Several days later, October 10, 2012.
As Geek Computer's order volume once again surged, surpassing 4 million units, a shocking tragedy descended upon Geek Technology.
On this day, led by Microsoft, Intel, AMD, and Apple, and supported by Google, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm,
IBM, EA, Ubisoft, and other companies.
A total of thirteen companies signed a joint petition and submitted it to the . Department of Commerce, demanding that the Department of Commerce launch an anti-monopoly investigation into Geek Technology!
As soon as this news came out, it caused a sensation in the domestic and foreign financial and technology circles. When people saw this news, they couldn't help but think of the island nation story more than twenty years ago.
It is said that more than twenty years ago, the semiconductor industry in the United States also stood up like it is now, demanding that the . Department of Commerce take action to rectify the island nation's semiconductor chips and prevent the island nation's semiconductor chips from continuing to be dumped.
Finally, after the famous Plaza Accord and Semiconductor Agreement were signed, the island nation's semiconductors and economy declined.
Now that the same scene has reappeared, how can they not be surprised, how can they not feel that Geek Technology is doomed?
However, for Geek Technology, the bad things didn't stop.
In the following time, the presidents of those thirteen companies also appeared in the media one after another.
The theme of their media interviews was all about denouncing how hateful Geek Technology was.
How it monopolizes smart phone systems, monopolizes smart phones, monopolizes Internet products, monopolizes computer systems, and so on.
In their explanations, they completely forgot how they monopolized computer systems and how they monopolized the X86 computer instruction set, which was chilling and laughable.
However, although the people of Great Xia and many insightful people overseas found the behavior of these presidents laughable, it must be admitted that the vast majority of people actually don't have much brains.
They have almost no ability to think for themselves, and they tend to believe what experts say, especially in this era when expert trust has not yet gone bankrupt.
Therefore, whether in China or overseas countries, the evaluation and perception of Geek Technology has dropped sharply.
With media reports and popular science, when people talk about Geek Technology, the image of a monopoly enterprise inevitably appears in people's minds.
Just like in the previous life in 2024, with the continuous popularization of domestic media, the negative reviews and dissatisfaction with Microsoft and Intel became more and more.
At this time, the same situation also appeared in Geek Technology, and even because Geek Technology did not master the power of public opinion.
The negative situation encountered by Geek Technology was several times or even ten times worse than that of Microsoft and Intel in the previous life!
And in this case, the . Department of Commerce, under this huge pressure of public opinion, finally stood up.
On October 18, 2012, the . Department of Commerce announced the establishment of an anti-monopoly investigation into Geek Technology!
As a result, global media immediately went crazy reporting related news, and the headlines of the reports were all about how Geek Technology was going to be unlucky, as if its fate was destined to go bankrupt or be forcibly dismantled.
China, Yue Guang City, Geek Technology Headquarters.
"These companies still have the nerve to say this? They obviously monopolized the X86 instruction set and monopolized the computer system.
Now they dare to jump out and accuse us of suspected monopoly and suspected dumping. This is simply the funniest joke in the world."
Gao Peng, the minister of the Geek Game Department, was quite angry, his eyes were bloodshot, and it seemed that he hadn't been sleeping well recently.
In response, General Manager Lei Bus immediately sneered and said:
"There is a good saying, when they accuse you of having weapons of mass destruction, you better really have them.
When they accuse you of doing something, then they must have done it or are doing it!
Now they are jumping out to accuse us of suspected monopoly and suspected dumping. This is really in line with the truth of this sentence."
"Hahaha, that's true."
"Yes, the more I think about it, the more ridiculous it is."
"I can only say that you must have weapons of mass destruction, otherwise you won't be able to fight back when they accuse you."
"The idea of building is not as good as buying is unacceptable. People who support building is not as good as buying are either fools or have ulterior motives!"—
The people at the scene sighed at each other because of Lei Bus's words, their eyes complicated with frustration.
After all, the scene that Geek Technology is encountering now is actually equivalent to others slandering Geek Technology out of thin air. How can this not make people angry?
Although the Geek smart phone system does have suspected monopoly, the problem is that the Geek smart phone system is open source.
Therefore, don't look at the high market share of the Geek smart phone system, but in fact, the sales ratio of Geek phones and Da Mi phones does not exceed 50%.
The remaining 40-odd percent of the market share is occupied by domestic Mei Zu, Jin Li, Ku Pai, OPPO,
VIOV......
Including foreign Samsung, Sony Ericsson, BlackBerry, LG, Sharp, Siemens and other mobile phone companies.
After all, the Geek mobile phone and its sub-brand Da Mi mobile phone of the technology company do have very strong selling points.
But it has to be admitted that whether it is Geek mobile phone or Da Mi mobile phone, the price is actually not very affordable.
This also leads to Geek Technology's mobile phones mainly occupying the mid-to-high-end market, and the low-end market is almost ignored and abandoned.
Therefore, Geek Technology's profit income is indeed very high, but in terms of mobile phone sales, the total sales ratio added up does not exceed 50%.
This also leads to the fact that Geek Technology's smart phone market share is difficult to be called a monopoly.
After all, the market share does not exceed 50%, and there is still a long way to go from 80%.
You say I'm suspected of monopoly at this time, isn't this a joke?
"Everyone, I think there is some bad news that I need to share."
At this time, Zhang Feng, the minister of the marketing department, said with a solemn expression.
"What's the matter?"
Gao Peng asked Zhang Feng in confusion.
"Half an hour ago, Intel, AMD, and Microsoft unilaterally terminated their cooperation with us.
They announced that they would stop all cooperation with us, no longer sell related chips and products of the X86 computer system to us, and no longer authorize the Windows system to us!
According to the investigation and understanding of relevant personnel, it was found that almost all chip and product distributors in China have received orders from upper-level channel providers.
If anyone dares to sell Xx86 computer system chips and products to us, the distributor's agency rights will be forcibly canceled!
So our Geek Technology Company is now like a snake, and no channel distributors of the X86 computer system dare to cooperate with us."
Hearing Gao Nian's words, the people at the scene couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
"Ridiculous, they terminated the cooperation and terminated the cooperation, are we still afraid of them."
Gao Peng, the minister of the Geek Game Department, said with a sneer.
