Chapter 366: The Bet

(.) This question was thrown out suddenly, and the on-site personnel didn't pay much attention to it, and still said a few ambiguous words according to the tone set before. Or through a lawyer?

At this time, the people on Apple's side suddenly felt that something was wrong, because this was not a rhythm set in advance at all, especially Jobs, who hurriedly asked the host to pause and replace other reporters to continue. At the same time, they asked their subordinates to check whether the reporter they had just asked was among the people they arranged, and after a few minutes, the news came back.

"What should I do?" The subordinate wiped his head and sweated profusely and asked, no, this must be arranged by the OR company, and the way of others is to return the body, Apple did this out of business strategy, neither the company nor Jobs himself wanted to fight a worthless lawsuit with the OR company at all. They just want to use the news to hype, but once they enter the legal proceedings, it will become a long-term battle between the two large companies, and once a lawsuit like this starts, it will definitely not end in a short time, and even have to pay a huge price.

Looking at the slightly frightened expressions of his subordinates, Jobs thought silently, waved his hand and motioned for them to continue the previous arrangement, put this matter aside for a while, and wait for the new product meeting to see the situation of the company.

Although there were some episodes in the new product meeting, it still achieved its purpose on the whole. But after the new product meeting, the media hyped up the OR company to countersue Apple, Apple's IPAN not only infringed on the OR company in patents, but even copied the idea of OR on the application software platform.

This news was like dripping water into a heated oil pot, and it boiled all at once. An old computer company and an emerging computer company, the two companies actually pinched up for the patent of a tablet, this is big news, everyone's eyes are attracted by this matter, whether it is a user of or or a fan of Apple, everyone has their own opinions, and a fierce debate has begun.

OR users on the OR tablet first listed as a reason,Proposed that Apple is the real patent thief,After all,OR is the pioneer of smart phones,To a certain extent,Smartphones and the current big sellers of the tablet PC structure has 8 similarities,From this point of view alone,OR company is impossible to steal Apple's design and patents,Not to mention that the tablet has been sold so far,Apple's IPAN has not been officially listed for sale,The gap between the two sides can be seen at a glance。

Apple fans hurriedly retorted that Apple's research and development of the IPAN project began a few years ago, when OR was not established, but the earliest prototype of IPAN was produced in the laboratory. From this point of view, Apple is definitely a victim, and if it weren't for the theft of Apple's design and patents, it would never have been possible to come up with the final plan so quickly and launch the product in advance.

The two sides have their own opinions, quarrel endlessly, and even Microsoft has come to join in the fun. You know, Microsoft once launched the tablet design a few years ago, but the project was eventually shelved due to various hardware and software reasons. And now, with the great success of OR's tablets, Microsoft will not lose sight of this market. Seeing the farce between Apple and OR in terms of patents, they are not willing to be lonely, on the one hand, they fan the flames everywhere, and on the other hand, they also send gunmen to stir up trouble in it, trying to make the two companies make the matter bigger and fish in troubled waters.

In addition, there is another person who is most excited, and that is, of course, the lawyer. Whether Apple sues OR, or OR preemptively sues Apple, this lawsuit will be a sensation all over the world once it starts. Such a big lawsuit, judging from these legal professionals, will have to be fought for at least several years, and the competition between the two sides inside and outside the court must be extremely fierce, and the scale of the lawyer team used is also unprecedentedly large.

If you can join the lawyer group or even directly preside over this lawsuit, you will have to earn a lot of money just for the lawyer's fees. Not to mention, litiaging for these two large companies can also enhance the reputation and status of lawyers in the industry. Immediately, whether on the East Coast or the West Coast, all the reputable law firms in the United States set their sights on this piece of fat and sent personnel to Apple and OR to travel.

These lawyer representatives, dressed in elegant and neat suits and with professional entourage, talked about their views on the case in front of the senior management of the two companies, and also came up with a detailed plan, pointing out how to fight and how to win the lawsuit from a professional and keen perspective. Anyway, it's just a sentence, if you want to win the lawsuit, you have to invite me, and if you don't have me to join, you may lose this lawsuit very much. Of course, the most important thing is that the lawyer's fees must be met, and the more money and budget there is, the higher the success rate of this lawsuit.

This farce is like a soap opera on television, and it has been enjoyed all over North America and even the world. Due to the continuous fermentation of the incident, the sales of OR's tablets suddenly increased a lot after stabilizing, especially when Apple's IPAN went on sale, not only Apple's store was lined up in front of the door, but even OR's store also lined up.

Often, some consumers buy an OR tablet and then run to buy an IPAN. Or buy an IPAN first, and then go and buy an OR tablet. Two different companies, similar products are also used in their hands, trying to find out the truth about the so-called patent theft that is currently hotly hyped in the media

However, many consumers find that after purchasing the two products, although the two sides are very similar in terms of product shape design and most of the structure, due to the difference in the most critical system and the difference in the chip structure used by the two parties, the two products are still indistinguishable.

OR's system is derived from its smartphone system, which is stable and compatible, and the diversity of the app platform store makes consumers love it. The Android system of ipan has a low memory occupancy, fast speed, and good openness, which is also a good choice. In addition, on the Android system platform store, some of the software used in the or tablet has begun to be ported on the Android system, although it is temporarily inconvenient, but the problem solving of the software is not a bottleneck, after all, the most important thing for software vendors is to make money, the two platforms are open, as long as part of the original code can be put on the store, how can such a simple business software vendor give up?

Users who are accustomed to the operation of OR smartphones are of course satisfied with OR tablets, and those young people who like to be different are equally excited about Apple's iPad. Green vegetables and radishes have their own love, the two products have their own advantages, even those who bought two different products users do not feel that there is any loss, anyway, put one at home, take one with you, or use one for yourself and your wife, girlfriend, or even use another ...... today.

In this way, Apple's IPAN has achieved good results as soon as it goes on sale, although it is not as good as the big scene of the all-night queue at the beginning of the OR company, but from the sales of a new product, it is already very commendable. At the same time, the sales of OR's tablets have also begun to soar on the spotlight, and the two companies have the momentum to compete in the market, which has attracted the attention of the media.

"Who is the real king"

As soon as this news headline appeared, the competition for Apple in the tablet computer market became more intense, but at the same time, the patent infringement and misappropriation incident that attracted attention from all walks of life was already in the stage of a war of words, and it was surprising that the most powerful war of words was not OR company and Apple, but various media camps. At present, the media has been divided into two major factions, one is for Apple, the other is for or the two sides are arguing in newspapers, television, and radio every day. On the contrary, the two companies always send a character out when the quarrel is the worst, pulling the face of the deputy dead, standing in front of the camera with the manuscript and talking about empty words without itching, as for what lawyer group was formed, it was formally prosecuted and made trouble for more than two months, and I didn't even see a fart shadow.

After a long time, some smart people came back to their senses and wondered if this was a trick by the two companies? The lawsuit has not been seen, and the excitement has not been seen, but the products of the two companies are selling more and more, and with this wind, whether it is OR or or Apple, they have reaped huge benefits in the market, and even the stock market has not been gained.

When the first person came to his senses, the people behind him also came back to their senses one after another. It seems that everyone has deceived Zhou Liwen and Jobs, which is obviously playing the whole world as a monkey. Everyone jumped up and down, but the protagonist ran to the side to look lively, and he also set up a stall to make a good deal.

After coming back to their senses, the media gradually calmed down, and the depression of being used was held in their hearts, not to mention how uncomfortable it was. But so what? After careful study by all the media, it was found that neither Apple nor OR had ever made an official statement on the so-called patent theft and infringement, so it was impossible for the media to retaliate in this regard. If the media dares to do this, the lawyers of the two companies are not vegetarians, and the crime of defamation is an extremely serious crime in the United States, and if the other party takes it to court, not only the person who wrote the article will be unlucky, but even the media will be unlucky.

Broken teeth and blood swallowed, the media can only do that. Everyone privately scolded Jobs and Zhou Liwen for the two scoundrels, but in fact, they didn't dare to do any revenge at all, not only that, but they also had to make up the lies for them, otherwise the uninformed readers couldn't let them go, and half of this lively story was gone, and they must not be scolded as eunuchs

"Bavc, Jobs let me bring you a message."

"Hehe, what's this old guy?" On Japan's private jet to Xiangjiang, Zhou Liwen drank water and held a satellite phone in his hand, and on the other side of the phone was Bill from the headquarters.

Bill smiled and said, "He wants you to be a guest at his house when you return to the United States." ”

"That's good news." Zhou Liwen laughed after hearing this, thought about it and nodded: "That's it, you tell him that I still have to stay in Asia for two months, and I will definitely be a guest when the time comes." ”

"Okay, then I'll just reply to him." Bill said happily, and then talked to Zhou Liwen about the situation of those media, and when he learned that the media reporters were racking their brains to make up stories and wipe their butts for them, Zhou Liwen was even more happy.

"What do they have to complain about, this matter has been tossed back for several months, and the circulation alone has already earned back, and after making money, it is also appropriate to do some finishing work."

"Hahaha, bavc, you're right, I don't think you should be a businessman, but a lawyer." Bill was also joking on the other side of the phone.

After a few more simple chats, Zhou Liwen hung up the phone. He handed the phone to Carl next to him, and then asked the flight attendant to refill himself with some water, and casually asked how long it would take to arrive.

"There are still 3 minutes to arrive, Dong Zhou, what else do you need?"

"No thanks."

Zhou Liwen smiled and nodded, picked up the book that was put aside, turned to the page he read before and continued to read.

This time, Zhou Liwen went to Xiangjiang to deal with some official business, that is, the business of Xiangjiang Telecom. Because next, OR's new smartphone is about to be launched, this time the smartphone Zhou Liwen attaches great importance to it, and is ready to use Xiangjiang as a platform to fully promote 3 services, and prepare for the future.

At present, the development of smart phones has come to the forefront of operators, due to the restrictions of operators, in fact, Zhou Liwen or smart phone 3 performance has not been fully played, and the international communication for 3, that is, the third generation of mobile communication technology standards have not been formally determined.

In this case, Zhou Liwen must seize the opportunity to avoid problems. The best way is to use the Xiangjiang Telecommunications in his hand to determine the system according to the requirements of OR, which is also the main reason why Zhou Liwen deliberately rushed to Xiangjiang to prepare.

Lin Yaxuan was temporarily left in Japan by him, including his parents. Because her belly is already very big now, it is inconvenient to go back and forth, and the medical care and environment in Japan are very good, after living for so many days, not only Lin Yaxuan, but even her son and parents are very satisfied with the place where she lives now.

The plane soon arrived at the new airport in Hong Kong, glided and landed, and then taxied onto the apron. When the plane stopped, Zhou Liwen got off the plane after Carl, and saw Richard, a guy with a cynical smile on the corner of his mouth, standing on the edge of an RV.

"Good car" got off the ladder, Zhou Liwen looked at the new Bentley, gave a thumbs up and praised it.

"Just like in B, the most important thing is to be happy, and making money to buy a good car is what I want to be happy." Richard patted the car body with a smile and beckoned Zhou Liwen to get into the car. Carl didn't need to arrange it, he waited for Zhou Liwen to get into the car and directly opened the driver's passenger seat and sat in.

"You're good enough, it's been months to hide, how about it, I've met a lot of beautiful women in Japan, right?" In the car, Richard casually joked with Zhou Liwen.

"There are a lot of beautiful women, but it's a pity that my wife is here. But Richard, you should go to Japan and maybe bring back some of the best ones. ”

"Hahaha, forget it, I'm not much interested in those Japanese women with lap legs, if you want women, I still like domestic ones, who makes me patriotic."

Zhou Liwen almost burst out laughing when he heard this, and after a few joking words between the two, he saw Richard take out a box from his pocket and throw it to Zhou Liwen.

"What is this? Have your sexual interests changed? Boy, I need to stay away from you. Zhou Liwen took this delicate box like a diamond ring box and asked with a smile.

"You've changed, I've always liked women." Richard's face turned pale, and he hurriedly distinguished: "For you, I wish to lose the bet, this is a bet." ”

Zhou Liwen understood as soon as he heard it, opened the box with a smile, and as expected, inside was a beautifully crafted key, but don't look at this key, what it represents is much more expensive than the Bentley they are sitting in now.

"Keep it for me." Zhou Liwen picked up the yacht key and played with it, thought about it and put it back, closed the box and handed it back to Richard. In order not to think too much about Richard, Zhou Liwen explained with a smile: "I have to go back after handling the telecommunications this time, and then my second child will be born. It would be a pity if no one took care of such a good ship, so please trouble you to keep it for me. ”

"Hehe, then I'm not taking advantage?" Richard asked with a smile.

"That's not necessarily, I have time to see it, the ship is not good to keep, I'll settle accounts with you."

"Hahaha, that's no problem" Richard nodded, put the key back into his pocket, and then tilted his head to look at Zhou Liwen, and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Seeing his strange eyes, Zhou Liwen couldn't help but ask.

"You don't know what kind of demon you are, how many years older than me, and you have become the richest man in the world. Before, everyone in Xiangjiang called my old man Superman, and also called me Superman. In my opinion, all the people in my family are tied together and you can't make money, you are simply not human, even if you are human, you are aliens, and earthlings like us can't compare to it at all."

On the side, he also shook his head, looking very emotional. Zhou Liwen couldn't cry or laugh when he saw it, how old is this guy and he is still so jealous, if ordinary people know that the superman who is famous in Xiangjiang has such a loss, then he won't let people live?

"It's just luck." Zhou Liwen said with a smile.

"Luck? If you are lucky, but the real estate in Shanghai can't be lucky, right? Richard sighed: "Our Li family started with real estate, but your vision far exceeds mine, just this bet, really, I am convinced."

(I don't know when the cold will get better, and I will continue to ask for votes when I feel uncomfortable)

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