Shockingly, a counterfeit factory has produced a 3-nanometer chip.

Chapter 525: Bug Causes Massive Blue Screens

Meanwhile, Microsoft's public relations teams in China and Europe went all out, pushing budgets up relentlessly.

They used every available resource, from splash screen ads to news feed pushes, and even partnered with 360.

In short, all these methods are designed to ensure that users see the advertisement for a free upgrade to Windows 10 as soon as they turn on their computers.

Many users who were drawn by the word "free" chose to update as soon as the official version was released, just to wake up the next morning and use the new system.

The new system worked well for the first two days, but some users encountered problems on June 27th.

An internet company in Kyoto

"Damn it, blue screen! I haven't saved my work?"

"Holy crap, mine too!"

"Luckily, I saved it last night, so the loss isn't too great."

Then the third, the fourth... half the office's computer screens turned blue one after another, filled with glaring white code.

The technicians arrived and, looking at the blue screen, kept cursing and swearing.

"Don't those idiots at Microsoft do any testing?"

"In previous years, the new version would take at least two months to arrive, and how could they possibly offer a free upgrade?"

"It's alright now. They shouldn't have been greedy for such a small advantage. It's obvious that the telepathic communication made them nervous, so they created a system prematurely..."

Meanwhile, more users on the forum were sharing their tragic experiences.

For example, a college student was writing his graduation thesis when, halfway through, the system inexplicably upgraded automatically. After restarting, the system crashed with a blue screen, and the more than 1-word thesis was lost.

A certain internet cafe opted for a bulk upgrade to save money, but half of the machines failed to boot up, leaving the owner so angry that he squatted at the door smoking.

What's even funnier is that all his friends came over to congratulate him!

The worst affected were the office computers in some government units, which also underwent automatic upgrades inexplicably, resulting in blue screens and shutdowns.

The service windows in the service hall were forced to suspend operations.

As more and more lucky people were affected, the #Win10BlueScreenEvent# became a trending topic.

"Thank you so much, Microsoft's free upgrade came with a blue screen of death. My graduation project is ruined, and I'm facing a delayed graduation. Are you going to take responsibility?"

"Our boss is almost driven crazy. A small business with more than 30 computers all crashed with blue screens. Can you believe it?"

The IT department was so angry they started writing their resignations! It's hilarious, there's no way they'll finish fixing everything.

"When it was charging fees, at least it worked normally, but now that it's free, it just falls apart."

So, we legitimate users are just guinea pigs.

"Free upgrades are one thing, but what's most disgusting is that it's a forced upgrade? Our office computers have been infected."

Around the same time, Microsoft received a variety of complaints, but the problems were far more than just the blue screen.

For example, after the upgrade, the network card driver becomes invalid, the printer cannot connect, the game frame rate is extremely low, and there is an infinite restart loop...

The most serious issue is that some users lost their hard drive data after the upgrade, making it impossible for them to boot up.

Amidst various issues, Microsoft's customer service hotline in China was overwhelmed with calls. Many users, after making their calls, received the same response:

Hello sir, thank you for your call.

However, due to staff shortages, there are 999 users ahead of you in the queue.

In an effort to mitigate the impact as much as possible, Microsoft's official Chinese website finally issued a response:

"We are urgently investigating the issue. We recommend that users experiencing this problem revert to an older version. Microsoft will provide technical support."

But this cold, impersonal reply only made netizens more annoyed.

"Roll back? That's easy for you to say. All my files are gone, how can I roll back?"

"It seems you dared to push out a free upgrade without completing the testing. You've completely abandoned all shame in your attempt to suppress our domestic operating system."

"@Transsion Taishan OS, when will it finally be released? We're not waiting anymore, I'm going crazy using Windows again!"

"Please release it soon! I'll buy it no matter the price, as long as it doesn't crash with blue screens or force updates, that's all that matters!"

Just when the whole internet was buzzing with discussion, Transsion also used its Digital Chat account to add insult to injury.

Digital Chat Station: "When Microsoft announced the launch of a free version the day before yesterday, Zhan Ge reminded everyone that free things are often the most expensive."

But at the time, many people said I was a lackey of Chuanyin, and that I was definitely protecting my master.

But now everyone should know the outcome.

"After we've learned our lesson, let's talk about this again."

First of all, did Microsoft suddenly have a change of heart and start offering it for free?

Stop teasing your fanboy.

"Starting in 2000, or rather, from the time computers entered the Chinese market, Windows has been dragging down a large number of domestic operating systems by allowing piracy and free use."

If you make money selling your homework system, I'll lower the price and make this part of the version free. Users will vote with their own choices.

But I'll slowly collect licensing fees after you die; that's the old trick.

Moreover, Microsoft's legal department has not indicated that it will ignore this matter; they may one day resort to legal means...

"As it stands, they still want to use this tactic, but Transsion is not the small company it used to be."

I've also gotten a little inside information about the Taishan system.

Taishan VS Desktop Edition will not offer free activation, will not break industry rules, and will certainly not rely on burning money to grab market share.

However, we will lower the price to a level that everyone can afford, such as a monthly fee for the price of a cup of milk tea, or a permanent license for the price of a meal.

Stable, smooth, secure, no crashes, and most importantly, no forced updates. Good things shouldn't be ridiculously expensive.

The fact that updates aren't mandatory and there's a price tag immediately hit Microsoft where it hurts...

I remember Microsoft immediately held an emergency meeting, and the technical staff worked overtime again, determined to resolve the blue screen issue within 24 hours, or everyone could be fired...

Although the technicians felt helpless, they had no choice but to work overtime obediently.

After all, the Windows operating system is the last remaining hope in the American technology industry, and it must be preserved.

"It has to be Zhan-ge again, his tone is still so ruthless."

There were a bunch of idiots saying that Microsoft lets you use a free operating system, and you don't even know how to be grateful.

Foreign companies are all wolves in sheep's clothing; I'm not grateful to them for a second.

"The price of a cup of milk tea for a monthly fee? That sounds pretty good."

"If a perpetual license costs less than 100 yuan, I'll buy 10 copies to support domestic operating systems."

"I don't ask for anything else, just that there be no blue screens, no forced updates, and no hidden installation of bundled software. Is that too much to ask? Windows can't do any of those things."

"Upstairs, secretly installing a family bucket, could it be your bird wallpaper?"

"Huh? Speaking of bird wallpapers, could you please limit 360's access? That guy is absolutely disgusting~"

"Hey upstairs, remember the 360 ​​Rule: if you can't even uninstall the bird wallpaper, then you definitely need it! [doge emoji]"