"Changing the company's operating model, the American branch of the Marching Ant Group operates independently, forming a new board of directors and company executives to be responsible for U.S. market operations."
"Lower the price of holographic projectors."
“Do not refuse to license holographic-related patented technologies to U.S. companies.”
“The sale of holographic projector-related hardware accessories (including all models of holographic projectors) to U.S. companies must not be refused.”
"The Army Ant Group must invest in building a holographic projector production plant in the United States."
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Zhao Min smiled after reading a dozen conditions.
I simply want the Army Ant Group to send all holographic technology to the United States. The idea is perfect.
Americans are not stupid and want to make others look stupid.
Putting forward this condition, it feels like the Army Ant Group will go bankrupt if they leave them. However, Zhao Min was already used to their shamelessness, and there was nothing strange about it.
"Reject all their conditions." Zhao Min said.
When they released the holographic technology, they had already applied for international patents and filed lawsuits for crackable hardware technology.
The U.S. market also includes the business of holographic projectors and seismometers.
Seismometers are a technology related to people's livelihood. They certainly dare not restrict them and can only use holographic projectors to make a fuss.
Their prices and contracts are all within the rules, and they are not afraid of the other party finding faults. Following judicial procedures, they are not afraid of anyone.
If it really takes action, the worst it can do is withdraw from the U.S. market.
Although the United States is the largest single overseas market, the profits from holographic projectors are just the icing on the cake for the current Army Ant Group.
Li Lingfeng didn't have any surprises.
He is the vice president in charge of the holographic projector business. When he heard this kind of news from Yin Hongye, he was also happy with this condition.
He could make a decision, tell Yin Hongye directly, and reject the other party. However, due to procedural issues, I asked Zhao Min for his opinion, and the current answer was as expected.
"Let the Legal Department follow up. If they investigate, let them investigate. If you want to file a lawsuit, go ahead." Zhao Min added.
"Okay." Li Lingfeng nodded: "What if they want to change other conditions?"
"There are no other conditions. Tell them clearly that we do not monopolize the market, do not manipulate product prices, and do not abuse our dominant position. We will not agree to any conditions."
It can be seen from the other party's conditions that the other party's purpose is just to obtain holographic related technology.
Applying for a patent requires disclosure of technology and data.
But the most critical micro-laser control system for holographic projection is still in their hands. This technical core cannot be cracked. They have not applied for a patent and do not have a micro-laser control system. The holographic equipment they produce is a box without a soul.
Unless they develop another laser control system and then license their holographic patent, it will be impossible to produce a holographic projector.
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"They refused?"
Wilbur nodded slightly. It would be strange if he agreed to them all at once.
"Ask them what conditions they are not satisfied with."
"The head of the branch of the Marching Ant Group said that they will not accept any unreasonable conditions. If we investigate, they will cooperate, but they will not negotiate conditions with us as a bargaining chip. He said that they do not monopolize the market, do not abuse their market dominance, let alone Manipulating prices to make huge profits.”
Wilbur frowned when he heard Mullen's words.
The other party's uncooperative attitude is obviously a conflict with them.
Obviously you don't want them to get involved with holographic technology.
This is not good news.
"What are the chances of suing them?" Wilbur asked.
"It's hard to say. Among the conditions for determination, there is no doubt that they have a monopoly market position. The key to abusing the monopoly market position is our evidence and the witness testimony of the companies that cooperate with the Army Ant Group.
The Army Ant Group took advantage of its monopoly on large-scale holographic projectors to invest in the construction of a holographic park and refused to sell it to other companies. This was suspected of unfair competition and deliberately suppressing its opponents.
As for price manipulation, after investigating their data, the pricing of holographic equipment is in line with the pricing principle of the marginal revenue curve. However, the standards for determining the above conditions are not uniform. The specifics need to be debated in court and depends on the judge’s determination. " Mullen said.
"Investigate them, prosecute them, put pressure on them."
The U.S. official formally prosecuted the Marching Ant Group for alleged monopoly, abusing its market monopoly position, and manipulating the price of holographic projectors.
The news emerged and attracted the attention of the economic circle.
In my impression, this is the first lawsuit involving a suspected monopoly since the establishment of the Marching Ant Group.
Some U.S. officials began to sue the Army Ant Group for monopoly. Within a week, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada and other countries followed suit. After launching investigations into the Army Ant branch, they successively sued the Army Ant Group for suspected monopoly. They followed suit.
For a moment, people felt that the army ant group was being ambushed from all sides.
"A boss, with a few followers, went to attack an ant. Hehehe, it's interesting."
"The army ants rise."
"Let's see how the army ants respond. Don't be timid at this time, otherwise there will be serious consequences."
"Do you think the next step is to arrest the top leaders of the Army Ant Group? Create a threat to the Army Ant Group?"
"The picture was similar before."
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"The Army Ant Group has gone too far to monopolize the holographic market and split their company into two, just like Mobil Oil."
"The Army Ants are a Chinese company, not ours. Go home and wash your hands and sleep."
"Go to China and sue them for monopoly, let the Chinese officials punish him, let China split them in two."
"Only the United States and no other country have the practice of splitting a monopoly company into two. In monopoly disputes between transnational countries, if companies in one's own country form a monopoly and harm the interests of other countries, they will only turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye when necessary. , will also help.
When a certain telecommunication company formed a chip monopoly over China, did we punish it? When Samsung formed a memory and screen monopoly on other companies, did South Korea punish Samsung
By the same token, let China punish the army ants? impossible. Now the roles have been reversed, but we still don’t know ourselves and think we are the best in the world. "
"If China comes up with a mechanism similar to Wassenaar, we will cry."
"The Army Ant Group also has a monopoly on seismograph technology and its pricing is super crazy. Why does no one dare to investigate or sue?"
The antitrust investigation of the Army Ant Group has sparked debate on global networks and economic forums. China's domestic and international public opinion shows two completely different styles.
At present, holographic technology is booming, and the market for holographic technology has been formed.
The monopoly dispute over holographic technology has instantly become an international focus as several countries have launched antitrust investigations against the Army Ant Group.
The army ant group at the center of the storm was also surrounded by reporters from all walks of life.
The lobby of Building 7 of the Army Ant Group.
Xiang Xiang sat in the assigned press seat and waited for the members of the Army Ant Group to come out. Waiting with him were hundreds of reporters, all from the most mainstream media organizations at home and abroad.
In this antitrust investigation of the Marching Ant Group, many media wanted to interview Chen Mo and Zhao Min, but not surprisingly, they declined all interviews.
This is the first time that the Marching Ant Group has held an official press conference to respond positively to antitrust investigations by various countries.
Now the outside world is speculating on how the army ant group will respond.
Not long after, Li Huai walked out from the backstage and walked up to his seat amidst the attention of many media.
Li Huai, the head of the public relations department of the Marching Ant Group, is no stranger to reporters. He is also a well-known lawyer in the legal field.
"Thank you for coming today."
Li Huai walked up to the small podium and went directly to the topic.
"We have received many interview requests recently and are unable to accept interviews one by one. Regarding the multi-country antitrust investigation into the products of the Marching Ant Group, I am here to give you a unified reply.
First of all, our group does not have a monopoly market or abuse its market position. The prices of all our products comply with the pricing principle of the marginal revenue curve. There is no manipulation of prices to make huge profits.
For all companies that sign cooperation agreements with us, the terms of the contracts are legal and compliant, and there are no mandatory exclusive clauses or price discrimination. We will not force our partners to accept any illegal conditions.
We do not have unfair competition. Our group encourages competition. Our chairman has publicly said that we are not afraid to compete with any company and will not use any unfair means to suppress our opponents.
The accusations made against our group by many countries are unfounded. Our group has actively responded to the lawsuit and we do not accept any accusations that are contrary to the facts. If we ignore the facts and make unfair penalties against our group, it will harm our cooperative relationship and the consequences will be serious... "
Five minutes later, Li Huai stopped. The reply was mediocre, but clearly stated the position of the Marching Ant Group.
"Mr. Li, you just mentioned that if the Army Ant Group is unfairly punished, the consequences will be very serious. Do you mean that if it is unfairly punished, the Army Ant Group will fight back?" A person was called. The reporter stood up and asked.
"Yes." Li Huai answered clearly.
This is what Zhao Min meant.
"If there are really unfair accusations and penalties, what countermeasures will you take? Cut off cooperation with the country's companies or use other countermeasures?"
"If we are treated unfairly in the region, we have to consider whether the region can give our company a level playing field. We do not rule out interrupting cooperation with the country's companies or withdrawing from the country's market."
What a willful approach, what a tough response.
Hearing this reply, everyone was secretly stunned.
Li Huai said this in front of hundreds of reporters on the official platform of the Army Ant headquarters. This shows that this is the meaning of the highest level of the Army Ant Group.
There are only two people at the top of the Marching Ant Group, Chen Mo or Zhao Min.
One thing the two of them were sure of was that they meant it.
If other companies threaten to withdraw from the country's market, others may only sneer, while their competitors will be happy.
But now we are the Army Ant Group, the most advanced technology company in the world. Every product is a cross-era technology, and holographic technology has no competitors.
The withdrawal of the Marching Ant Group means that if they want to buy holographic products or other products of the Marching Ant Group, they will have to go abroad to buy them, or resell them to a third party. The cost and selling price will be higher, and it is inconvenient.
"Mr. Li, your company's holographic projection products and intelligent robots currently occupy 100% of the market share. There is already a monopoly market. Why does your company deny the monopoly market?" A foreign reporter stood up.
"We are operating and selling products normally, and there is no monopoly. Holographic projection belongs to display hardware products and projection hardware. In the display field, there are also LCD and OLED screens. In addition, there are many ordinary optical projectors.
These products can all replace holographic projection technology. Our holographic technology is just a more advanced optical projection. In the application market in related fields, our holographic products only occupy a fraction, so how can we have a monopoly
As for the monopoly issue in the intelligent robot market, the current market for intelligent robots is huge. Our company's robots are only a little more advanced, but their share is even more pitiful. If the law considers advanced technology to be a monopoly, then who will dare to innovate in the future? "
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Some foreign reporters on the scene had their eyelids twitching. If the Marching Ant Group uses this angle to argue and counterattack in court, it is really not certain who will lose and who will win.
This is why the Army Ant Group has the confidence to say that it does not have a monopoly.
(End of chapter)