Chapter 131: My Opinion?
A hardware engineer's impromptu idea? This kind of argument also deceives those ignorant ordinary people.
Elizabeth didn't interrupt Jester, who continued.
"Miss Elizabeth, you know, because of the wrong decisions of a certain company, the video game market that has just been born for a few years collapsed or even ruined, and in this case, people who still love video games should be extremely rare for us game companies that want to revive the prestige of video games back then, and for us, they are the loveliest people."
"Because I myself was a person who loved games before I founded Mars Entertainment, and I was a big fan of Atari, I know very well what it's like to be deceived by my favorite manufacturer, I still remember when I stayed up late to queue up to buy the first release of "ET" and then I smashed "ET" to shreds with my own hands, for a player, that is an unforgettable memory, I really don't want to see this kind of thing happen - a player after buying an FC console, Smashing it to pieces because he felt the deception. ”
For the depression of the video game industry that has just passed and the Atari impact that caused this depression, for a reporter who came to interview the game industry this time, even if he has not been exposed to video games before, then he will definitely do a little homework for this, so when Jester talks about this, Elizabeth can easily bring it in.
Although she is a little ashamed of Jester's behavior of oppressing people with the general situation, reversing black and white, and indiscriminately throwing dirty water on competitors, she also knows that this is just some small means of capitalists, and what they say may not be what they think in their hearts.
Therefore, she felt that there was no need to continue to dwell on this issue, but returned to the key issue of Arakawa's press conference, the infringement of the Mars Entertainment Simulator.
"What do you think of President Minoru Arakawa's statement that you should make your company apologize for the FC infringement incident?"
Elizabeth still admired Arakawa's retreat, and he first used this press conference to forcibly link his slip of the tongue with the two separate incidents of simulator infringement, which were not directly related, and he first showed his low profile to win sympathy, and made a very sincere apology for his slip of the tongue, at least in a way that outsiders could not see.
And now, at least in the eyes of the outsiders watching the incident, the ball is back on Jester's side.
In fact, after Minoru Arakawa's apology press conference, many media also spoke for him, because Mars Entertainment privately made ZuòFC's simulator, and demonstrated it in public and even compared it with similar products, which is an infringement, no matter how high-sounding it is, it is impossible to deny this fact.
And in the eyes of many people, this matter has developed to this stage, for both sides, it is difficult to ride a tiger, and especially for Mars Entertainment, the initiator of this incident, and now Nintendo is soft, just put the steps back at the foot of Mars Entertainment.
In the eyes of many outsiders, for Jester, the heat he wants is already there anyway, as long as Jester wants to calm down this incident, he only needs to walk down the steps given by the other party, and he can get both the inside and the face, why not?
But the crux of the matter is not this, this incident has nothing to do with apologizing or not apologizing.
Nintendo's service was convinced by Jester's use of an emulator, which is simply impossible to quibble, which is why there is an apology from Minoru Arakawa, because he already knows that he can't continue to dwell on this issue at all, and the truth is extremely clear even for ordinary people.
Continuing to dwell on this issue is not a good choice for Nintendo or Minoru Arakawa.
Therefore, Nintendo, which was already at a disadvantage on both sides, took the opportunity to take the initiative to apologize, not only did not deepen this disadvantage, but also gained a little sympathetic plus, and if Jester continued to continue this matter, it would inevitably give many people the impression that it was too mean.
But infringement is a different story.
Is it an infringement to privately make an emulator of zuò FC and decipher the decoding method of Nintendo's hardware without authorization and use it as propaganda? Of course, this is an infringement, and there is no doubt about it, but the problem is that there are many players who support Mars Entertainment and do not think that this is an infringement.
If Jester now admits that he privately made the emulator and publicly shows that the comparison is infringing and apologizes, then it will give Nintendo a solid handle.
Then, Nintendo will take advantage of this to launch an all-round attack on Mars Entertainment, turning Mars Entertainment from a conscientious enterprise that Jester has just created to expose players to players at the risk of infringement, to a company that knows it is wrong and deliberately smears its competitors.
Risking infringement to do it is a completely different concept from knowing that the infringement is still done, one is for whitewashing, and the other is for smearing, and the most important thing is that if you apologize, what Jester said before that seems to be righteous and righteous, isn't that a slap in the face?
So, for Minoru Arakawa, he can retreat, but for Jester, he can't retreat a single step.
"My opinion?"
Jester pursed his lips when he heard Elizabeth's question, he sneered a little disdainfully, and then pondered for a moment before continuing.
"Miss Elizabeth, in fact, there is a big problem in Mr. Minoru Arakawa's words, he takes himself too seriously, we are just doing the simulator of FC and not making profits in turn whether it is an infringement or not, I think it is better to leave it to the judge to judge, I believe that the laws of the federal government are fair and just, and in the mouth of Mr. Minoru Arakawa, it seems that our infringement has become a foregone conclusion, I would like to ask, is he a federal judge?"
Hearing Jester's reply, Elizabeth suddenly had a desire to question, you are usually such a shameless idea, but it is just an idea, just a flash from her mind, she knows that there are some things that can be thought about but not really done.
"So what do you think......" So, Elizabeth made a direct and simple inquiry, and she did not want to continue listening to Jester's theory of black and white.
Jester smiled, and then said his answer in an unquestionable tone: "I and my company will never apologize for not doing anything, we are doing right, sitting up straight, if Nintendo still thinks that we are infringing, I will still say the same as before, go and sue us." ”
After saying that, Jester suddenly showed a strange smile, and in his smile, Elizabeth even saw a hint of coldness.
"But I declare in advance that if we really receive a summons on this matter, then in the face of such groundless accusations, our company will never make even the slightest compromise, I will spend at least 50 million dollars to hire the best lawyers in the United States to provide us with a not guilty defense, I will not accept any accusations against us, if Nintendo is ready, then just come."
Hearing Elizabeth's words, she smacked her tongue a little, this threat is too straightforward, too naked, isn't this a clear sue to everyone, I don't care if I infringe on the infringement or not, if you want to sue me, let's take out 50 million dollars for three or five years first.
But it's just this kind of thing that Jester can say so reasonably, as if he can be justified.
And to say that he didn't know that his previous practice was an infringement, Elizabeth would never believe it, how could a person with a partner who is second to none in the field of commercial litigation not consult before doing so?
By the time the next issue of Newsweek was released, it would be ten days later, and the CES show would have long since ended, and both sides of the event had returned to their headquarters to prepare for the upcoming release, which was the main meal for the two companies, and the previous attacks were just appetizers before the main meal.
Strange as it may seem, the two companies, which are now almost incompatible, have nothing in common in terms of location.
One is in California on the west coast, adjacent to Silicon Valley, and even many media outlets see Mars Entertainment on Costa Mesa as a Silicon Valley company, which is essentially true, while the other is in New York, the financial capital on the east coast.
At this time, although more than half a month has passed, the discussion about this matter has not cooled down, especially when some media have obtained information from their own channels that three days ago, Nintendo has officially filed a lawsuit with a court in California, which is about the infringement of Mars Entertainment.
And these media learned that the reason why Nintendo was so eager to initiate a lawsuit was that they once again received a clear and wrong rejection from Mars Entertainment, and this time Mars Entertainment refused in a way that was very naked-naked in Jester's previous interviews.
"Sue me."
In the face of this kind of naked provocation, if Minoru Arakawa can still endure it, he will not be Minoru Arakawa, who grew up in a traditional samurai family since he was a child.
Now the new issue of Newsweek has been released, and Jester's original words have been published as they are.
All saw Elizabeth. The people in Winnie's op-ed also have completely different opinions about Jester's undisguised arrogance. RS