"Chairman Zhao, news has come from the United States that Microsoft held a product launch event and announced its official entry into the search engine industry!"

Liu Yinyin hurriedly went into Zhao Ye's office and reported to him.

Zhao Ye was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, but quickly came to his senses.

In this life, I have changed a lot. Google is gone, but everyone can see the future of search engines.

With the rise of search engines, portal websites have been declining.

Currently, Baidu has become the world's largest search engine, with annual revenue of up to $55 billion and profits exceeding $15.5 billion!

Tell me, who wouldn't be envious of such a lucrative industry?

Google is gone, but Microsoft is still here. With the support of Western countries, although Microsoft has not reached the heights of its predecessor, it remains one of the top software giants.

Liu Yinyin walked over to Zhao Ye, handed him a document, and said, "Microsoft's latest search engine is called Bing. Leveraging Microsoft's operating system and browser, Bing caused a huge sensation upon its launch; it's a formidable force! This document is a detailed analysis of Bing by Baidu's technical staff..."

Zhao Ye nodded, took the documents from Liu Yinyin, and then carefully looked through them.

A few minutes later, Zhao Ye put down the documents, frowned, and said, "It seems that Bing's skills are quite good; he is indeed a formidable competitor!"

"Chairman Zhao, Microsoft has declared war on us. What do you think we should do?" Liu Yinyin asked.

Zhao Ye pondered for a moment, then smiled and replied, "We'll deal with whatever comes our way. Dealing with Microsoft and Bing is actually quite simple. What I'm more worried about is the US government..."

Bing's technology is certainly advanced, but it can't compare to Baidu's.

Moreover, Baidu has been developing for so many years, accumulating a large amount of data and user habits. In addition, Baidu has richer functions, such as Baidu Encyclopedia and Baidu Tieba, resulting in high user stickiness, which Microsoft Bing simply cannot compete with.

However, nothing should be taken too absolutely.

Why couldn't Google develop in China in its previous life?

Even setting aside market competition, political factors alone could have caused Google to lose.

China does not allow Google to expand its presence in China.

Chinese internet users' search data should not be controlled by foreign companies.

In fact, the United States and even Western countries may support the development of Microsoft Bing based on this consideration, ultimately driving Baidu out of the local market.

Zhao Ye was actually quite worried about this situation.

Therefore, Baidu's branches in Europe and the United States operate independently.

These branch offices also attracted a large amount of European and American capital.

However, even so, it will not make European and American countries lower their guard against Baidu.

Currently, Baidu can only defeat its competitors by relying on even more advanced technology.

...

On February 1, 2005, the task of collecting high-precision maps in China was basically completed.

Currently, Beidou Map Company is expanding into Europe and the United States, but the problem it faces is that Europe and the United States may not agree to allow Beidou Map's high-precision data collection vehicles to enter the country.

"We have submitted applications to European and American countries, and we should have results soon," reported Zeng Xingyuan, CEO of Beidou Maps.

Zhao Ye nodded and then said, "Applying is necessary, but don't have too high hopes. You can focus your efforts on Southeast Asian and South American countries!"

Zeng Xingyuan nodded helplessly. Western countries might suspect that Beidou Map Company had ulterior motives and wanted to use the high-precision map collection vehicle to collect information about their countries for espionage. In fact, there was no need for that at all.

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System is already very accurate; when used for missile navigation, the error will not exceed two meters.

"Furthermore, Beidou Maps has been renamed Baidu Maps and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baidu Group. Maps and search are a perfect match. Right now, Microsoft has launched the Bing search engine, which is already challenging Baidu's position. Therefore, it is necessary for us to launch Baidu Maps as our trump card!!!" Zhao Ye said in a deep voice.

“No problem, Chairman Zhao. Map search can only grow rapidly by relying on the Baidu search engine!” Zeng Xingyuan nodded in agreement, indicating his understanding.

"Okay, then let's do it this way. Go and get ready to launch Baidu Maps as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Chairman Zhao!"

After Zeng Xingyuan finished speaking, he bid farewell to Zhao Ye.

He then contacted Baidu Group to discuss launching Baidu Maps.

...

In the United States, Microsoft's stock price has skyrocketed since the launch of its Bing search engine.

Microsoft is very ambitious, spending $250 million to promote Bing, determined to take a share of the market from Baidu!

Advertising will certainly have some effect; at least a lot of people will see the ads, and people can't help but feel a little curious about the Bing search engine.

"Microsoft launched the Bing search engine, have you used it?"

"I've used it, and Bing is awesome! The interface is very simple!"

"Information search accuracy is just as good as Baidu!"

"..."

American internet users flocked to try it out, causing Bing's user base to surge, much to Microsoft's delight. Some even claimed that Bing would surpass Baidu within six months.

However, just as Bing's search engine was making great strides, Baidu suddenly announced a product launch event, inviting more than 100 well-known media outlets from around the world and hundreds of loyal Baidu fans.

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