Chapter 2966 You Tricked Me
Lin Feng finally arrived at Washington International Airport.
Reporters gathered at Washington International Airport like ants, waiting for Lin Feng's arrival. When Lin Feng appeared at the airport, the whole Washington Airport was boiling. All reporters began to "riot". In order to interview Lin Feng as soon as possible, they directly transformed into "runaway tribes" at Washington International Airport, trying their best to get close to the P channel exit of Washington International Airport.
Washington International Airport, the capital airport of the United States, should be a very modern airport, but no one could have expected that Washington Airport was rated as one of the top ten worst airports in the world by travelers across the country. Although it is the capital airport, the internal facilities are really shabby. In addition, because it is the capital, there are too many planes parked, which directly leads to a significant increase in the time to get boarding passes and exit customs. The waiting time for getting boarding passes here is usually more than 2 hours.
At this moment, the runaway of so many reporters directly paralyzed the Washington Airport. Lin Feng and his group were also blocked at the exit and could not get off.
Originally, according to Lin Feng's identity and status, there was a special P channel to go through. But Lin Feng's passport is a Chinese passport, and Chinese passports are not exempt from visas. Even if he applied for a visa, he still had to go through another customs checkpoint when he arrived at the customs. It was impossible for Lin Feng to enter without a visa. Even if everyone knew that he was the richest man in the world, he could not enter without a visa. This is the rule. And American government officials are very rule-abiding. At least, this is the case at the lower levels.
Normally, Lin Feng could get some preferential treatment and go through customs in advance. But today, when these reporters made a fuss, all airport staff were called to maintain order to avoid major riots. As a result, tens of thousands of passengers were stranded at Washington Airport, causing a major shutdown of Washington Airport. And more than half of the 20 staff members who were originally responsible for immigration were withdrawn. Lin Feng's speed of customs clearance slowed down. After all. There were people in front of him first, and Lin Feng couldn't take the initiative to cut in line. Usually, there were staff members who notified Lin Feng to handle it in advance, but now there were none.
But Lin Feng was not in a hurry. Instead, he sat aside and waited leisurely.
If Lin Feng didn't come out, the reporters would be even more anxious. When reporters are anxious, they can do anything. When they are anxious, Washington Airport is even more chaotic. Finally, all work was paralyzed and the Washington airport was shut down.
The passengers could not get boarding passes and could not board the plane. Especially those passengers whose flights were delayed due to airport problems were furious and went directly to the airport service desk to complain about the airport's behavior. This hot scene made the already chaotic airport even more chaotic.
Finally, four hours passed. Lin Feng had not yet passed customs.
"Boss, do you want me to find someone from the customs and ask them to let us pass customs in advance?" Li Rui asked.
"No, no, we will wait slowly.
Anyway, we are not in a hurry." Lin Feng waved his hand.
It is not me who is in a hurry now. It is 'Microsoft' and the US Department of Commerce. If this time is delayed for one more minute, the market share of 'Pangu System' will be one point higher. According to the information Lin Feng has received so far, after flying 16 hours from Shanghai to Washington, the online rate of 'Pangu System' has reached an average of 170 million people. At the peak, it exceeded 230 million. At present, the number of downloads has reached 500 million.
This is a very scary number. Microsoft's best XP only sold 230 million copies. Lin Feng's Pangu has far exceeded this number. Of course, if piracy is included, the global user base of Microsoft's system is a very scary number. The official estimate is 1.5 billion, but in fact some media estimates that it is at least 2.5 billion.
The number of people who pirate XP in China and India alone is probably more than 1 billion, not to mention other populous countries such as Brazil, the Philippines, and African countries. They can't afford the genuine version, so they have to use pirated copies. And with the prevalence of the Internet, piracy has become more and more rampant.
However, although there is still a big gap compared with the user base of Microsoft, the upward momentum of Pangu System is very impressive. Once it has gained a foothold during this period and let users get used to the operating interface of Pangu System, Microsoft will not be able to drive Pangu System out of the market.
Therefore, Microsoft is very anxious.
"What's going on? Why hasn't Lin Feng arrived at the Ministry of Commerce yet!" Bill Gates was tangled and fidgeted.
Compared with pure professional managers like Steve Ballmer, he is a technical person and is very clear about the inertia of user experience. Once users get used to the "Pangu system", they will no longer use the "Microsoft" system. Even if there are many exclusive software on the "Microsoft" system, and some daily important things must be handled through the "Microsoft" system, it will only make users switch systems at critical moments. Most of the time, they will still use the system they are used to.
This is just like when "XP" was first launched, many people installed "N98" and "XP" dual systems. Bill Gates is worried about the future, and everyone will also install "XP" (or other "Microsoft" systems) and "Pangu" dual systems. If that happens, "Pangu" will be too big to be eliminated.
Once many software companies turn against each other again and launch corresponding programs, or even someone develops software that can communicate between "Microsoft" and "Pangu", it will be an absolute crisis for "Microsoft", and it may even be the end of "Microsoft". At least, "Microsoft" can no longer make money as easily as it does now.
That's why Bill Gates was so nervous. Because he knew the horror of this incident.
"Bill, I just received news that Lin Feng was stuck at the Washington airport because of Lin Feng's arrival and the madness of many reporters. He can't get out." Steve Ballmer frowned and said, "If this goes on, it will not be good for us. I think we must ask the Ministry of Commerce to get Lin Feng out of the Washington airport. Otherwise, this blockage will last for who knows when. Especially if Lin Feng is behind the scenes, it will be even more troublesome. Historically, the longest blockage at Washington International Airport is three days. Within three days, all passengers can only transfer through other airports. If it is blocked for three days, it will be too bad for us."
In Steve Ballmer's view, Lin Feng actually took the initiative to apply to come to Washington to explain to the Ministry of Commerce, which is just delaying time. It takes 16 hours to fly here. That will buy 16 hours for the "Pangu system". Let the players have more time to get used to the "Pangu system". If it is delayed for a few more days, "Microsoft" will suffer a great loss. Even if the Ministry of Commerce finally ruled that Lin Feng violated the Fair Competition Law and asked Lin Feng to hand over the system. Microsoft would not be able to obtain enough benefits.
Once players get used to using the "Pangu system" for gaming and entertainment, and the "Microsoft" system for office work, Microsoft would not be able to continue to attack Lin Feng. And Steve Ballmer's series of plans for Lin Feng could not be realized. Because even if you split it, the "Second World" occupies half of the operating system, and its stock price will not fall, but only rise!
According to Microsoft's internal tests, it takes an average of one week for users to get used to a completely unfamiliar operating system. From the release of the "Pangu system". Up to now, 48 hours have passed, exactly two days. There are still 5 days left for Microsoft. After 5 days, once players get used to the "Pangu system", everything will be too late. At that time, Microsoft must accept that the operating system market is no longer the era of "Microsoft" dominating the world. It is the era of Chu and Han fighting.
This is something that Microsoft cannot accept.
"Bill, hurry up, let the Ministry of Commerce get Lin Feng out immediately." Steve Ballmer gritted his teeth and said.
Bill Gates immediately called the U.S. Department of Commerce and stated the seriousness of the matter. The U.S. Department of Commerce also cooperated and immediately asked the airport to release the person. But sometimes, how can we say that the U.S. law is sound? Let the airport immediately give Lin Feng a green light. It's not impossible, but this is not under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and he doesn't have this privilege. Only the U.S. Immigration Service can handle this matter, of course, there are still others who can handle it. If the Immigration Service is used, the procedure will be too slow, and there is a possibility that Lin Feng will not cooperate. Therefore, the U.S. Department of Commerce contacted directly.
"Mr. Lin, you can now officially enter the United States. Now we will take you to 1401 Herbert Hoover Building, Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce." Smiled and made a gesture of invitation.
Lin Feng was surprised.
"Hey, I thought I had to wait for three days. I didn't expect that your government valued me so much that they actually invited everyone. It's an honor, an honor, it's really an honor!" Lin Feng was amazed.
"Mr. Lin, the officials of the Ministry of Commerce are still waiting for you, and because of the commotion at the airport, they have been waiting for you for 5 hours. I hope you can hurry up." Smiling, he urged Lin Feng in a tone that could not be refused.
"What if I want to rest for a while?" Lin Feng stretched himself.
"Mr. Lin, you have to understand that you are in the United States now, please abide by American laws. Of course, you can ask your lawyer team to come, but you are now involved in unfair competition law. If you don't cooperate, our country can forcibly freeze all the assets of your company. Although this is not good, please don't force us." Throw out the killer.
Lin Feng pursed his lips.
"Well, let's go!" Lin Feng shrugged. If the US government is really forced to come up with this kind of killer that will be criticized and pointed at by thousands of people, the US government will certainly scold it, but its own losses are too great. So, let's cooperate. At least don't waste time at the airport like this.
"Thank you Mr. Lin for your cooperation!" Smiled slightly.
But Lin Feng cooperated, but many reporters did not. Seeing Lin Feng coming out, everyone exclaimed. They created this riot in order to meet Lin Feng and interview him. How could they let Lin Feng go for nothing? They immediately surrounded him.
Lin Feng smiled secretly. It was Lin Feng's arrangement to let these reporters come. Lin Feng is just trying to delay time. If it delays for a week, then Microsoft will be helpless. Although Lin Feng has some trump cards, these trump cards are based on a premise that the US government abides by the rules of the game. If the US government shamelessly breaks the rules of the game, then Lin Feng's trump cards will be useless. The company will be demolished, and the "Pangu system" will be removed from the shelves, and that will be the end.
Only by getting users accustomed to the "Pangu system" will they not be afraid of "Microsoft".
"Lin Feng, look, it's Lin Feng!" A reporter exclaimed, attracting thousands of reporters to run away.
"Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin, do you plead guilty to the accusation by the U.S. Department of Commerce?"
"Mr. Lin, what do you think of the accusation by the Department of Commerce?"
"Mr. Lin, do you think you are engaging in unfair competition? Do you think the accusation against Microsoft is reasonable?"
"Mr. Lin, Microsoft was also investigated under the antitrust law. What do you think of this matter?" All the reporters crowded around and blocked Lin Feng and his group, making it impossible for them to move.
"Ah, agent, look, we can't leave. You also know how powerful reporters are. If I don't answer some questions, I won't be able to leave." Lin Feng said with a smile.
The agent frowned. After glancing at the many reporters, he couldn't help it. These are reporters. If he acts even slightly over his authority, he will be scolded by these reporters. These reporters could even bring down President Nixon, let alone agents like them.
"Okay, keep your story short," the agent warned.
Lin Feng smiled. Young man, you are still a little green when you are fighting with yourself.
"Everyone, everyone, please be patient, be patient, be patient." Lin Feng waved his hand to signal the reporters to quiet down.
Not to mention, the reporters who could not be controlled or stopped by the airport staff, Lin Feng waved his hand, and many reporters fell silent. Everyone held their breath and looked at Lin Feng.
"Dear journalist friends, thank you very much for your support for me and your understanding of our company. As a person, I have always repaid kindness with kindness and repay grievance with straightness. If you respect me a foot, I will respect you a foot! Since Everyone is giving you face today, so I, Lin Feng, will give you face today." Lin Feng said loudly.
The agent felt something was wrong.
"So, no matter how many reporters are here today, each of you has the right to ask a question. I will answer them one by one. But remember, everyone has only one chance to ask a question, and I will only answer once. Lin Feng said loudly.
What! One question for each reporter? The agent glanced at the many reporters. There were at least more than 5,000 reporters in the airport, which meant more than 5,000 questions. Each question lasted an average of 1 minute, which means more than 5,000 minutes, more than 83 hours, and more than 3 days.
Oh my god, the Ministry of Commerce asked itself to get Lin Feng over within an hour and let Lin Feng stay here for 3 days! I still don’t know if I want to do it or not.
"Mr. Lin, this is not appropriate for you. Each person answers one question, which is too many. You can only answer 3 questions at most." The agent whispered, "Don't force us."
Lin Feng ignored him at all.
"Dear journalists, this agent said that I can only answer three of your questions, otherwise he will kill me and freeze my company. Listen, I still have evidence!" Lin Feng took out his mobile phone and played the video he just played. Threatening remarks by agents.
boom! At this time, the entire airport was boiling.
The agent immediately fainted. ***, Lin Feng is plotting against me! (To be continued)