Technological Hegemony

On July 15th, at 8:00 a.m. Chinese time, Samsung and Apple officially announced that they will hold a joint press conference in Seoul, South Korea at 7:00 p.m. on July 16th.

The theme of the conference is that we have some mysterious goodies that we want to show you.

After the announcement was issued, it immediately caused a global sensation.

People who are familiar with the technology circle know very well that Samsung and Apple have always been rivals, and they have been fighting hard in the mobile phone market, notebook computer market and other fields.

Could it be that these two super companies are really going to unite now? Even press conferences are held together?

The strategic cooperation agreement reached by Lenovo, Samsung and Apple a month ago has to make people imagine, and they are full of expectations for tomorrow's press conference. I don't know what kind of epoch-making black technology these two super companies will bring.

On major websites and live broadcast platforms, netizens talked a lot.

"Samsung and Apple are bound to be invincible to the world's Smecta!"

"The Big Four in China are doomed this time! Even the mighty Apple will bow to our Samsung!"

"Are you ready? Let's attend the funeral of China's Big Four tomorrow!"

People from all walks of life in South Korea rejoiced. In the past few months, Samsung has been so miserable by the Big Four. Its sales fell from No. 1 in the world to No. 7 in a straight line, which is a historic humiliation.

At the same time, the sky over Huaxia was shrouded in a haze.

"Hey, this news has been spread for a long time, and now Thresh finally got it."

"Samsung's hardware plus Apple's software, the Big Four should be hard to deal with, right?"

"If I had known today, I shouldn't have provoked this war in the first place."

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An hour after the joint announcement from Samsung and Apple came out, at 9:00 am on July 15th, China time.

The Big Four also suddenly issued a joint announcement, and they will also hold a press conference at 7 o'clock tomorrow night.

The content of the press conference is that we also have some mysterious goodies that we would like to show you.

Now the whole world is completely fried.

The announcement of the Big Four, the taste of Apple and Samsung is too obvious, but in a simple sentence, there is blood and rain.

On the same day and at the same time, the six major players in the global mobile phone industry are going to hold a press conference at the same time?

This is the first time in history that the two camps are absolutely fighting against each other!

Apple. Samsung VS domestic Big Four!

If the coming and going of you before was the prelude to the war, then at 7 o'clock tomorrow night, it will be the most tragic super battle in the entire war!

None of the six giant players is bad, and they all go to the field to fight!

All technology enthusiasts around the world were dumbfounded at this moment. No one expected that the response from the Big Four would be so tough.

"Amazing my Big Four!"

"Don't be cowardly, just do it!"

"This damn is a great battle, but what should I do if I have to work overtime tomorrow night?"

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The two announcements were released one after the other, as if two blockbuster bombs had been dropped around the world, shocking all the news media around the world.

Associated Press, AFP, Reuters, Asahi Shimbun, CNN, BBC, ABC, RFI, Peninsula...

All the world's leading news media have started to pick up long guns and short guns, and immediately concentrated in Seoul and Shenzhen, not to mention the new online media and self-media that are always very sensitive to news events.

According to incomplete statistics, at 7 o'clock tomorrow night, more than 4,000 TV stations and websites around the world will broadcast live or rebroadcast. This is a unique event in history.

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On July 15th, the peak duel in the mobile phone industry has not yet begun, and the financial market is the first to usher in a bloody storm.

Major financial institutions around the world have teamed up to support the consortium of Apple and Samsung,

Wantonly short the stocks of the Big Four and their supply chain companies.

For a while, A-shares and Hong Kong stocks staged a fierce long-short battle.

During the opening hours, the stocks of the Big Four and their related companies seemed to be on a roller coaster, straight up and down, and fierce competition was launched at every important juncture.

The major financial institutions did not hesitate to spend a lot of money, and the short-term financing interest rate in the bond market soared by more than 200 points.

At the same time, the financial institutions supporting the Big Four rushed to South Korea's KOSPI and the US Nasdaq, frantically shorting the stocks of Apple and Samsung.

In just thirty minutes, Apple's stock price plummeted by seven percent.

Subsequently, Wall Street began to change. The giant chaebols headed by Goldman Sachs and Morgan began to buy Apple shares in large amounts without limit, and pulled the stock price back.

Near the end of the market, suddenly there were super funds smashing the market regardless of the price. As of the close of Nasdaq, Apple's stock price closed down by 3.47%, and the market value loss was close to 40 billion US dollars.

"We don't know who the opponent is, but he is as powerful as a monster."

He said so when news organizations interviewed President Jamie Dimon after the stock market closed.

According to news analysis, Jamie Dimon is alluding to a certain country in East Asia that participated in the financial turmoil.

The reporter's in-depth investigation also showed that about a month ago, Opal, one of the four domestic giants, was in financial difficulties and was forced to cut their salaries by 20%.

But shortly afterwards, Opal suddenly received a large amount of mysterious financial support, canceled the salary cut order, rejoined the battle with an even crazier attitude, and spent an astonishing amount of marketing funds around the world.

It is different from the crazy support of the whole people in South Korea, the nine big banks, and the top ten chaebols, who directly shout out.

A mysterious force from a certain country in East Asia is quietly intervening in this war, sending a large amount of ammunition to the domestic Big Four in a way that does not attract anyone's attention.

"In any case, this unprecedented duel has really come. We believe that the war in the mobile phone industry is no longer just a fight within the industry, but has risen to the level of a national war!"

Cronkite, the well-known host of CNN News Network, said in his concluding remarks.

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Seoul, Samsung Group headquarters.

It was late at night, but Lee Jae-yong, the prince of Samsung, and Cook, the head of Apple, were not tired. They were still nervously preparing for every detail of tomorrow.

After all, this press conference is really important to them.

The two super-enterprises emptied their homes without reservation, and threw themselves into this war against the four domestic giants, and no one could afford to lose.

"It's the 16th day again, this day is simply a vicious curse!" Prince Li Zayong said bitterly.

He now suffers from insomnia and headaches every time the 16th is approaching. Two consecutive Big Four attacks on this day have caused heavy losses to Samsung.

Cook smiled and patted Li Zairong on the shoulder, "Don't worry, Li, I know those Chinese manufacturers very well, and they are very good at marketing, but in this world, only marketing is not enough. You have to speak with your strength.”

"With the accumulation of our two companies in technology, I can't think of any countermeasures they can have."

"Don't worry, tomorrow night, we will completely crush them as planned and hold a luxurious funeral for them!"