readsfreenovel Chapter 627: Oriental Prism Gate, the ultimate killer Xingyi X1!
Chapter 627: Oriental Prism Gate, the ultimate killer Xingyi X1!
Apple headquarters.
The vice president rushed to the chairman's office in a hurry, his face solemn:
"Chairman, I just received news that Xingyi Technology's latest mobile phone has begun to be distributed in Xia Country. It is expected to be released soon!"
“They’re releasing a new phone again!”
Cook's expression became extremely complicated, and a deep sense of powerlessness rose in his heart:
"The previous generation of Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 plus have already crushed our iPhone 5S, causing our sales to plummet by more than %. Now we haven't caught up yet, and they are about to release new phones. They really leave no room for us!"
"Yeah, the worst thing is that this new phone is coming with a bang, and it's probably going to have a big upgrade!"
"What? There's another big upgrade?" Cook's mouth twitched:
"The Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 plus, which are not upgraded, are so powerful. If they are upgraded again, how powerful will the new phones be? iPhone 5S will be out of the market! Even the iPhone 6 series in the second half of the year will be impacted."
"Yes, this is the biggest problem. More importantly, this new phone is released and sold worldwide. The new flagship is not only available in Xia Country, but also in Europe, America, Japan, and South Korea. Other countries are also gradually promoting it."
"According to Xingyi Technology's practice, it is highly likely that the product will be put on sale as soon as it is released, and will be sold simultaneously around the world."
"Now that Xia Country has already started distributing the products, it is estimated that Europe and America will be almost there too. They will probably release Xphone 3 Pro and Xphone 3 Pro Max within half a month!"
"Humph! Wang Yi's idea is good, but unfortunately, how can we let him get his wish?"
Cook snorted coldly: "We must not let the Xphone 3 Pro and Xphone 3 Pro Max be released smoothly! Are our plans almost ready?"
"Don't worry, Chairman, we are ready and can act at any time."
"Very good!" Cook nodded with satisfaction: "Now is a good time."
The subordinate understood: "Understood, before the Xphone 3 pro and Xphone 3 pro max are launched, give Xingyi mobile phones a wake-up call so that their new flagships will be unsalable!"
"Great, let's do this. Only in this way can our iPhone 5s and 5C sales not continue to plummet. If we do it right, we may even be able to increase them! Don't let me down."
"Chairman, just wait for my good news. Haha."
"That couldn't be better." Cook's mouth curled up, revealing a sinister smile:
"Fortunately, we prepared a killer move in advance to kill Xingyi Technology. Otherwise, if Xphone 3 pro and Xphone 3 pro max were successfully released, it would be a huge disaster for Apple."
Apple moved quickly.
Just as domestic universities are actively promoting the comprehensive upgrade of semiconductor teaching, a large-scale project targeting Xingyi mobile phones is also being rapidly launched.
Moreover, this is not an isolated incident, but a series of planned large-scale actions!
On March 3, two American experts jointly proposed that the Xingyi mobile phone and the Wujie mobile phone from Xingyi Technology have backdoor problems, which may be exploited by hackers to infringe on user privacy and security.
Immediately afterwards, on March 4, a European parliamentarian also expressed a similar view, claiming that if no response was given, there would be huge security risks.
The proposals of these three people acted as a fuse, triggering a trial meeting on the security issues of Xingyi mobile phones.
Subsequently, many European and American media, experts, and scholars jumped out and accused the Xingyi mobile phone of having a backdoor and constantly stealing users' private data, which was extremely harmful.
Some people even bluntly said that the backdoor of the Xingyi mobile phone was to help Xia Guo monitor European and American users and that it was a tool of Xia Guo!
Especially politicians and congressmen, they are all targets of key surveillance!
This news caused an uproar.
Especially for European and American users, they are easily fooled and many people believed it.
However, this was just the beginning, and a series of big moves followed.
Soon after, Wall Street also issued an announcement, stating that the backdoor of the Xingyi mobile phone had caused certain financial tycoons to be monitored and suffered heavy stock losses, and demanded that relevant departments respond quickly.
Now, those business people also felt like they were facing a great enemy and became suspicious.
Public opinion on the Internet has become very unfavorable to Xingyi Technology:
"Xingyi phones have a backdoor? Is that true? I just bought an Xphone3!"
"Oh my god, I just changed to Xphone 3 plus, and I didn't expect it to be unsafe either."
"After the PRISM scandal broke out, I was worried about the backdoors in Android and Apple phones, so I switched to the Xingyi phone. I didn't expect that the Xingyi phone would also fail. Is there any usable phone in the world?"
"It's so abominable. The Xingyi phone was originally promoted with the slogan of no backdoors, no invasion of privacy, and absolute safety. How come it has failed now?"
"Speaking of which, this is just Omi's report. Could it be a retaliatory attack against Xingyi's mobile phone? Could it be an organized smear campaign?"
"It's possible, but unlikely. After all, both Apple and Android have security issues and backdoors. It's normal for Xingyi phones to have backdoors."
"The young dragon slayer eventually became the dragon, and we, the users, are the only ones who suffer in the end."
"Alas, they are all the same. These phones have backdoors and are unreliable. Should I switch to a feature phone?"
"Feature phones definitely won't work. The question now is whether you plan to give your private data to Omi or Xingyi Technology. Either way, there are backdoors."
"This is such a difficult choice. It makes me instantly intimidated by Xingyi phones. Sigh."
"As a new fan, I can only say I'm furious! Fuck the Xingyi phone, I'm going to smash it! It deceived my feelings!"
"I will smash the Xingyi phone just like I smashed the iPhone, and then buy a Wujie phone."
"Idiot, the Unlimited phone is also from Xingyi Technology, and it also has a backdoor!"
"??? Then what phone should I use?"
……
Similar public opinions have emerged around the world.
It’s been half a year since the Prism Gate incident, but everyone still remembers it vividly.
When the backdoor incident of Xingyi mobile phone was exposed, the Prism Gate incident of Android and Apple mobile phones was also implicated.
Watching this scene, the smile on Cook's face froze:
"This plot development is wrong!"
"The Xingyi phone backdoor has failed. Shouldn't everyone buy an iPhone instead?"
“Why are you still talking about the iPhone having a backdoor?”
"We can't get over the Prism Gate incident, right?"
The subordinates were somewhat helpless about this.
It was thought that the smear campaign on the Xingyi phone would let users know that the Xingyi phone had backdoors and security issues, and would cause them to give up buying the Xingyi phone and buy iPhones in large quantities, thus regaining the iPhone's lost sales.
But now it seems that Xingyi mobile phones have indeed been affected, but the sales of iPhone have not increased much. Instead, the Prism Gate incident has been brought to light!
This is not a good thing!
Seeing Cook's melancholy, his subordinates quickly said, "Chairman, we can be optimistic. Although our sales volume has not increased much, the sales volume of Xingyi mobile phones has been visibly declining."
"Especially those fans who were attracted by the Xingyi phone are angry and feel they have been cheated. Now they are smashing the Xingyi phone and some are burning it. You see."
As he said that, the vice president quickly took out his phone and showed Cook a few videos: "Chairman, smashing phones, burning phones, these treatments were previously reserved for our iPhones, but now they are also reserved for Xingyi phones!"
"..."
The corners of Cook's mouth twitched, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
The other party's words completely confused him.
What does it mean to smash and burn mobile phones? They were all iPhones before?
Is this glorious?
The vice president also realized that there was something wrong with his wording and quickly explained: "What I meant is that after the Prism Gate broke out, users only scolded us Apple, smashed our phones, and burned our phones. Now, they have also started smashing and burning Xingyi phones!"
Cook was silent again: "..."
"Why, do you still feel mentally balanced?
"No, Chairman, at least before, we were the only ones who suffered, and the sales of Xingyi mobile phones increased greatly. Now, Xingyi mobile phones have also suffered a tragedy, and their sales have also dropped sharply."
Hearing this, Cook's expression improved a little: "The only pity is that Apple's sales did not increase as a result. This is a problem."
The vice president nodded and said, "That means we haven't done enough to smear them. We will continue to smear them, not only the Xingyi mobile phone has a backdoor, but also the XOS system of the Xingyi mobile phone has a backdoor, and the Kunpeng chip of the Xingyi mobile phone has a backdoor. We will attack them from all sides."
"Very good, let's do it!" Cook's expression looked a little better.
At the same time, Xingyi Technology also started an emergency meeting.
Zhu Changlin looked solemn:
"Chairman, the other party has been attacking fiercely recently, constantly smearing our Xingyi mobile phone for security vulnerabilities. If this continues, our upcoming Xingyi X1 will suffer a huge impact!"
Wang Yi nodded: "The other party created this incident on the eve of our new phone launch, and it was an all-round attack, just to curb the launch of our new phone. As for the target, 99% of it is Apple!"
"Yes, according to our investigation, many of the media outlets that took action are dogs of Apple or have close ties with Apple."
"Moreover, the other party was organized, premeditated, and rhythmically smeared and set the tone. It was obvious that they were well prepared."
"I even suspect that they have been preparing since February, and they may even have a backup plan!"
Wang Yi took a deep breath and said, "This is very likely. This is basically the case."
Sure enough, just as Wang Yi finished speaking, an assistant walked in and said, "Chairman, the latest news is that the external network has started to attack our XOS system and Kunpeng chips again. They said that our XOS system has backdoors, and Kunpeng chips also have backdoors. Anyone who uses related products is running naked on our Internet!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.
Zhu Changlin was even more furious: "First they spread rumors that our mobile phones have backdoors, then they spread rumors that our XOS system has backdoors, and Kunpeng chips have backdoors. It's really unacceptable. From mobile phones to systems to chips, they don't let anything go!"
"Cook is going to completely kill us!"
"Yes, Cook is going too far!"
Others also spoke one after another:
"What does this amount to? It's like they have concocted an oriental version of the Prism Gate, with our Xingyi mobile phone, the XOS system, and the Kunpeng processor as the protagonists!"
"The other party's move is not only to kill our Xingyi mobile phone, but also to kill our XOS system and Kunpeng chip at once!"
"If this matter is not handled properly, customers who bought our Kunpeng processors will be affected. I'm afraid there will be large-scale order cancellations, and we will suffer heavy losses."
"Yes, this incident has a huge impact. We must do crisis public relations as soon as possible. If we don't handle it well, the consequences will be disastrous."
Listening to everyone's words, Wang Yi agreed very much:
"Crisis PR is definitely necessary, but how to do it specifically needs to be strategic. What do you think?"
After a brief silence, everyone started to speak:
"Chairman, we will first issue a statement, stating that there are no security vulnerabilities in Xingyi mobile phones, XOS systems, and Kunpeng chips. We will sue those who spread rumors and slander, and hold them accountable for the corresponding legal responsibilities."