102: Chapter 102 Flipping the Table, Let's Cause Trouble!

Shanghai, Fruit Group's Greater China Headquarters.

Top-floor conference room.

Markham sat in the head seat.

He was the Vice President of Marketing for Fruit Group's Greater China region.

On the screen in front of him was a report titled "In-depth Analysis Report on Zhoutian OS."

[Underlying resource scheduling logic is highly similar to iOS.]

[Achieves absolute control over application activities through a strict background mechanism.]

[While achieving ultimate smoothness, it has also achieved complete compatibility with the android ecosystem.]

Market Analyst Li Jie stood by the screen.

"Mr. Markham, this report was jointly completed by our technical and market analysis teams."

Li Jie's expression was very serious.

"The conclusion is clear: Zhoutian OS is replicating the success path of our iOS from the underlying logic."

"It solves the most fundamental resource abuse problem of the android system."

Markham didn't speak, just looked at the report.

For the first time, the innate arrogance on his face showed a slight crack.

Li Jie continued.

"This means that the biggest trump card of our iOS platform—the unparalleled smooth experience—is being breached."

"Moreover, it's being achieved on an open android ecosystem."

"This poses a direct threat to our closed ecosystem strategy."

In the conference room, no other executives spoke.

To them, the emergence of Zhoutian OS was more threatening than any hardware competitor.

Hardware can be caught up to and surpassed.

But a mature system with an experience comparable to iOS is an absolute threat.

Markham finally spoke.

"A system that only runs on low-end phones."

"It won't affect our users."

"Users who buy Apple phones are buying a lifestyle, a complete ecological experience, not just smoothness."

Li Jie wanted to argue.

"But, sir, if this smooth experience is no longer exclusive..."

"No buts."

Markham interrupted him.

"Star Technology is a hardware company; its foundation is that battery."

"It doesn't have the capability or the energy to maintain a massive operating system ecosystem."

"This is just a flash in the pan."

He stood up and ended the meeting.

"Keep monitoring, but don't overreact."

"Our rivals will always be Samsung and Huawei, not some opportunistic little company."

The executives left one after another.

Li Jie looked at Markham's back and didn't argue further.

He knew that this Vice President's arrogance prevented him from facing the true threat.

Markham returned to his office and closed the door.

He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the busy street below.

That sentence from the report echoed in his mind.

[Replicating the success path of our iOS from the underlying logic.]

He took out his phone and opened an encrypted internal forum.

On it were discussions about Zhoutian OS by technical experts from all over the world.

...

Fei City, Xingchen Technology Park.

Temporary office.

Chen Xu looked out the window.

Guan Yi stood behind him, reporting the latest public opinion.

"Boss, the release of Zhoutian OS has completely turned the situation around."

"Now the entire internet is discussing our system, and the previous negative sentiment has completely vanished."

"Sales on the official website saw another explosive growth after the system update last night."

"Huawei and Xiaomi must be having a real headache right now."

There was a hint of satisfaction in Guan Yi's report.

This counterattack was won beautifully.

Chen Xu turned around.

"The heat of public opinion will pass."

"Users' amazement will also become a habit."

He walked to his desk and sat down.

"We can't stop."

Guan Yi immediately reined in her emotions and entered work mode.

"Boss, please give your instructions."

Chen Xu looked at her.

"Notify Yan Yi."

"Launch the 'Pangu Project'."

Guan Yi froze for a moment.

"Pangu Project?"

She had never heard this codename before.

Chen Xu explained.

"Pangu created the heavens and the earth."

"Our Zhoutian OS also needs to carve out its own world."

"The first step is to develop our own app store."

"An independent developer platform based on the Zhoutian OS ecosystem."

Guan Yi's heart rate accelerated.

This was about building their own ecosystem.

Just like Apple's App Store and Huawei's AppGallery.

This was a necessary path for all platform-level companies.

"Step two."

"Have Yan Yi's team research how to make Zhoutian OS flashable onto other brands of android phones."

She looked at Chen Xu, doubting if she had heard correctly.

Chen Xu continued.

"Develop a one-click flashing tool."

"Simple, safe, and stable."

"Let any ordinary user flash their Huawei, Xiaomi, or OV phones to Zhoutian OS."

Guan Yi's mind was racing.

If any brand of android phone could obtain the ultimate smoothness and long battery life of Zhoutian OS through flashing...

Then the android phone market would be completely replaced by Zhoutian OS!

What advantage would Xiaomi's cost-effectiveness have left?

Would OV's photography and design still be enough to support their high prices?

The hardware differentiation and brand premium that all phone manufacturers relied on for survival would be leveled before Zhoutian OS.

All low-to-mid-end phones would be pulled to the same level.

One would only need to spend a little over a thousand to buy the cheapest phone and flash it with Zhoutian OS.

They would get a smooth experience and longer battery life.

This wasn't competition.

This was pulling the rug out from under them.

This was fundamentally taking the lives of all android phone manufacturers.

Star Technology didn't want to fight them for the cake at all.

It wanted to flip the table directly.

Guan Yi looked at Chen Xu.

The layout of this young man had already exceeded the scope of business competition.

This was a dimensionality reduction strike.

"Boss..."

"By doing this, we will become the public enemy of all phone manufacturers."

"I know."

Chen Xu's answer was very soft.

He opened his computer.

On the screen was the official website of Fruit Group.

That Apple logo occupied the entire page.

Chen Xu's gaze lingered on that logo.

From the beginning, his target had never been those android manufacturers.

The phone was just a carrier.

A carrier to let Zhoutian OS reach hundreds of millions of users.

What he wanted to do was to rebuild a more open, efficient, and massive market outside of Apple phones.

To use Zhoutian OS to become the new underlying code of the mobile internet era.

Guan Yi looked at the image on Chen Xu's computer screen and understood as well.

Chen Xu closed the webpage and pulled up a blank document.

He typed a few words on it.

[Pangu Project - Execution Outline]

He shared the document with Guan Yi and Yan Yi.

Then, he leaned back in his chair.

Everything was just beginning.

Guan Yi's phone vibrated; it was a notification that a shared document had been received.

She glanced down, then looked up at Chen Xu.

In her eyes, besides awe, there was something else.

A kind of excitement from participating in reshaping the world.