the system, and also launched "cloud scanning and killing" and other functions in the computer manager. Not to mention the actual effect, at least it can bluff people.

The two mandatory installations within a month are all about a powerful flying brick.

There are one and two, and maybe we are ready for three and four.

From the perspective of Penguin's competition, 360 can only defend passively. Even if it still teaches users how to uninstall goose-based software, how long can it sustain under massive traffic?

Let’s talk about companies. One has a market value of more than 20 billion US dollars, and the other has just raised tens of millions of dollars. The strength of the two is too obvious.

No matter how you look at it, the Penguins should win, but it depends on whether it is a big win, a medium win or a small win.

"Is there any news from Mr. Zhou?" Fang Zhuo put down the document and asked his secretary.

Liu Zonghonghui reported: "Not yet. 360 reminds users how to uninstall it just like last time."

Fang Zhuo was thinking in his mind and asked again: "What do you think of the penguin's movement this time?"

Liu Zonghong hesitated for a few seconds and said his feelings: "It seems that the monkey is a little anxious."

He didn't say the rest of the sentence. Could it be Yi Xin who knew that it was being tested internally?

The next moment, he rejected such an idea. If he had known, Penguin probably would not have taken this action. Yike and 360 were completely different in size.

Fang Zhuo said "hmm", guessing that his communication with Pony had taken effect.

Penguin is always wary of Yi Ke's communication, but after confirming it from himself, it may be a little more stressful, and many changes will naturally occur inside.

"Mr. Fang, do you think 360 will fight back with greater force? I think their methods are very limited." Liu Zonghong knew that the boss seemed to be waiting for changes in the competition, but he also speculated that 360 really had no chance of winning.

"This again talks about Mr. Zhou's subjective initiative." Fang Zhuo smiled slightly, "No matter how users evaluate it, Mr. Zhou is a very capable person."

The character background of a business leader often determines different directions at certain moments.

He knew Zhou Hongyi's character, and one detail that best reflected her character was a small incident in the 3Q war. The time when 360 launched the bodyguard was carefully selected, and that day was Ma Huateng's birthday.

The lethality of the KouKou Bodyguard is very strong, but I wonder if it will be able to see its grace again in this war.

Fang Zhuo thought that it might still be possible.

In fact, everyone knows what Penguin cares about. Its communication field is the key. Mr. Zhou has no reason not to target this execution.

"Wait a little longer, we can take another look." Fang Zhuo was sure that there would be a good show next.

but……

Just one day later, he didn't expect that the shot from Zhou Hongyi would be this.

On September 16, Zhou Hongyi, the head of 360, cursed on Weibo. In just 140 words, extremely down-to-earth terms such as "dog R's" appeared, attracting a large number of netizens to watch.

Is there anything more noticeable than swearing?

Everyone on the road should stop and take a look when they see someone scolding them, not to mention that this is the head of a well-known company attacking another giant that they have heard about.

Along with Zhou Hongyi's bombardment, the 360 ​​official website released a complete statement, every word of which was full of tears, angrily criticizing Penguin's past actions, which also caused widespread media reprinting.

Bullying the weak with the strong is not a hero.

But Penguin's response was also very quick. In the afternoon alone, the Portal's official website published a revolting article called "Zhou Hongyi, the Father of Malicious Software", which also recounted the past actions of this person.

On one side is an innovative giant, on the other is the founder of gangsters.

Penguin's two charges in the field of Internet security have already attracted the attention of the industry. This time, Zhou Hongyi's unscrupulous scolding helped, and allies on both sides emerged one after another.

Lianzhong, 4399 and others who were defeated by Penguin Traffic in the past all stood up and spoke out on Weibo, while 360's competitors such as Rising and Kaspersky also expressed cynicism.

The battle of words between the two groups was very exciting.

Weibo did not restrict the flow of these voices, allowing them to attract viewers with their eloquence.

This quickly triggered a larger public opinion battle.

360 has made many enemies, and executives from companies such as Kingsoft, Keniu, and Aoyou also did not miss this opportunity to criticize Zhou Hongyi for his past actions.

Penguin is not much better. It has a wide range of businesses. This time, competitors such as Kugou, Master Lu, UC, and Xunlei have made more or less comments, targeting the Penguin micro-innovation that Zhou Hongyi bombarded. .

It is very rare to see such a wide range of public opinions and a large number of onlookers.

Even Fang Zhuo, who was silently watching the battle, couldn't help but show up on Weibo when he saw the exciting part, and posted a post with an eye expression: Wow!

It was a good thing that he didn't show up. As soon as he showed up, Zhou Hongyi immediately reposted the news of the head of Yike with the text: Promotion 3721 has indeed created a very bad impression on users. I accept the blame for what I have done. I would like to apologize to the majority of users, but I hope everyone can discuss the matter. Is Penguin's forced installation this time necessary?

Later, he publicly shouted to the head of Penguin: Mr. Ma, please come out and respond.

However, Ma Huateng remained silent, and 360's opponents surrounded him to continue to add strength to the heated public opinion.

Someone on Zhihu lamented that the farthest distance in the world is not between life and death, but that Mr. Zhou is on Sina Weibo and Mr. Ma is on Penguin Weibo. Why not invite both of them to Zhihu to debate scriptures.

Starting from Zhou Hongyi’s bombardment on September 16, the excitement of public opinion continued until September 21.

With the attention of more print media, 360 launched the "Privacy Protector", with the slogan of monitoring computer background software and helping users find software that secretly scans computer privacy.

As soon as this protector came out, Penguin immediately made the list.

In less than half a day, Penguin's response came as promised. First, a pop-up window stated that there was no privacy prying, and then it encouraged traditional anti-virus software manufacturers such as Kaspersky to claim that 360 had security vulnerabilities, and finally stated that it would sue 360.

From public opinion to actual combat, the competition between the two companies has rapidly intensified.

In distant New York, USA, following a piece of news that shocked the mobile phone industry, Nokia once again changed its CEO and invited Microsoft executive Stephen Elop to take on this position. Yu Hong, co-founder of Yike, signed an armistice contract with Nokia on behalf of the company. , patents will be mutually granted between each other.

In addition, the contract also stipulated some small cooperation conditions between Yike and Nokia.

More fishing during the day.