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Chapter 1492: Chapter 1335: One Million Downloads (Please Subscribe!)
Conference room.
Absolute silence.
For a short while.
They are truly unable to stop the rise and spread of this software, it’s not just some small company’s product, but Tang Qing’s, a Chinese tycoon with an innate halo of benefits and traffic.
Just making a sound.
And the responses gather.
"How long will it take us to develop a similar product?"
"At the fastest, half a month," the Technical Department declared.
With a finished product.
The difficulty of imitating is limited.
"Then let’s get started, I don’t care if it’s a copy, in any case, we can’t just wait for death. As for the features of QQ, it’s not suitable to make big changes for the time being, as problems are likely to arise," said the person in the head seat.
"After returning, study this WeChat in depth, always be on the lookout for updates, I don’t believe this software is the final version, in Tang Qing’s style, there should be other features not yet added."
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a life-or-death situation, we have no choice but to fight. If we let this software take the lead in the mobile internet era and then counter-attack the PC side, we’re finished," he expressed his greatest fear.
His greatest fear.
Was that Tang Qing still had an ace up his sleeve.
This person.
Is too terrifying.
Immovable until he moves.
Once he does.
No one can suppress him anymore, just like with Hummingbird Business Storage, when it was still, no one knew, by the time everyone realized, it was already too late, all they could do was brace for the impact.
Lucky ones.
May survive.
Unlucky ones.
Will be swept away, becoming history.
...
In Hangzhou.
At Ma Yun’s home.
As an ally, a few days ago Tang Qing told him that a new software would be launched at dawn today, the reason being that this software would provide a free flow of traffic to Taobao.
Others.
May not take it seriously.
But this was Tang Qing giving him a heads-up, signifying the software’s importance. He usually slept little, and just past midnight, he saw the advertisement push from Epoch, and clicked in.
Fifteen minutes later.
He put down his mobile phone and walked to the window.
Tang Qing.
Finally making his move on social instant messaging.
And so sharply, too.
One can imagine.
Right now, Penguin is probably in a panic, this night is destined to be sleepless. Previously, a foe that Ali found hard to overcome, is now being pushed to the brink by Tang Qing.
This is business.
This is the internet.
The altar of the gods.
No one can occupy it for too long.
Penguin’s once unsolvable empire, in the mobile internet era, has been cracked. Schadenfreude? He doesn’t have it. In the market, if a monopoly doesn’t belong to you, it’s bad news.
Ali.
After all, doesn’t belong to Tang Qing.
Tang Qing is too powerful.
Even Ali fears being devoured.
Suddenly.
Ma Yun chuckled.
Here he was worrying over things that weren’t his problem—change will inevitably break the old rules, and isn’t Ali itself constantly seeking to break tradition? As internet players, we shouldn’t fear change.
Perhaps.
After the change.
There will be another scene.
...
In Shanghai.
In the villa.
Tang Qing lay in bed.
Before his eyes fluttered the download data and active user numbers of WeChat. The novelty had many people engrossed in fun, compared to Penguin Space, the convenience of Moments had them fall in love with it instantly.
Taking photos.
Sharing.
Just a couple of taps.
If adding text, it’s just a few more taps, and the entire interface is also much more straightforward than that of Penguin, they were a bit unaccustomed for a moment, but compared to those many but infrequently used features of Penguin.
WeChat made them feel welcome.
He took out his mobile phone.
Tang Qing opened WeChat.
He discovered dozens of friend requests, all from friends. He didn’t accept them as he didn’t want to deal with a sudden greeting coming from the other side, requiring a reply. He’d rather deal with these requests tomorrow all at once.
This version.
Does not have the function to transfer money to each other or to send red packets.
Scan.
It’s solely for adding friends face to face.
Payments cannot be made through it.
The reason is that the integration with various major bank cards hasn’t been sorted out, so bank cards cannot be linked. Although WeChat’s payment platform license has been issued, online top-ups still require a computer.
Given that,
it’s better to wait until bank cards can be linked via mobile phones.
Then enable the feature.
Of course,
not being able to link bank cards.
Does not mean payments are impossible.
Otherwise, how would fees be paid? It’s like shopping on Taobao; one needs to use security devices like U shields and K-bao for authentication on a computer first, transfer money from the bank card into the payment platform, and pay using the payment password.
Besides making payments,
Mini Programs and Official accounts have not been launched either, and will be added in future updates, especially Mini Programs, which actually have limited usefulness if smartphones are not prevalent and there’s no quick payment option.
Furthermore,
some features were removed by Tang Qing.
For example, Shake.
It’s a good feature to attract users.
Because nobody knows who they will shake up, it’s novel, exciting, and fun. But in the later stages, users hardly play with it anymore, and it even becomes a nuisance to ’serious’ users.
For a time,
it became the most active spot for swindlers.
So,
it’s cancelled.
The ’People Nearby’ feature was also cancelled.
He estimated,
that in the future some companies will definitely create social software for meeting strangers, which might be popular for a while, but eventually, would end up like Momo--- would you dare to recommend it to your wife and daughter?
Some labels,
are both its making and its downfall,
and the reason for its lethargy.
Rather create a rigorous social software for acquaintances; there’s no need to venture off the beaten path. In Tang Qing’s plan, WeChat is not merely for domestic use or within the Chinese community, but for the world.
Some features,
must be abandoned.
...
That night,
using.
researching.
meeting.
The lights in the offices of Huaxia’s major internet companies were on all night long; some were beating their chests in regrets, as some startups were working on this type of minimalist communication app, and upon seeing this, felt disheartened.
The other half,
were from realizing that Tang Qing’s software was too ’rigid’.
Feeling that they still had a chance.
As the Mobile Internet is just at the beginning, there are countless opportunities. Tang Qing is doing social networking for acquaintances; they will do social networking for strangers, and the possibilities for expansion are endless. They refuse to believe that there wouldn’t be a viable path.
These,
are said to be dreamers.
While some small fry companies plan to imitate, to create something similar. Epoch Mall might not allow it on their platform, but Tang Qing does not control other brands’ smartphones.
Perhaps they could make a fortune.
...
"After Xiao Xiao, Tang Qing steps into the instant communication field once again!"
"Eight hours! One million downloads!"
"WeChat, Penguin’s strongest competitor appears!"
"With this move, Tang Qing’s Business Empire has no weak points anymore!"
"..."
The media is excited.
While the buzz about Hummingbird hasn’t subsided, Tang Qing throws another wicked idea for them to highlight; truly blissful times, so they don’t have to headache about deciding who will be the Finance headlines, because without a doubt—
One million downloads.
That’s just because it’s only on mobile phones and tablets.
If computers could log in as well,
just for today, the number of users would increase to over five million without surprise. But after using WeChat, they realize that perhaps this software doesn’t need a computer version at all.
It’s designed specifically for mobile devices.
