The conflict of interests between Huawei and WeChat is not unique in the long history of the technology industry. Such conflicts, like undercurrent reefs, often surface in many areas such as platform control, ecological construction, user data, privacy policies, business models, and market hegemony.
Let's take a look back at Apple's feud with Facebook. Apple's adjustment of the App Store strategy is like a dancer turning gracefully, but the profit model of advertising giants such as Facebook is like smoke blown away by the wind. Apple's firm stance on user privacy is in stark contrast to Facebook's advertising business, as if it was a battle of fire and ice.
Another example is Google's entanglement with the European Union. The EU argues that Google is using its search engine dominance to defend its territory like a lion and unfairly promote its own services, such as Google Shopping, thereby limiting the living space of its competitors. The dispute led to a hefty fine for Google and forced it to make changes in the European market, like a tamed beast that had to bow its proud head.
Let's take a look at the browser battle between Microsoft and Netscape. Microsoft's monopoly on the Windows operating system bundled Internet Explorer with it, like an elephant trampling an ant, easily weakened Netscape's market position and eventually led to its decline.
The conflict between Amazon and publishers is a battle over the pricing power of e-books. Amazon's attempt to maintain its market dominance by controlling e-book prices has sparked dissatisfaction from publishers and investigations by antitrust authorities, like a tiger surrounded by wolves.
The dispute between Netflix and Comcast involves broadband bandwidth and content distribution. Comcast, as a broadband provider, tries to limit the speed of Netflix's data traffic, which is like setting up a roadblock on the information superhighway, which may affect the quality of Netflix's service and user experience, like a car driving on a rugged mountain road, bumpy.
These examples all reveal the fact that conflicts of interest between tech companies are like thorns in the forest. They are not only related to market competition and platform control, but also related to the rights and interests of users and the future development of the technology industry. These conflicts not only test the company's wisdom and strategy, but also drive the entire technology industry forward, like a raging wave, propelling the ship to break the waves.