Chapter 216: The First Ensemble at the Opening of the Double Reed Play
The fact that Coastline Company was sued by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association to the International Court of Justice has also been widely circulated in China, and it is also a hot topic on the Internet. Speaking of it, from the product launch on February 2nd to today, it has been almost two months in a row.
There is heavy news related to Coastline Company almost every day.
Breaking news is coming one after another. There is rarely a company in the world that can hit the screen globally for two consecutive months. Coastline Company can be regarded as creating an alternative world-class record.
It can be said that engaging in monopoly lawsuits is a basic operation for super giants. Which super multinational giant in the world has not been entangled in monopoly lawsuits? Basically none!
Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, eBay...
You can list a lot at random.
As for a high-tech company like Coastline, it has had an absolute technological monopoly since its birth, so it is not surprising at all to be involved in monopoly lawsuits.
However, now that Coastline is being sued in court, major industry insiders are analyzing and publishing their own articles on this matter. Basically, the mainstream voices are not optimistic that the "consumer" of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association can win this case.
A lawsuit.
It's too complicated, and it's obvious that if it really could win, the app-store wouldn't be around today.
Interestingly, in the end, large e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and eBay, including Apple, actually supported Coastline and refuted the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association's lawsuit.
This is very interesting.
But people with a discerning eye can also see that these giants do not really have good intentions, but if Coastline Company loses this lawsuit, that is, this "distribution monopoly" is established, it means that other large platforms will not be able to survive alone, then
Just wait in line to be sanctioned. Let’s not talk about anything else. The second one to be sanctioned is definitely Apple’s app-store.
And if Coastline wins, major platforms such as Apple, Amazon, and eBay can still continue to be "commission-based intermediaries" to get rid of annoying antitrust lawsuits, and it will be more difficult to sue technology giants through this method in the future.
The general public feels that Coastline Company is in big trouble this time. The International Court of Justice has accepted the lawsuit, and they feel that Japan is really going to get into an international lawsuit with Coastline Company.
However, as the defendant, Ye Hua (Shoreline) doesn't even pay attention to this matter anymore. It's just that the media has hyped the topic very hotly. Ye Hua knows very well that Xiao Benzi is angry. After all, how should I put it, okay?
You have to let people vent their anger and do it smoothly.
After a few days, my anger was almost gone. However, after I realized that it was of no real use, I almost calmed down.
However, Ye Hua would not give Xiaobenzi too much time. Even if he wanted to, Americans and Europeans did not have that patience. Hundreds of multinational companies were gearing up to make the next move. One of them had already become rbq.
Everyone really didn’t have that much patience for his little notebook. If he still hadn’t calmed down after two or three days, the big guys taught him how to be quiet.
Well, the longer the time goes on, the greater the price will be. If the time limit is exceeded, the opportunity to "join the group" will be directly deprived. Ye Hua came to decide this matter and gave Xiao Benzi five days.
On April 1, that is, the third day after the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association sued Coastline Company as a consumer... the lawsuit was withdrawn!
When the news came out, the major media and a large number of people waiting to see the show were a little confused.
The situation was so fierce that media outlets all over the world made headlines. Is this the result?
Do you think this is a fake melon?
Xiaoben really couldn't withstand the joint pressure of a black-bellied rabbit and a bald eagle. These two alone couldn't withstand it, let alone the whole world colluding with each other to bully, so I had to accept rbq's
Identity, sell your butt obediently.
After all, if Japan's economy remains stagnant or even regresses in the next twenty or thirty years, while other big countries, powerful countries or emerging market countries in the world continue to grow, then Japan's voice in the future will plummet.
The most miserable and distressing company is Shin-Etsu Chemical. Originally Shin-Etsu was very happy.
Ten days ago, it had just completed the expected supply of pure crystal sources for semiconductors and made a huge profit. Then the calibration meeting for the developer's technical system plan was held. Shin-Etsu is also planning for this to happen.
The big order has arrived, and I am eagerly anticipating that Intel, the big brother in charge, will give it a try again.
Then it was reported that the Japanese automobile industry was excluded from the system, and the whole world did not bring Japan to play with building cars, and a large number of old drivers who were old-timers were kicked out of the group.
Shin-Etsu was very angry and mentally supported the country's automobile industry, but it was as stable as an old dog. Shin-Etsu Chemical's business would not be affected anyway, so he looked at this matter with the mentality of taking advantage of the situation.
result…
The melon-eating Shinyue never imagined that he would actually become a bargaining chip?
Shinetsu:???
Now the entire Shin-Etsu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. is in a state of panic. How is this different from robbery? And why did Shin-Etsu become a victim?
However, it is inevitable for Shin-Etsu to transfer its core technology. The Japanese have to abandon their cars to keep their commander-in-chief. The authorities are helpless, and so are Japan's chaebols. When these two forces reach a consensus, it becomes irreversible for Shin-Etsu to be sold as a bargaining chip.
fact.
Four days later, that is, on April 5, after Xiaobenzi presented all the good things at home, he went through the many senior group members, administrators, and group leaders in the "group" and started a wave of py.
After the transaction, the big guys in the group felt that Xiao Ben was very sensible, so one of the big guys suggested that they take Xiao Ben to play together in the future.
The big bosses in the group have all been treated with filial piety, and they are willing to take advantage of others' weak words. The big bosses all expressed their approval to join the group for the continued prosperity and development of the world economy.
So, Xiao Ben joined the group just like that.
Boss in the group: From now on in the group, we managers will protect you. Are you impressed?
Classmate Xiaoben: Don’t dare to move, don’t dare to move!
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After April 5, the overall situation was decided and everything was ready.
When media and analysts around the world learned that Japan had joined the developer technology system, the matter was preparing to make headlines the next day, but even more explosive news came out on April 6, like the ground was flat.
A loud thunder made the whole world go numb.
Think tanks and analysts around the world feel like their brains are about to shut down. There have been so many hot news and events in the past two months that it is simply overwhelming and difficult to sort out.
On April 6th, everyone was preparing to eat small melons, but China threw out a super big melon.
At about 11 o'clock in the morning that day, Rabbit made a heavy response to the U.S.'s recent push to impose additional tariffs on $245 billion of goods exported to the U.S.: The U.S. has seriously violated WTO rules and continuously introduced unilateral measures, causing the trade dispute between the two sides to continue.
The upgrade will not only harm the interests of bilateral enterprises and consumers, but also damage the security of the global industrial chain and value chain. If the United States insists on going its own way, it will take necessary countermeasures depending on its actions.
The outside world thinks this should be just a statement.
In the afternoon, the Ministry of Commerce announced countermeasures to impose tariffs on approximately US$150 billion of goods imported from the United States, and the list of goods was announced.
When the outside world saw this news, especially when they saw that American high-end manufacturing companies including Apple were included in this list, the eyes of the world were shocked!
The more explosive news is that a group of American high-tech companies represented by Apple Inc. were suddenly accused by the China Taxation Administration, using laws and regulations including the General Anti-Tax Avoidance Administration Act to formally accuse Apple Inc. and a group of U.S. companies.
Due to the tax avoidance and evasion behavior of high-tech companies, Apple has been included in the list of "Combating International Tax Evasion".
The countermeasures of increasing tariffs were felt by the outside world to be very strong, worth 150 billion US dollars. Only then did they realize that they were just an appetizer, and the rest would be the more spicy meal.
If it was TNT-level in power before, then this list is simply nuclear bomb-level.
Like a thunderclap on the ground, CEOs like Cook were immediately shocked when they heard the news from China.
What made technology tycoons like Cook even more disbelieving and turned pale was that when major companies were later asked to provide the amount of back taxes, they almost fainted on the spot when they saw the back payment amount.
Among them, the worst sanctioned company is Apple. In addition to the above-mentioned accusations, Apple has once again been hit with a "speed-down gate".
A mobile phone that has just been used for a year or two becomes slower and slower after an occasional system upgrade, and even freezes from time to time. It is no choice but to buy a new phone. Many consumers have encountered this situation, and there are always voices of doubt on the Internet.
It is thought to be a small move by manufacturers to promote new models, but few manufacturers have been willing to admit it.
As the saying goes, good fortune never comes singly, and now Apple is in dire straits.
China's regulatory authorities have decided to fine Apple because the company recommended that users update their smartphone operating systems, but their phones slowed down due to such updates.
Therefore, after Italy became the first in the world to punish a manufacturer that deliberately accelerated the obsolescence of mobile phones, China also took action and directly fined Apple 645 million yuan.
If it’s just such a small amount of money, Cook said: It’s just money!
But what really cost Old Cook his life was the back taxes paid in advance.
The Huaxia Taxation Bureau calculated the general ledger for Apple. The total amount of backpayments over the years has reached 100 million yuan. The real-time exchange rate converted into U.S. dollars is 21.7 billion U.S. dollars. Adding the fines from the regulatory authorities, the total is about 21.8 billion U.S. dollars. What a good guy.
It’s an astronomical figure. Not to mention that Cook felt dizzy after hearing this, all Apple shareholders almost vomited blood when they heard the news.
This was definitely not expected by the whole world, and no think tank analyst or economist had even the slightest thought in this direction.
How can a gentle rabbit be so cruel?
Perhaps it can no longer be described as ruthless. Domestic netizens who eat melons are all dumbfounded!
