Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 453 is finally going to be served.
However, the monitoring software must be deployed discreetly, without prior announcement to avoid alerting the target.

After all, there are ways to bypass surveillance software, and companies capable of developing games or software are not lacking in programming experts.

The greatest deterrent is making the other party confused about how you know about their little tricks.

Only the fear of the unknown can make them behave.

Those portal websites and software companies can reduce the intensity of monitoring. These companies already have difficulty monetizing, and Momo's system also urgently needs their help to improve its ecosystem.

But for those game companies, we can't be polite.

They came carrying sacks to fill with money, were they planning to do something sneaky?
In the future, many companies will try to avoid revenue sharing by setting up internal stores in Apple's distribution channels, but Apple is too big and powerful to bother with such behavior.

But Momo Group is different; they are a small company and rely on these service fees to survive.

There are two modes for software that can be integrated into the Momo system.

The first model is simple integration, without requiring Momo's system to provide them with promotional traffic. Cheng Yi can turn a blind eye to this type of software, since they need to promote it themselves after integrating into Momo's system.

The second model is collaborative access, where their software receives various recommendation slots and exposure from the Momo system, allowing them to gain massive traffic in a very short time.

The first type of access provider can use their own servers.

However, the second type of access provider must use servers provided by Momo Group.

Lin Qingyin's background monitoring software is hosted on their server.

The existence of the monitoring software must be kept secret and cannot be leaked in the slightest. Once leaked, it will have some negative impact on Momo Group. If you monitor secretly, no one will say anything to you, but if you openly monitor their database, it will make many people uncomfortable.

After all, everyone cares about saving face.

After reviewing the software written by Lin Qingyin, Cheng Yi suddenly felt somewhat inferior.

Some of the code, if written by him, would take at least ten lines or even more, but Lin Qingyin can solve it with just one line of code.

Talent is something that can sometimes really make you feel blue and frustrated.

However, a girl's peak period is very short; once they get married and have children, this talent will disappear.

This is a magical thing, it's like passing on your abilities to your child.

The saying "pregnancy makes you stupid for three years" is actually true in the programming world.

Lin Qingyin looked at Cheng Yi with clear eyes and asked, "Is there anything else that needs to be changed?"

“Let’s optimize the communication aspect further.” Cheng Yi opened the software and said, “Add a command so that if someone scans the server or tries to open this software, the software kernel will automatically change.”

“Oh, this requires rewriting an alternative program,” Lin Qingyin said. “We will set up this software to have two functions: one is server temperature detection software, and the other is monitoring software.”

“It’s feasible.” Cheng Yi hugged Lin Qingyin, kissed her, and laughed, “You’re getting smarter and smarter.”

Lin Qingyin has now gotten used to Cheng Yi's affectionate gestures, such as kisses, hugs, and pats.

Sometimes, she even really liked Cheng Yi's affectionate gestures.

Having received Cheng Yi's definitive answer, Lin Qingyin immediately began rewriting the second set of functions.

This software isn't a large program; it's just a database monitoring program that doesn't require collaboration from multiple people. As for the graphic design, nobody cares whether it looks good or not.

That's enough as long as the functionality is implemented.

This July, a total of 11 online games were added to the Momo system, along with 7 other applications and browsers.

This July has been so wonderful.

Although only two of these online games are relatively popular, and although few of these seven applications are well-known, this beginning signifies that Momo's system has taken its first step towards becoming an ecosystem.

Upon hearing the news, Liu Guiwu called to congratulate him. He had clearly had a few drinks, as his speech became somewhat incoherent.

But Cheng Yi could sense Liu Guiwu's excitement, because on the very day these software programs were fully integrated, Yu Sen and Huang Ganping burst into tears in the tavern, cursing Liu Guiwu as they cried.

Ecology was the biggest obstacle in their path back then. They tried countless solutions, but in the face of this formidable challenge, both they and Huaxia Software Group seemed insignificant.

Although Momo's system still has a long way to go compared to the thousands of software applications available on Windows, at least they have successfully taken the first step.

Liu Guiwu still vividly remembers the first time he met Cheng Yi. When Cheng Yi arrogantly said that if an internet cafe had a million computers, Liu Guiwu thought the young man had gone mad.

But now, this young man has achieved his goal of one million computers in just two years.

Just as Cheng Yi said, when the number of computers in an internet cafe reaches one million, many things will undergo a qualitative change.

Software vendors who embraced Windows have begun to gradually approach Momo Internet Cafes, since nobody turns down money.

Previously, Momo relied entirely on its self-developed software and the software from Huaxia Software Group to survive. Now, things are completely different. Faced with this huge pool of traffic, small businesses, apart from large enterprises with a fixed user base, find it hard to resist the temptation.

Of course, it's not that large companies don't love money, but they always have some reservations. They are unsure whether integrating with Momo's system will offend Microsoft, which is no pushover. Since last year, many software companies have suffered dismal losses because of offending Microsoft.

If Microsoft adds even a small restriction to your software, causing users' computers to overheat and lag while using it, that alone is enough to cripple you.

Incompatibility is the biggest nightmare for software companies.

Microsoft's "choose one of two" policy has been penalized by the US government many times. Gradually, this fine has become a revenue tool for the US government. Even if Microsoft does not implement the "choose one of two" policy, the US government will still collect the fine. This has become routine.

It's like collecting business tax from prostitutes. Nobody believes prostitutes will reform, so you just collect it on time and don't need to bother with any investigation.

The same applies to Microsoft; getting them to abandon their "either/or" policy is harder than a prostitute reforming herself.

Every operating system, once it reaches a certain scale, will face heavy blows from Microsoft. Even Apple's operating system has been pushed to its lowest point by Microsoft several times.
In the 90s, Apple formed an alliance with Compaq, Digital, and other companies to fight against Microsoft. This confrontation can be seen as an amplified version of the Shengda Group's confrontation with the Momo Group.

These include IBM, Big Data, Sun Microsystems, and even the once-dominant Netscape, all of which are using their partnership with Apple to compete with Microsoft.

Unfortunately, their alliance still didn't have much of an advantage against Microsoft, which held 90% of the global software market.

Apple suffered a crushing defeat in that battle, losing hundreds of millions of dollars within a year and almost going bankrupt.

Just when others thought Apple's days were numbered, Bill Gates, who came from Apple, suddenly announced an investment in the company, pulling it back from the brink of death.

Despite the fact that 90% of personal computers worldwide use Windows software, Microsoft still dares not ignore the collaborations between Apple and other major software companies. If they achieve any breakthroughs, it will inevitably have a huge impact on their market share.

If they can take this opportunity to bring Apple into their camp, they can not only reduce the negative impact on them, but also increase their absolute say in this field.

At the same time, Microsoft, a giant that has been punished by antitrust laws multiple times, has also taken the legal aspects into consideration.

If Apple were to collapse, Microsoft's operating system market share would reach over 92%. They've already been hit once; if they were hit again, the cost would far exceed the profits they made from seizing Apple's market share.

But if you pull Apple into your lap, not only can you touch it whenever you want, but the operating systems of those two companies can also dominate the entire personal computer market.

In this situation, the standards set by the two companies became the standards for the entire operating system field, commanding the world and none daring to disobey.

Furthermore, Microsoft's strength far surpasses Apple's, so there's no need to worry about being controlled by Apple; they can manipulate Apple at will.

Microsoft today is like Dong Zhuo during the Three Kingdoms period, surrounded by enemies on all sides. Apple, which has been absorbed into the fold, is like Lü Bu, Dong Zhuo's right-hand man.

In the browser field, for example, Microsoft was utterly defeated by Netscape and had no ability to fight back.

Netscape has a 75% global browser market share and a market value of $440 billion, giving Microsoft absolutely no chance.

If Microsoft and Apple join forces, Microsoft can include its Internet Explorer browser in the packaging of every Apple computer. Users who want to use Netscape Navigator will have to buy and install the software themselves, which would give Microsoft's Internet Explorer a competitive edge.

It can be said that Microsoft's strategy was very successful. By 1997, Netscape was completely overwhelmed by Internet Explorer. However, what is admirable is that Netscape made a decision that shocked the world when it was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Open source.

In 1998, Netscape announced that it would open-source all of its browser technology. From 1998 to 2002, countless browser companies were born, giving Microsoft a taste of what it meant to be showered with opportunities.

Netscape's failure also served as a wake-up call for other IT giants around the world.

Because Microsoft pioneered the pre-installation of software, they can pre-install their own software into the system, thus enabling mandatory bundled sales.

Sensing the crisis, IT giants finally turned their attention to operating systems. Companies such as Sun Microsystems, Dazhi, and IBM began to work together to develop a more powerful and open Linux programming language.

It's fair to say that Microsoft's entire attention is now focused on Sun Microsystems and IBM, leaving it with no time to expand eastward.

As long as the Momo system doesn't develop to a certain extent, Microsoft is unlikely to be distracted by dealing with this small Momo Group.

In their eyes, Momo Group is just like children playing around in a small technological country. If they were to take action, it would bring huge attention to this small system. If things go wrong, giants like IBM might even deliberately invest in such a small company to annoy Microsoft.

After all, competition between companies is the same as competition between countries; it is not black and white, nor is it a matter of good and evil.

Their competitors are established and changed according to the company's own business needs; they are competitors now, but may become partners in the future.

Everything is driven by profit.

During this period, Cheng Yi has been using a VPN to keep track of the situation in the international IT industry.

The biggest IT news of 2003 was the Sun OS system challenging Linux for the top spot in the rankings.

Linux was a rising star in the industry in 2003.

In 1997, when Sun Microsystems and IBM announced the open-source system, Linux was still very unfamiliar to many companies.

But now, Linux is a household name, and no company dares to ignore its existence. The strong momentum of Linux's development has even made Microsoft tremble with fear.

It can be said that Linux's strong growth momentum has demonstrated its unique charm to everyone. Governments and IT companies around the world are frantically developing various Linux distributions, hoping to become an alternative to Microsoft systems.

In recent years, Microsoft has been struggling to keep up with its own problems. In the Chinese market alone, there are more than a dozen Linnx operating systems, and even more in the European and American markets. If they hadn't already adopted Apple as their "adopted son," Bill Gates probably wouldn't be able to sleep well at night.

In 2003, Linux system sales reached US$71 billion, accounting for 15.7% of the global operating system market.

Microsoft and Apple accounted for 79.3% and 5% respectively.

It can be said that due to the emergence of Linux, Microsoft's global market share dropped by a full 11 percentage points. Apple's system fared even worse. Its closed ecosystem, coupled with Microsoft's strict restrictions on allowing game software to be integrated into Apple's system, caused Apple's market share to plummet from 15% to 5%.

This is also why Yu Sen and his team are not optimistic about Apple's operating system.

Before 2000, developing operating systems was a matter of survival in a difficult situation, because there were very few operating systems available at the time.

But now, developing an operating system is just muddying the waters. After all, there are just too many operating systems. Every country has some hot-blooded young people who don't believe in the power of the system and create a few Linux systems. Although these operating systems don't have many users, they are gradually eroding Microsoft's market share. One loses hundreds of thousands of users, another loses hundreds of thousands of users. Although it doesn't hurt Microsoft, the disgust is still very real.

Just like the Momo system, it has eroded more than a million users, but with that number of users, it can't even get into the top 100 operating systems in the world.

"It's time to take a drastic step and see how Microsoft reacts," Cheng Yi decided.

The downfall of the Shengda Group is only a matter of time. Once Shengda is dealt with, they will likely have to face that trillion-dollar behemoth.

Thinking about it carefully, I'm actually a little excited...

After two years of hard work, I've finally made it to the table, even if it's just sitting at the children's table.

(End of this chapter)