458: Chapter 458 MIUI Surpasses Mount Tai

Best results?

"You still have the nerve to say that! What are you developers even good for?"

Seeing their nonchalant, unbothered attitude, Sundar Pichai stood up abruptly!

But by then, Dave Burke had already anticipated his thoughts and added casually:

"President, isn't this what you wanted? You are gambling too! I knew you would agree to this plan, because if we don't release it, we won't even have the right to gamble."

This single sentence instantly made Sundar Pichai sit back down.

After all, Google was facing crises on all sides, and everything required time.

Transsion had already proven the lethality of the Full-screen Display system, which had also caused those Chinese manufacturers to waver. Therefore, no matter what, Google could not take a step back here.

Now that the blue and green brands had started to transform, if they waited another half a year, even more manufacturers would turn to Taishan OS like them. By then, what they would lose wouldn't just be their reputation, but the entire market.

Sundar Pichai hesitated for a moment, and in the end, he simply nodded.

The originally tense atmosphere in the conference room instantly calmed down.

The development team, who had been worried, breathed a sigh of relief; they had won this standoff.

It should be said that Dave Burke had guessed the President's intentions!

"For this period, maintain stability as much as possible while developing the new version, but make sure this version doesn't crash so easily.

At the same time, I will persuade the Department of Science and Technology to intervene.

We will apply pressure in the name of the United States, requiring all application developers to complete the Full-screen Display adaptation within two months and submit new version updates within three months.

By then, your workload will be much lighter."

One developer started clapping, and the corners of others' mouths also curled into smiles.

"But will they really listen?"

"It's fine. With the Department of Science and Technology stepping in, would they dare not listen?"

"Although they'll execute it, they'll definitely be cursing!"

Upon hearing their discussion, Dave Burke's lips curled up slightly, and he shared some suggestions he had seen on the French internet:

"If they don't adapt, that's easy to handle: throttle their traffic and support the developers who do listen.

This is a mandatory requirement, but we won't put it in writing."

Once these words were spoken, everyone in the conference room gasped and looked at Dave Burke in shock. If the developers found out their boss was doing this, he would definitely be chopped into pieces!

Literally!

But it actually sounded like a good idea!

After all, while it wasn't very friendly to developers, it was good news for them.

Sundar Pichai was stunned for a moment in shock; the method was indeed effective... but not very civilized.

However, his own tactics weren't much better...

But if the two were combined, then it would be...

"Ahem! I never heard that."

After saying this, Sundar Pichai turned his head in another direction.

"In short, we aren't competing with Transsion; we are racing against time!"

Having finished, he shut his mouth, but everyone understood that no answer was the best answer.

"But if we do this, won't they curse us even harder?"

"We want them to curse, because once they're done cursing, they'll have to adapt.

Our Play Store is their only application distribution channel in overseas markets; the cost of traffic throttling is greater than the cost of adaptation.

And this is just a period of growing pains; I believe they will make the right choice.

Although this isn't an elegant method, it is the only way to catch up with Transsion in a short period."

Dave Burke nodded; he had provided the President with another way to save face.

"As long as we operate well, after three months, the Android Full-screen Display application ecosystem will definitely be formed. Although there will be some problems in between, the result will be good."

Sundar Pichai also applauded, but only applauded.

He certainly wouldn't take any responsibility! After all, he didn't know anything.

Next, no one in the conference room raised any other objections, because at this point in time, no one could come up with a better alternative.

...

On March 3rd, the official Google blog released the Android 4.4.3 Full-screen Display adaptation update announcement.

The announcement was written very obscurely: "Native Full-screen Display support, ushering in a new era for Android Full-screen Display!"

"But this is an exploration of cutting-edge technology, and some issues may arise. We hope that developers will actively communicate with us. We will establish a special task force immediately to solve related problems for you!"

"We also know that this development has added a lot of workload for you, so we have specially set up a brand-new Star Rewards bonus! Two hundred million in subsidies are waiting for you to claim!"

"We have already received the task and are currently developing it. For the glory of the United States, we will cooperate fully!"

"The Taishan System version is already running stably; we just need to port the code! This job is so easy!"

But what these developers didn't know was that a nightmare was waiting for them!

...

Meanwhile, in China, after receiving the push package, Dami Company immediately reposted it on Weibo.

The content edited personally by Lei Jun had a tone even more excited than Google's:

"The Android 4.4.3 update package is here! Hong Feng is decoding it immediately and adapting our exclusive MIUI features. Everyone knows that your MIUI is very smooth and easy to use. This time, we will take the number one spot on Android, with an experience that fully benchmarks or even surpasses Taishan System.

Furthermore, the R&D speed of Dami Company's Full-screen Display phones has significantly increased, and we expect an official release by the middle of this year.

This will be a new milestone for Xiaomi, and everyone knows that we recently received another round of financing.

Therefore, we will launch a real ten-billion-yuan subsidy. This isn't like the fake ten-billion-yuan subsidies on e-commerce platforms; we are genuinely subsidizing, losing 200 yuan on every phone! We guarantee that everyone will be able to buy new, high-quality, and affordable products!"

"Lei the God!"

"A real ten-billion-yuan subsidy? Does that mean I'll be able to see the Xiaomi digital series at 1799?"

"How is Honor going to play now? This time we must reclaim our Honor; we have to pay them back!"

"I'll make a wish first: don't use the Snapdragon 801 for the Xiaomi 6. Switch to the latest Snapdragon 810. This processor is rumored to have significantly improved energy efficiency, and its benchmark scores are comparable to Taishan System. Then sell it for 1799, and Honor will be doomed."

"Now I suddenly believe that Honor stole Xiaomi's plans. After all, we are value-for-money users; whoever feeds us is our mother [Dog Head]."

Just as Xiaomi was starting to celebrate, the Android developer forum was in chaos.

"Adapt to Full-screen Display? We have all been working hard on development here, and we even brought over the excellent development experience from the Taishan System side. As a result, after pulling the project down and running it, the playback controls went full-screen, and switching to full-screen just resulted in a black screen? Is this what native support is?"

Immediately after, more and more developers flooded in, with the intensity of their complaints getting higher and higher.

"Google's technology has become like this now? This Full-screen Display adaptation is worse than any previous version. It's absolute trash!"

"We are a news media outlet, not some niche software, yet it still crashes when we try to adapt?"