Great country technology, I have a system where hard work pays off!

It's no wonder Ma Huateng was so angry, because he deeply knew why Tencent QQ could stand tall!

Why could QQ stand tall?

Wasn't it because of the social network built by the users!

Your classmates created a class group, and you joined it. Even if you don't speak, you still have the need to peek and the curiosity to know what they are chatting about.

This is a circle, and the same goes for other work groups or hobby groups. Your friends are on it, and you simply have no way to leave!

But if your friends, classmates, and colleagues are also using Geek Chat, then you can painlessly leave QQ

and even abandon QQ altogether.

Therefore, the functions of 'prompting to add QQ friends as Geek friends upon simultaneous login' and 'one-click mass sending of QQ messages' are undoubtedly shaking the foundation of QQ's survival!

"I agree, Geek Computer Company has really gone too far this time!"

Liu Zhiping, the general manager of Tencent, also expressed his agreement.

At this moment, his always calm expression was also broken, and his face showed the same angry look as Ma Huateng.

After all, others are digging at your roots. If you can still hold back, then you are a true saint.

"What is the current number of simultaneous online users of Geek Chat?"

Ren Yu, who is in charge of the game business, asked his question.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhidong, the head of the technology research and development department, immediately replied:

"According to the analysis of the technology department, compared to yesterday's 1.5 million simultaneous online users, their current number of simultaneous online users has reached about 14.5 million!"

"Hiss!"

Hearing Zhang Zhidong's words, everyone present gasped.

"It actually reached 14.5 million simultaneous online users?!"

"Terrible, this is equivalent to one-third of our peak simultaneous online users.

After all, our peak was only 40 million people online at the same time!"

"Speaking of which, if I remember correctly, the number of registered users of their Geek Computer Security Guard shouldn't exceed 35 million, right?

But now the number of simultaneous online users has reached an astonishing 14.5 million. What a terrifying ratio of simultaneous online users!"

"Terrible, this is the most terrible competitor we Tencent has ever encountered."

"I used to think Fetion was fierce enough, but I didn't expect Geek Chat to be even fiercer!"

"This Geek Computer Company is indeed a major concern for us!"

In the meeting room, the middle and senior executives of Tencent, who gasped, were quite shocked by the achievements of Geek Computer Company.

Among them, of course, also included Ma Huateng, the boss.

After all, although he realized the serious consequences of a series of actions by Geek Computer Company, he did not expect things to be so serious!

It can be said that with 14.5 million simultaneous online users of Geek Chat software, they directly jumped to become the second largest instant messaging manufacturer.

The threat to Tencent is countless times greater than Fetion, and it is a life-and-death enemy of Tencent!

"Huff..."

Ma Huateng took a deep breath, barely calmed down his infinitely angry mood, and then said:

"We must suppress Geek Computer Company and not let this company continue to threaten our interests."

Speaking of this, Ma Huateng decisively said:

"Zhang Zhidong, later you will lead the R\u0026D staff to work overtime. From now on, a series of products of our Tencent cannot have the word 'Geek' in them.

Then you have to prevent users from continuing to send mass messages and delete all the messages they send inviting other users to add Geek friends!"

"Yes."

Zhang Zhidong, the head of the technology research and development department, agreed.

"Lao Ping, the matter of suing Geek Computer Company next will be your responsibility. This time, I want Geek Computer Company to regret it!"

"Okay."

General Manager Liu Zhiping agreed.

"Ren Yu—"—···

As Ma Huateng issued orders, Tencent, like an enraged giant, began to swing their fists with all their might!

As a result, in just half a day, those users who were using QQ while chatting

suddenly discovered that the word "Geek" could no longer be used.

When the chat messages they sent contained the word "Geek", the word "Geek" directly became ***!

This phenomenon immediately caused huge controversy on the Internet, and related posts on Tianya and Mop forums were directly pushed to the top five.

In these posts, users scolded Tencent for engaging in literary inquisition, mocking Tencent for being afraid, and even going crazy to this extent.

Or they directly scolded Tencent for infringing on their freedom of speech, saying that they have the right to express the word "Geek".

However, no matter how they scolded, Tencent still insisted on not compromising, and even after the word "Geek" could not be typed out.

In less than a day, the word "CrossFire" also became a forbidden word, which naturally made Tianya and Mop lively again.

But what if the Internet controversy is big?

Netizens' memories only last for a few days. In a few days, netizens will forget about this matter, so Tencent is completely fearless!

Thus, the matter of "Geek" and "CrossFire" becoming forbidden words was settled.

In addition, Tencent's crackdown on Geek Computer Company is not limited to this. Those who wanted to send mass messages to invite QQ friends to add themselves as Geek friends found that their mass messages could not be sent at all.

Because Tencent set up an interception rule in the background, when they detected a prescribed text, they directly turned on the shielding mode.

Therefore, the messages sent by users inviting friends to add their Geek accounts as Geek friends could not be received by others at all.

Of course, Tencent's methods are more than that. A few days later, on April 14, 2008, Geek Computer Company received a lawsuit notice from the Shenzhen Court.

The people from the Shenzhen Court said that Tencent had sued Geek Computer Company in court, asking Geek Computer Company to send someone over to fight the lawsuit!

Yueguang City, headquarters of Geek Computer Company.

"Boss, that's the situation. Tencent has sued us."

Tang Yuanzhi, the legal director of Geek Computer, said about what happened today.

"They really sued us?"

Gao Nian showed a thoughtful expression.

Before making a series of moves, Geek Computer Company actually knew how angry Tencent would be, and also knew the possibility that they would sue Geek Computer Company.

However, compared to the input and output, Geek Computer Company thought about it and decided to do it anyway!