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Chapter 487 Coming to Change the World
At 9:00 AM, in the multi-functional demonstration hall on the second floor of the Momo Technology Building.

Dark curtains blocked out the sunlight, leaving only the central presentation platform illuminated by a few spotlights.

The audience was packed, and countless cameras were pointed at the few people on stage. A tense sense of anticipation filled the air.

Lei Jun sat in the front row, his hands unconsciously gripping his knees tightly, his suit pants wrinkled deeply from his grip.

Now, only four hours remain until the 48-hour deadline he made his boast.

Early this morning, Cheng Yi, with dark circles under his eyes, told him that the icebreaker was a success.

He, also sporting dark circles under his eyes, simply stood there grinning foolishly.

It's a success! It's good that it's a success.

Soon, Cheng Yi, dressed in a well-tailored Zhongshan suit with a stand-up collar, calmly walked to the computer in the center of the demonstration table.

Beside him was Lin Qingyin, whose rosy cheeks astonished the reporters.

Lin Qingyin was wearing a simple white turtleneck sweater and light blue jeans today. There were no traces of staying up late on her face. Her eyes were calm, like a lake reflecting the morning light.

"Dear media friends, thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to gather here." Cheng Yi's voice resounded throughout the venue through the microphone, steady and powerful: "In the past thirty-odd hours, the dispute between Jinshan WPS and Microsoft Office has attracted a lot of attention and discussion. People have even followed President Lei all the way from Yanjing City to Jingzhou City."

"Hahaha..." The reporters below the stage burst into laughter.

Facing the crowd, Cheng Yi smiled and said, "President Lei didn't sleep well yesterday, so today I, as the host, will give everyone an answer."

Lei Jun glanced at Cheng Yi with displeasure, thinking to himself: You slept well, your dark circles are bigger than mine.

Cheng Yi turned away from Lei Jun's gaze and gestured for the spotlight to fall on the laptop in front of Lin Qingyin.

"Let me introduce you. This is Lin Qingyin, Chief Technology Officer of Momo Group, one of the core architects of Momo Group's Moc-os system, and the technical lead for responding to Microsoft's IRM blockade." Cheng Yi's introduction was brief and powerful. He continued, "Next, she will demonstrate the actual use of the icebreaker for everyone."

Lin Qingyin nodded slightly and began to move the mouse.

Her computer desktop was projected onto the large screen simultaneously.

As soon as a striking blue diamond icon is clicked, a clean and simple interface pops up.

“This is an icebreaker.” Her voice, coming through the microphone, carried the calmness typical of a technologist. “It doesn’t work by cracking Microsoft’s encryption core, because that’s both dangerous and illegal.”

She pulled up a simple flowchart and projected it on the big screen, saying, "We chose a more ingenious path, simulating a Microsoft-approved trusted environment locally, which induced the IRM system to actively unlock its first layer of access control."

Lin Qingyin is very suitable to be a teacher. She explains things in a simple and easy-to-understand way. In fact, she even thoughtfully added pictures in case some idiots didn't understand.

“Just like in the diagram, the moment the document content is released into memory.” Her slender fingertips tapped a key combination on the keyboard, and a red arrow on the flowchart pointed precisely to the memory area: “The icebreaker will intercept it, only peeling off the outermost DRM permission control shell to extract the original document content.”

The reporters below the stage held their breath and zoomed in with their cameras for close-ups.

Lin Qingyin opened her email and downloaded an attachment.

Filename: [Confidential - IRM Locked.doc].

She quickly double-clicked to open it with WPS.

A glaring red warning box instantly popped up on the screen: [This document is protected by information access control; you are not authorized to open this document.]

A suppressed gasp rose from the audience, mixed with a series of whispers.

At this moment, Lei Jun's back also straightened instantly.

Is there a problem here?
Lin Qingyin remained calm and composed, right-clicking the locked document icon and selecting "Use Icebreaker" from the pop-up menu.

The blue diamond icon flashed again, and the progress bar rapidly filled up under everyone's watchful eyes.

The warning box disappeared.

The document marked as confidential was displayed clearly, completely, and without any obstruction in the WPS interface.

Tables, formulas, and embedded charts remain completely intact.

After a deathly silence, the multi-functional demonstration hall erupted in thunderous applause and the clicking of camera shutters, almost lifting the roof off.

At that moment, countless flashes of light illuminated the entire demonstration hall, turning it into daylight.

"It's done! It's really done!" some reporters shouted excitedly into their phones. "Get the story out of here right away! Sohu has to be the first to publish it!"

"Post it quickly, no need for pictures! Post the news first! Jinshan Group and Momo Group have joined forces to break through Microsoft's technical blockade!"

At this moment, Lei Jun also stood up from his seat and clapped his hands vigorously. His eyes were uncontrollably burning as he looked at the excessively young yet surprisingly calm girl on the stage, his eyes filled with envy.

He had heard of Lin Qingyin's reputation, but had never met her before.

He is the darling of IT giants worldwide, one of the top ten super geniuses in the first computer competition, a top computer genius at Handong University, and the chief technology officer of Momo Group...

Lin Qingyin has too many accolades to list. With such a computer genius, Momo Group will definitely go further in the IT industry than Jinshan.

Most importantly, this girl is so beautiful.

Lei Jun glanced at Cheng Yi, who was standing not far away with a smile on his lips, and couldn't help but spit.

It's like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung.

Cheng Yi raised his hand to suppress the boiling noise, his smile deepened, and with a sharp insight into the future, he said, "Everyone, don't get excited yet, this is just an appetizer."

His voice, coming through the microphone, clearly drowned out the cheers from the crowd.

Everyone turned to look at Cheng Yi, stunned by his words.

An appetizer? Is there something even more potent in store?

The reporters present were all elites sent by major media outlets. They immediately sensed something unusual and picked up their video cameras and DSLRs again.

Cheng Yi looked at the reporters below the stage and smiled, "Although we have cracked this problem, Microsoft will not sit idly by. Their usual trick is to embed targeted small patches in the next system update to create compatibility traps, causing WPS to crash and malfunction under the Windows system until users completely lose patience."

Cheng Yi bluntly revealed Microsoft's tactics, and the audience fell silent instantly.

The crowd's earlier jubilation was somewhat dampened by Cheng Yi's cold water. The reporters present stared at Cheng Yi with excited eyes, waiting for his next words. Of everyone present, only Lei Jun knew what Cheng Yi wanted to say. He pressed his throbbing right eyelid and couldn't help but sigh twice.

At this moment, Cheng Yi's gaze swept across the entire room, finally landing on Lei Jun's face. With an invitation and an undeniable declaration, he said in a strong and clear voice, "Therefore, passive defense is never the way out. Lei Jun and I have discussed this carefully, and we have chosen to take the initiative."

He paused, then uttered a weighty statement that shocked everyone: "I hereby officially announce that the Moc-os operating system home edition, independently developed by Momo Group, is now officially available for free download to users worldwide!"

"boom!"

The huge projection screen lit up the instant Cheng Yi finished speaking.

This is no longer the cool UI full of entertainment elements found in internet cafes; instead, it is a design language that blends minimalism with Eastern aesthetics.

The light gray and moon white background, along with the smooth and rounded icons, exudes a calm yet understated sense of futuristic technology.

In the center of the screen is a large download link and a prominent promotional slogan:
"Moc-os Home Edition: Coming to change the world."

This time, the demonstration hall was silent for a full ten seconds.

The scene immediately erupted in cheers, with countless reporters nearly breaking through the security cordon to rush to the front of the stage.

The combination of a free version and a home version is tantamount to detonating a nuclear bomb directly under the walls of Microsoft's empire.

The news spread at lightning speed to every corner of the internet via live broadcast and countless reporters' mobile phones.

"Mr. Cheng..."

"President Cheng..."

"President Cheng..."

The frenzied reporters, microphones in hand, kept pushing forward, their questions swirling together, making it impossible to hear what they were saying.

That's absolutely insane.

Lei Jun stood there, surrounded by deafening noise, but his heart pounded heavily in his chest, so much so that he felt suffocated.

He looked at Cheng Yi's composed figure under the flashing lights, then at Lin Qingyin standing quietly beside him, and then at the provocative slogan on the screen.

He got it.

WPS's breakthrough and its efforts to counter Microsoft's blockade are just prelude.

Cheng Yi's goal was terrifyingly clear from the very beginning: he wanted to overthrow Microsoft's throne that had dominated the personal computer desktop for nearly two decades!
Sumireyama WPS was merely a sharp blade in his hand, aimed at the enemy's ribs, and a perfect decoy to draw fire.

A chill mixed with an indescribable burning sensation shot up his spine to the top of his head.

He felt like a gambler pushed onto the table, but his opponent had already seen through all his cards and meticulously prepared an irresistible high-stakes gamble for him.

What is the cost? What is the stake?
he does not know.

All he knew was that he and the entire Jinshan had been irrevocably bound to this mad warship named Momo, sailing into an endless deep sea where giants were locked in a fierce battle amidst turbulent waves.

After the press conference ended, Lei Jun declined all interviews and followed Cheng Yi back to the top-floor president's office with a wide view, his steps somewhat unsteady.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the winter sun pierced through the clouds, casting a pale gold hue on the buildings of the Momo Technology Industrial Park.

Although the room was well-heated, Lei Jun felt as if he were in a frozen wasteland, shivering from the cold.

Cheng Yi personally poured Lei Jun a cup of hot tea and said with a smile, "Mr. Lei, was it a great success this time?"

He wore a knowing smile, a smile that, in Lei Jun's eyes, was brimming with a dangerous aura.

Lei Jun took the teacup, feeling the scalding heat on his fingertips, and stared intently at Cheng Yi, saying, "You didn't tell me you were going to announce your system today."

"I remember telling you that yesterday," Cheng Yi said, feigning grievance.

“No, you just mentioned it casually yesterday, and I explained the implications to you!” Lei Jun looked at Cheng Yi and said, “You even said you would release the system after the New Year.”

"The main thing is that we can't waste this opportunity. As you saw today, media from all over the country have come here. Such a great publicity opportunity can save us at least tens of millions in advertising fees," Cheng Yi said. "That's why I changed my plans at the last minute."

"President Cheng, what a cunning move! A feint to the east while attacking the west, a feint to the west while secretly advancing! You're using us, Jinshan, as pawns, drawing all of Microsoft's firepower onto WPS, just to carve out a path for your Moc-OS Home Edition?"

His voice carried suppressed anger and the stifling frustration of being thoroughly exploited.

Faced with Lei Jun's anger, Cheng Yi simply smiled. He walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, looked down at the bustling commercial street below, and said, "Mr. Lei, you're exaggerating."

Cheng Yi's voice was calm as he slowly said, "We have always been comrades in arms. WPS needs to break through, it needs the market, and it needs to get rid of Microsoft's shadow."

"And I gave you the weapons to break the ice, the nationwide distribution channels in internet cafes, and now I'm giving you a brand new operating system platform that's not controlled by Microsoft. Isn't that a win-win situation?"

Cheng Yi turned around, backlit, his facial features somewhat blurred, but his eyes shone brightly: "Without Moc-os as a base, WPS will always be nothing more than meat on a chopping board in the Windows system. Microsoft can lock your documents with IRM today, and make your software crash frequently with a system patch tomorrow. Haven't you Jinshan had enough of this life of dependence and uncertainty?"

Cheng Yi's words left Lei Jun speechless and also pointed directly to Jinshan's deepest fear and helplessness.

Memories of those years when WPS eked out a living under Microsoft's shadow and was on the verge of death instantly flooded Lei Jun's mind.

Just then, there was a gentle knock on the office door, and Li Weiwei walked in quickly with a freshly printed document in her hand, her face showing a hint of seriousness.

"President Cheng, President Lei, Microsoft's response has just arrived." She handed the document to Cheng Yi and said, "It's faster than we expected."

"Because they were already prepared, they just released it casually." Cheng Yi glanced at it, chuckled, and handed the document to Lei Jun.

Lei Jun looked at it eagerly; it was an official statement with strong wording and the bright red seal of Microsoft China.

The core content points to two main points:

First, they strongly condemned the Jinshan WPS and Icebreaker plugin for allegedly illegally circumventing Microsoft's intellectual property protection measures, constituting a serious infringement, and Microsoft reserves the right to take all legal measures to pursue their liability.

Secondly, Microsoft strongly questions and warns users that installing and using so-called icebreaker plugins of unknown origin will seriously endanger system security and user privacy. Microsoft will release an emergency system patch KB434523453 within 72 hours to fix the related security risks and strongly recommends that all users update the patch in a timely manner.

At the end of the statement, the phrase "reserves the right to take all legal measures" was even highlighted in red.

(End of this chapter)