Tremendous waves and billows

  Seattle, USA

  It was already 8 o'clock in the evening, but the Windows department of Microsoft's headquarters was still brightly lit. Terry Myerson, the head of the Windows department at Microsoft's headquarters, sat solemnly in his office, flipping through documents and waiting for a comprehensive analysis report from the system development team on Long Shield System, which had been urgently transmitted by Microsoft China two hours ago.

  The data in his hand was a preliminary test result of Windows system after installing Long Shield system.

  According to the report from the system testing department, after installing the Longteng system, the overall performance of the Win7 series system was increased by an average of 40%, and the overall performance of the Win8 series system was increased by an average of 38%.

  Of course, these are not the key points. The core issue is that after installing the Longxin operating system, all the backdoor programs reserved for their Windows series operating systems became invalid collectively.

  This is an absolutely disastrous conclusion for Microsoft. Because if this Long Shield system is installed, they can't even deal with users who use pirated Windows systems through technical means. Not to mention the political significance of these backdoor programs to Microsoft.

  If this so-called Long Shield system is really promoted, it will be a disaster for Microsoft. So before that, he must have a deeper understanding of the system and find a way to solve the disaster from a technical level. For example, after thoroughly studying the system, urgently upgrading the existing Windows version to no longer support the Long Shield system is a good choice.

  Since this system does not support any applications, then this is their weakness that can be attacked.

  It had been a full two hours now and all he saw outside was a group of people who didn't stop bustling about, yet still there were no results whatsoever, which made Terry Mairsen feel somewhat oppressive.

  Terry Melsen put down the report he had already flipped through three times and stood up to walk out of his office.

  Everyone in the R&D department is busy in their own office, gathering the world's top software development engineers, it's hard to imagine that they are now having a headache for an alternative system.

  "Les, how's it going?" Terry Maitland walked up behind three R&D personnel who were gathered around a computer discussing continuously and asked one of them.

  The person being asked by Terry Myerson is Lees Kadri, a Microsoft old-timer and one of the top engineers in the Windows department, who has been involved in the development of Windows from XP to 8, and is now also part of the development team for future Windows 9. The two people discussing with him, Michael Roni and Carmen Bru, are also veteran engineers at the company.

  "There has been no substantial progress, we need more time. We are currently trying to disassemble the system, but the results are not satisfactory. What can be confirmed at present is that this system was not written in any of the computer languages we are familiar with. More annoyingly, this system uses an unfamiliar programming language to replace most of the execution code that comes with the system without affecting the stability and compatibility of the Windows system itself! This is the reason why our system runs more efficiently on this system, but now we can't figure out how it did it! Undoubtedly, it's more advanced than our system!"

  Lais Cardy looked somewhat dejected and began to complain

  "It's not just that! This system doesn't use any known programming building blocks! The person who developed this system must have had a genius-like imagination and extraordinary programming skills, I believe the software he used to develop this system, as well as the compiler, were also designed by him! If this system can perfectly support existing application software, I think the Windows 9 development project can be cancelled directly!" Carmen Brus interjected.

  Terry Myerson's brow furrowed even deeper as he listened to the two men. The feedback they were providing, whether it was for him or for Microsoft, wasn't exactly pleasant news.

  Technological advancements drive the update and iteration of operating systems, which is a good thing. However, the premise is that these technologies must be in Microsoft's hands. As the world's largest system and software provider, they are more aware of the significance of maintaining technological advantages for Microsoft.

  Terry Maitland shook his head helplessly, his eyes flicking to the silent but seemingly thoughtful Mike Rone standing beside him.

  "Michael, did you find anything?" Terry Moulson asked voluntarily.

  Michael Roney nodded and said in an uncertain tone, "A while back, a friend of mine sent me a voice-controlled smart home app on my phone and asked if I could make something similar. Since the software only supported Chinese, I couldn't feel the special features of that app, so I just tried to disassemble it, and the problems I encountered were similar to this Long Shield system, yeah, you see..."

  Michael Roney pointed to a set of data on the computer screen in front of the four people and continued, "This set of data also appears frequently on that mobile app. I think it's from the same development tool, or more likely, it was developed by the same person!"

  "Oh? Voice-controlled smart home? Mobile app?" Terry Mairson was slightly stunned, unconsciously repeating the sentence as if he remembered something. "You guys continue, I'll go make a call!"

  After finishing speaking, Terry Myerson turned his head and returned to his own office, took out his mobile phone, and dialed Wang Yongsheng, the person in charge of Microsoft China.

  "Hello, Mr. Wang. I recall that we discussed this previously. There's a mobile app that has become popular in China, but it doesn't support the iOS system, which has left Apple looking rather embarrassed. Is the developer of this app the same person or company as the one who just sent over the system?"

  "On the other end of the phone, Wang Yongsheng, who had just finished watching the internal video of the Longtu system launch conference, replied: 'Yes, it's developed by the same company, it's a product called...'. At this point, Wang Yongsheng suddenly felt that the name Tian Shu Keji was hard to pronounce in English, so he directly translated it as: 'A new product developed by Newstar Technology, a subsidiary of Tienshuo Technology!'"

  After confirming the news, Terry Melsen was another headache, casually chatting for a few words, and then directly hung up the phone, sitting in his own position and staring blankly.

  This is hardly good news.

  Microsoft and Apple have too many overlapping businesses, so it can be said that the two companies have never stopped understanding each other. Therefore, not long ago, a mobile app that could cause trouble for Apple was known to many high-level executives at Microsoft, who were gloating over the misfortune.

  But who would have thought that in just over a dozen days, they too would face such a predicament. One that is even more severe than the situation Apple faces. After all, Apple only needs to contend with a popular mobile app in China, while they are up against an entire operating system that can completely lock down their backdoors.

  The Windows series of operating systems has always been Microsoft's cash cow, although in recent years Microsoft has been exploring new profit growth points, such as the X-BOX launched by the home entertainment department, business solutions, and Microsoft Mobile, etc., but these departments are highly competitive and most are still in a state of loss, with the best case being barely breaking even.

  Meanwhile, Microsoft has been relying on the profitability of its Windows system, office software, and server departments to subsidize and develop these new areas of future profitability. Among them, the quarterly revenue of the Windows system accounted for 85% of the company's total revenue.

  If the Windows system department of a company has revenue problems, it would be a disaster for Microsoft. Now, if this Long Shield system becomes popular and completely shields the background detection program of the Windows series system, how will they manage the market for Windows systems?

  Take a step back, even if the Long Shield system has not yet touched their fundamental interests, after all, this system must rely on other window systems to make PC work. However, with such advanced technology, who dares to guarantee that the next generation of Long Shield system cannot perfectly compatible applications after several years of careful research?

  Alright, even if these aren't pressing issues, how can we crack this system as soon as possible? Terry Myerson felt like his head was about to explode. Even if he was arrogant, he wouldn't dare say that Microsoft's R&D personnel were several levels higher than Apple's.

  As far as he knows, a relatively simple mobile app has been troubling Apple's R&D personnel for almost a month now.

  And now they can't afford to wait passively for a month, because he dare not imagine the predicament Microsoft would face if this Longhorn system really spread quickly.

  To know that unlike the voice-controlled mobile phone software that is only popular in China for the time being, this Longtu system only needs to replace the language and can be adapted to all PCs around the world.

  Thinking of this, Terry Mairson directly picked up the office phone, and this matter must be reported to a higher level as soon as possible. He couldn't afford to take on this responsibility.

  "Hi Lisa, can you pick up Mr. Ballmer for me? It's an emergency!"