Free Rainbow QQ Stir Tencent's purse

"I think 51. COM in the next few years will be positioned in and QQ in the market. ”

Pang, chairman of 51.COM company, openly expressed its competition relationship with Tencent in September, "We will not transfer the market." ”

51.COM secretly developed and launched the Rainbow QQ finally annoyed Tencent's Ma Teng. Rainbow QQ to free display IP and view QQ Friends Stealth project directly affected the cost of Tencent.

November 24, Tencent announced that it will launch a series of technical measures to enhance user privacy security. In addition to the introduction of IP encryption in the QQ software, but also through the QQ client screen illegal plug-in software display IP, display stealth function. The main point of view of the industry, Tencent move is mainly aimed at the "rainbow QQ."

　　Put on a free coat and dig for money

Rainbow QQ, which began operation at the end of 2007, is 51. COM secretly developed by a project, by 51. COM Product Manager 袁兢 is responsible for, Rainbow QQ online before, to Rainbow QQ project team member "Pang" name, registered Shanghai Rainbow Company Network Technology Co., Ltd.

With the clarity of these messages, 51.COM publicly issued an official statement on November 26 that the Rainbow software was registered with the software copyright of the State Copyright administration, and Tencent had no right to identify the rainbow software illegally.

"The project has been in operation for over a year, and it was a very small project and at first did not think clearly what to do, so this project has been with 51 for more than a year." COM's product is also nothing to combine, in 51. There is no rainbow QQ link on the COM, and there is no 51.COM link on the Rainbow QQ, the two are completely different. "51.COM President Assistant and spokesman Huang Shaolin to" Huaxia Times "reporter Introduction said.

Analysys International analyst storage and Transportation Super accept "Huaxia times" reporter interview, said, Rainbow QQ is mainly in the market is favored mainly because it has two functions: first, can display IP; second, can see QQ friends stealth.

"These two functions correspond to Tencent QQ ' Show my geographic location ' and ' QQ clairvoyance ' function, which is a charge item in Tencent QQ, and Rainbow QQ made free, directly affect the cost of Tencent." "Transportation Super Introduction."

Industry insiders, in the QQ plug-in software, the most famous is the previous IP display function of the Coral QQ. On August 20, 2006, Tencent filed a lawsuit against the author of Chen Shoufu, a coral version of QQ. The current coral version of the QQ tort case has made a final decision to maintain the Chen Shoufu "sentenced to three years in prison, and a fine of RMB 1.2 million" sentence, has been in force to implement.

"Rainbow QQ and Coral QQ are different, Rainbow QQ itself does not modify the code, so not infringement." At the same time, Rainbow QQ does not shield ads, also do not infringe on Tencent QQ business interests. Huang Shaolin said, "Another Rainbow QQ is an independent third-party software, such as Microsoft's MSN, in the world there are some popular plug-in products, and this is not illegal, these subsidies for the shortcomings of the original software." ”

"There are legitimate registered enterprises engaged in the production of plug-in, we believe." Tencent was informed of the 51. "Tencent will make every effort to protect the privacy and information security of users and to crack down on illegal plug-ins," com said after the official statement. ”

But for this will be like the coral version of QQ, the use of legal means to solve, Tencent internal related personnel to accept the "Huaxia Times" reporter interviewed said, "There is no".

　　Another Tencent?

The war between 51.COM and Tencent is more than Rainbow QQ.

There is news that the 51.COM competition with Tencent is not a year and two years, and 51. COM from Tencent "Digging people" is the company's internal disclosure of the secret, 51.COM many important projects are from Tencent over the people in charge, such as responsible for 51. COM development Platform Wu Wenxuan and responsible for instant messaging Zhang Bao and are all from Tencent directly dug over.

"I think 51. COM in the next few years will be positioned in and QQ in the market. Pang, chairman of 51.COM company, openly expressed its competition relationship with Tencent in September, "We will not transfer the market." ”

There is news that almost every new feature and application of Tencent, 51.COM will be "learning", "digestion", and quickly developed on their own platform. such as the current 51 platform on the "51 mall", "51 group", "51 show", "51 ask", in addition to the development of Rainbow QQ, 51.COM has also developed its own IM (instant messaging) Products: 51 hang up.

"Tencent's business is full, and any internet company will have a competitive relationship with Tencent," he said. "Huang Shaolin said," 51.COM was founded in August 2005, when doing social networking, one months earlier than the United States MySpace launched, can be said in the world is leading, of course, including the Chinese market, developed to the later Tencent for reference to 51. COM or 51 to learn from Tencent, said not clear. ”

"51.COM has ' ambition ', but still can't reach Tencent's biggest hidden trouble." "Storage and transportation super think," im stable, QQ boss status is stable, 51.COM to do IM purpose is to increase the viscosity of users. ”

"Rainbow QQ can help 51.COM get a certain amount of traffic and reputation." Meng said, but he also did not know the Rainbow QQ in the 51.COM strategy of the specific role.

Tencent company related personnel in the interview is also very strange, not clear 51. COM specifically wanted to do something, and 51. COM actually did not think clearly, this product specifically to do what.

However, around the Rainbow QQ in 51.COM and Tencent between the story may be more and more, the two companies who will eventually become the internet evergreen tree has yet to be market test.