Zhou: Japan line and 360 only promote cooperative non-capital relations

December 13 News, about the recent rumors of Qihoo 360 and the Japanese communication application line between the relationship, Qihoo 360 chairman Zhou in his microblog clarification, 360 and line is to promote cooperation, he further denied that 360 and line has a capital relationship.

Zhou in the micro-blog released the specific content as follows: "360 and line to promote cooperation, was imagined as 360VS Tencent, even imagine 360 and line of capital relations." Alas, stop conspiracy theories. 360 is an open platform to promote the world's best products to China, is the responsibility. Also preceded by Angry Birds. In addition, 360 mobile phone assistants also have micro-letter, Baidu Map and other products, then how to imagine? Line can make a network call. ”

Currently, line's open business NHN Japan has not made any official statement to enter the Chinese market. Updating to the "even me" line does not publish this message in a "notification" that it has consistently used to inform users about the progress of their products.

But Android phone users have been able to download the "Even Me" line in 360 of phone assistants. In addition, users who have downloaded line in other domestic application markets say that if the upgrade line is automatically updated to the Chinese version of "Even me."

Enter "Even Me", the first sentence of the terms of service namely "Beijing Qi Tiger Technology Co., Ltd. has been [NHN company] authorized in China to promote NHN products and provide related services", the privacy policy in the contact method also point to Qihoo 360 Company's help page.

iphone users have not yet been asked to update, still maintain the original line.

In addition to the terms of service appear Qihoo, there is a change, line developers are NHN Japan, in terms of service is also noted in NHN Japan. But in even me, NHN Japan became NHN. It is understood that NHN Japan is a subsidiary of NHN. The reasons for this change have not been answered by both parties at the deadline.

Japan's communications application line was officially launched in June 2011, with more than 80 million users worldwide, including 48% of Japanese users and 44% per cent of Japanese smartphone users using line. The biggest feature of its products is to provide cute cartoon expression, its pay expression has become line's most important revenue channels, only August expression income reached about 23 million yuan.

The line mobile end version includes the iphone, Android, Windows phone and BlackBerry version, and the ipad Web page. PC clients include Windows version and Mac OS x edition.