微信小程序之後 支付寶也要推小程序? After WeChat launched its mini-programs, will Alipay’s Zhifubao (its biggest competitor) follow suit?
WeChat just launched its mini-programs, its 「use it and go」 concept is 「very」 advanced. Recent news has it that Zhifubao will also follow Wechat’s footsteps in launching its very own 「mini programs」. It is currently under development, and launch date has not been confirmed.
Zhifubao revealed that they have been cooking up their 「mini programs」 since last September. In an effort to set the record for most vague explanation possible, they said this concept is being developed to enable businesses to better serve customers, which means to utilize internet technologies to better assist businesses to serve their customers.
There had been a leak of suspected Zhifubao mini-programs development documentation, however its detailed functionality and user experience remain unknown.
硬碟廠商希捷宣布關閉蘇州工廠 裁員2000多 Hard disk factory closes Suzhou plant, lays off more than 2,000 workers
On January 11th at 11pm, Hard Disk factory Seagate announced they will close their Suzhou factory.
Seagate announced it had to close down their Suzhou factory ahead of schedule in order to improve operation efficiency. Seagate explained that it closed down the Suzhou factory in order to reduce its production capacity so that it can meet the market demand of the present and future. Seagate spokeswoman Kelly Zhang said this is part of Seagate’s global reconstruction announced last July. They will lay off about 6,500 employees by the end of 2017, which is about 14% of the global headcount. Seagate hard disk products are mainly used in PCs; equipment manufacturers, including PC manufacturers, have long suffered from weak market demand and has inevitably affected Seagate’s business on a large scale. According to the announcement, all employees will be compensated by the China Labor Law. RIP hard disks.
May the clunky hard disk’s hardware and its accompanying compact disks』 under bellied-rainbows shine on for all eternity.
騰訊2017微信部門年會：全員每人一臺iPhone 7 Plus Tencent Wechat Department 2017 annual party: each employee goes home with an iPhone 7 Plus
Chinese New Year is approaching so all of the big internet companies are getting liquored up and making bad decisions. As one of the three giant BAT, Tencent’s annual party has drawn major attention. Because Tencent is such a big company, each department under the Tencent umbrella has its own annual party. The entire WeChat apartment of Tencent was awarded an iPhone 7 plus, just in time for the iPhone 8 leaks to rock the internet and thus leaving WeChat employees with a bitter taste in their mouths.