Extraordinary Genius

Chapter 1386 – IE is outdated

“Our Baidu browser is using our core technology. We had developed this browser with Sina, Sohu, NetEase, Tencent, Alibaba, Yandex, and other companies. It has a quick start-up, faster browsing…. It also supports multiple bookmarks, giving users more convenience….”

The current IE is still at a single page mode, and this browser is attractive because it can open multiple pages at once. Most internet users will open more than one website.

IE’s start-up and loading speed are slower, and Baidu’s browser has more applications.

Baidu has acquired HAO123 recently, and this is China’s top online listing portal currently. Most Chinese set it as their homepage to browse the web.

Many navigation websites have imitated HAO123’s navigation portal. It has become China’s navigation website standard.

This is why Baidu spent 50 billion RMB and a portion of Baidu shares to acquire it.

HAO123’s traffic is as high as Sina, Yahoo, and other top websites. With Baidu’s resources, they might become China’s No. 1 website in the future.

Li Yanhong stood on the stage to announce the launch. Although Baidu is set up later than Sina and other internet companies, their core search engine technology is inferior to them. With Baidu’s acquisition of HAO123 and their new browser, their influence will become greater.

Baidu will be listed in Hong Kong soon. Its value will surely exceed Sina and other companies to become China’s No. 1 Internet company!

Li Yanhong has thought of this jointly developed browser’s idea. But he was worried the other companies would not agree, and he went to look for Feng Yu. Feng Yu supported his idea and helped him call the person in charge of other companies to invite them.

The browser’s development went smoothly with many companies’ support.

Other than the Chinese reporters, many foreign reporters are there to cover this launch. Some overseas internet companies had also sent their representatives to this launch.

Some of the audiences are invited Li Yanhong, and some are invited by Zhong Qingxian, Liu Chuanzhi, and the rest. Kameda Masao also invited some.

After Li Yanhong introduced his browser’s features, the reporters started to ask questions. Of course, some companies’ representatives also ask questions.

Microsoft’s China top software engineer raised his hand and asked loudly. “Which one of you had developed internet browsers before?”

Li Yanhong asked him back. “Has Microsoft developed any companies’ browser before you all developed IE?”

Are you saying that only Microsoft can develop web browsers and we can’t? The first version of IE is nowhere near our browser.

“You mentioned that you had compared the stats with other browsers. Are you comparing to only IE?”

“No. We had compared our browser to IE and other browsers. I need to remind you that the IE browser’s market share is not high globally. We had compared our browser to all the mainstream browsers globally, like Yahoo, Google… etc. IE is only one of them.”

This Microsoft engineer implies that their IE browser is the industry standard, and all browsers should be compared to them.

Maybe IE is only one type of standard, but many other browsers’ standards are not inferior to them. IE is only slightly above average, but it is not the top browser.

Today, Baidu will trample all over IE and let everyone what is considered the best browser. A browser that can surf the internet is not considered a good browser. Some browsers are destined to be obsolete.

That Microsoft engineer still wants to ask questions, but Kameda Masao stood up. “You had asked two questions, and it should be our turn. You are not the only one with questions.”

Kameda Masao made that engineer quiet. No matter how successful that engineer is, he is still an employee. But Kameda Masao is Japan’s Second Billionaire and the President of Wind and Rain Holdings.

“Mr. Kameda, what is your question?” Li Yanhong starts to act with Kameda Masao.

“I feel that Yahoo’s browser is the best, and its browsing speed is the fastest. We don’t even need to compare to IE because they are nowhere close!”

Kameda Masao’s statement shocked all the reporters. How can someone criticize Microsoft products in public? The reporters start to take pictures.

News… this is a piece of big news!

Kameda Masao did not mention anything about Google and only talk about the Yahoo browser.

Yahoo China’s person in charge is struggling. He should be happy to hear people praising his company’s browser, especially someone with a higher social status.

But why must you mention IE? Although we also think IE cannot be compared to us, you should not say this publicly. This will offend Microsoft, and we are partners now.

Microsoft’s engineer is furious until his lips tremble. Kameda Masao is too arrogant!

What do you mean by nowhere close? Our IE has the highest market share in the market! Although the percentage is not that high, we are still the highest!

New browsers appear almost every few months, and the competition is stiff. IE can get the highest market share is an amazing feat.

Even if you point out IE flaws and all have more features, you cannot change the fact that we own the highest market share. How dare you all belittle Microsoft?!

Yahoo is only the World’s No.1 web portal, but you all are also forced to break up because of monopolizing the market. We had been sued for anti-trust too, and we settled it with a few hundred million USD.

How dare Yahoo belittle Microsoft?! We shall see which browser will emerge as the winner!

That Microsoft engineer stood up angrily and was about to leave when Kameda Masao added. “IE is outdated and is destinated to be obsolete!”

The engineer stopped for a second and continued his way without turning back.

Outdated? Obsolete? We shall see who will be obsolete!