In the user agreement, the Phantom Helmet product sold by Futureman Technology, including a series of products such as God Level Continent and Virtual Reality Community, are all based on online services provided by quantum computer servers.
If Futureman Technology stops providing virtual reality services, the entire virtual reality network will be disrupted. After everyone logged into the Phantom Helmet, they could only face the white cube that was as empty as a prison cell, and cried without tears in front of the application that couldn't be opened.
I can’t even browse the web!
Want to restore your virtual reality network? Okay, let’s get a quantum computer first!
For a company like Futureman Technology, which makes both equipment and content, it is quite scary to act rogue. Are you investigating my device? Then I will stop your content too! When the investigation is completed, when will we open it again
If the Phantom Helmet could only be used for playing games, Jiang Chen would definitely not dare to do so. It's just a game console. If it's blocked, it will be blocked. It won't have any impact on the country. However, after a year of development, is the Phantom Helmet still just a "game console"
Maybe a year ago, but certainly not now.
Since the launch of the virtual community function half a year ago, immersive virtual reality has moved from the gaming field to people's social interaction, life, and even work. Many private companies even use virtual chat room functions as remote conferencing tools. Many educational institutions conduct distance education through virtual communities...
Within a year, Americans have become accustomed to living in virtual reality. Spend more time during the day with family and real friends, move the time online to after falling asleep, and connect dreams with the virtual world. The next morning I woke up from a deep sleep and went to work full of energy...
And now Future People Technology has announced the suspension of virtual reality services, which means that these original habits will be broken.
As soon as the news came out, American netizens immediately exploded!
Without virtual reality, many Americans even suffer from insomnia. I always feel like something is missing when I'm sleeping. I used to be able to fall asleep with just a push of a switch, but now I have to lie in bed for a long time and think about it. Some people really couldn't sleep, so they had no choice but to put on their helmets, press the button, and stare at the pure white cube in a daze.
Life without virtual reality is simply a kind of torture!
The U.S. Department of Justice, which launched the antitrust investigation process, immediately became the target of public criticism!
"Bureaucrat from the Ministry of Justice of France, President of France!"
“Throw protectionism in the trash! Damn capitalist interests! Give us virtual reality!”
"There must be a dirty Y deal behind this. Let's guess how much money Google paid for the 'hourly workers' in the White House."
Google said with tears in his eyes, I was shot even while I was lying down.
The White House is desperately trying to explain to the public that the antitrust investigation into Future Tech is legitimate. However, lawyers from Futureman Group directly stated that it is simply unheard of to conduct an antitrust investigation on a company that was founded less than two years ago and launched a product less than a year ago.
Brown Creech, a representative of the Future Technology Lawyers Group responsible for fighting the lawsuit with the Department of Justice, posted a tweet, teasing his opponent with joking words.
"This is probably the most interesting case I have received in my more than ten years of work. My client has not even digested the market share in his stomach, and is actually suspected of obstructing other companies from entering the market?"
The tweet attracted tens of thousands of retweets, was even featured in the Christian Science Monitor, and was discussed on American talk shows.
Obviously, the American people do not buy into the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust investigation.
It can be said that people from the Ministry of Justice are investigating and collecting evidence and preparing for lawsuits under tremendous pressure.
However, the matter is not over yet. With the help of future people's technology, associations for the disabled, black rights organizations, associations against discrimination against fat people, and other messy organizations all jumped out and took to the streets to protest.
"Putting on the Phantom Helmet, I saw the colors of the world for the first time. Although I knew it was fake, it was so real to me. I saw my wife for the first time, although she was not Not as beautiful as I imagined, but I love her... And now I put on the phantom helmet and can only face a blank wall. Future people's technology opened this window for me, but those powerful people closed it for their own benefit. "A blind man who was born blind complained in front of the reporter's camera.
"In the virtual world, I don't have to care about skin color, because I can change my skin to any color if I want. But you have deprived us of our rights, so we stand here and protest against you." A certain activist. said the powerful black man.
"Give us back virtual reality! At least in the virtual world, no one cares about my weight, and no one calls me 'fat' behind my back! Or laughs at me by yelling: Hey, Cook, Have you ever flown? How many tickets did they ask you to buy? That's not funny!" some 400-pound man screamed at the door of the White House.
In this country where political correctness is above all else, if a disabled person stands up and points his nose at the president and scolds him. Not only will the president have to apologize, but the media will also help scold him. In a sense, this phenomenon is abnormal. Some people even joked that the acceptance rate for black lesbians looking for jobs in the United States is extremely high because once they are rejected, the company may be suspected of "discriminating against blacks," "discriminating against women," and "discriminating against homosexuals."
But it is undeniable that most people buy into it. Although it is a bit far-fetched to associate virtual reality with discrimination, there is no way, the future people group has a good rhythm.
Using political correctness to kidnap politics is a very American approach.
Faced with overwhelming public opinion, the Department of Justice still has to withstand pressure from the White House.
In response to this, Attorney General Eric Lynch had no choice but to lower his face and talk to Jiang Chen on the phone, expressing anxiously.
"An investigation is an investigation. Can you resume normal business first?"
Jiang Chen said with a serious face: "No! We will actively cooperate with your country's judicial procedures and will never do anything illegal or disciplinary until we get rid of the suspicion of monopoly!"
The unlucky Minister of Justice almost cried and explained: "The antitrust investigation does not mean that you can't do business, it just needs to suspend the sales of Phantom helmets in the United States!"
"No! The virtual reality network is also part of Futureman's technology service projects. In order to avoid interfering with the investigation and evidence collection, we are willing to proactively suspend our business and make sacrifices to comply with your country's laws and regulations!"
Eric said angrily: "What kind of logic do you have? Who asked you to make sacrifices!"
Jiang Chen still had that serious face, holding the phone and said in a deep voice: "Please don't do this, Mr. Minister. We are an enterprise, and suspending services means losses. At this point, we are definitely more anxious than you! We are waiting for you We hope you can wait patiently for us to resume business."
Eric was dumbfounded.
The sun is still rising from the west. When did companies ask government departments to wait patiently? Isn’t it our turn to say this
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen finally couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed out loud.
"You are still laughing. Now the sales of Phantom helmets in the United States have completely stagnated." Seeing Jiang Chen's lack of seriousness, Xia Shiyu couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.
"Don't worry, sales will explode soon." Jiang Chen made an explosive gesture, looked at her and smiled, "This shutdown of the virtual reality service is not only putting pressure on the White House, but also hyping our products. "
"It's just that the advertising fee is a bit expensive."
"There is no way, who wants us to fight with the Boston Consortium?" Jiang Chen made a helpless expression towards Xia Shiyu.
"What I'm more worried about is that if the White House resists the pressure of public opinion and pursues this antitrust lawsuit to the end, we will suffer the greater loss. After all, they are government agencies and we are responsible for our own profits and losses." Xia Shiyu said with some hesitation.
"It's impossible, because the Boston Consortium can't survive. The antitrust investigation started because of them. As long as they admit defeat, the U.S. Department of Justice will not persist." Jiang Chen said without hesitation.
After a pause, Jiang Chen smiled and continued.
“And most importantly, our products are irreplaceable.”
Even if this market is temporarily lost, it is impossible for anyone to replace it with future technology.
This is the real trump card that Jiang Chen relies on! (.)