Bill Gates and Edgar Bell could never have imagined that Baidu Maps would cause Microsoft's stock price to plummet.
"What exactly is going on with this Baidu Maps?" Bill Gates asked.
The secretary replied, "Baidu Maps is a map software developed based on the BeiDou satellite navigation system. In addition to its basic map navigation function, users can also view satellite maps in real time through Baidu Maps, and even view high-precision 3D real-view street images. It's like cutting-edge technology that has caused a global sensation!"
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Not long ago, at a Baidu press conference.
Baidu Maps CEO Zeng Xingyuan glanced at the reporters below the stage, his heart pounding with excitement. He took a deep breath and slowly walked onto the stage.
"Hello everyone, welcome to Baidu's product launch event!"
"I am Zeng Xingyuan, CEO of Baidu Maps, a subsidiary of Baidu Group!"
"That's right! The product we at Baidu Group are launching today is Baidu Maps!!!"
After Zeng Xingyuan finished speaking, the reporters in the audience were slightly surprised.
"Is Baidu Maps a weapon Baidu uses to fight back against Microsoft Bing?!"
Everyone was surprised.
Zeng Xingyuan then continued, "Baidu Maps is a map software developed based on my country's BeiDou satellite navigation system. It can be used not only for car and ship navigation, but also for searching 3D real-view street views!"
"Next, we will play a video to demonstrate this to everyone!"
After speaking, Zeng Xingyuan pressed the control button in his hand, and the large screen behind him began to play a video.
The video showcased various use cases of Baidu Maps, with a focus on car navigation and mobile phone navigation...
Finally, and most incredibly awesome, is coming—3D real-world street scene!
Reporters then saw that when they opened Baidu Maps online and clicked on the 3D real-view function to search for Lujiazui in Shanghai, the entire audience erupted in deafening cheers!
"Oh my God! This is unbelievable!!! Baidu Maps really found the street view of Lujiazui, and the image is so high-definition, it looks like it was taken with the most advanced camera! What's even more amazing is that you can control it with the mouse, zoom in or rotate, and view the panoramic view in 360 degrees. This is outrageous, it's like black technology!!!" A foreign reporter exclaimed in amazement, his expression exaggerated, clearly finding it hard to believe that Baidu had such technology.
"Yes, I think it's like cutting-edge technology, it's really amazing! I can't wait to use this amazing feature of Baidu Maps!"
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Peeping is in many people's nature, and many people can't help but think of using Baidu Maps to check the street view.
However, they were overthinking it; these high-definition street views were simply data captured by high-precision map collection vehicles.
What outsiders perceive as cutting-edge technology is actually built upon massive amounts of data.
However, it is impressive enough that people can easily search and view a specific panoramic view of a location using Baidu Maps.
The press conference ended quickly, but its impact was significant.
The launch of Baidu Maps immediately sparked heated discussions across the internet and quickly rose to the top of the trending search lists on Weibo, Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms.
Bill Gates immediately opened his laptop, searched for "Baidu Maps" in his browser, and then clicked to enter the official website of "Baidu Maps".
Immediately, an electronic map appeared on the screen.
Bill Gates studied it and couldn't help but secretly praise it.
The interface is simple, with a search box in the upper left corner for searching locations, public transportation, and routes; it has all the necessary functions.
In the bottom right corner, there is a "3D panorama" icon.
"This '3D panorama' must be the cutting-edge technology everyone's been talking about..." Bill Gates murmured, then eagerly clicked on it with curiosity.
Then he searched for New York in the search box...
Unfortunately, a message appears stating that panoramic views of New York are not currently available; only panoramic views of China are supported at present.
Upon seeing this, Bill Gates thought for a moment and typed in Shanghai's Lujiazui.
Lujiazui has become one of the most famous places in the world. More than half of the world's top ten tallest buildings are located in Lujiazui. In addition, there are many ingenious and unique buildings and a large number of scientific research buildings full of technology. This makes many foreigners think of Lujiazui when they think of China.
Bill Gates also wanted to see what Lujiazui looked like in Baidu Maps' 3D panoramic view.
Bill Gates was quickly shocked.
In Baidu Maps' 3D panoramic view, users feel as if they are on the street. They can rotate 360 degrees by pressing the left and right arrow keys and move forward or backward with the camera by pressing the up and down arrow keys.
"Baidu Maps' 3D panorama is truly amazing! Compared to other electronic maps on the market, it's not even in the same league!" At this moment, Bill Gates couldn't help but worry for Bing.
In reality, Baidu Maps doesn't offer much practical help to search engines because online users don't frequently use map search functions. However, Baidu Maps' 3D panoramic technology gives people a sense of cutting-edge technology, which greatly enhances Baidu's search engine ranking.
If Baidu Maps is so amazing, how could Baidu's search engine be bad?
Baidu is the company that truly values technological innovation!
To change human society, we still need Baidu!
What is Bing, and how can it be compared to Baidu?
Indeed, it was just as Bill Gates had predicted.
After Baidu Maps was launched, it immediately shocked netizens, who exclaimed that it was cutting-edge technology, and the image of Baidu's search engine also improved among the public.
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