为什么杀毒软件瑞星如今销声匿迹?是因为360还是微点事件?
瑞星,曾经的中国杀毒软件领头羊,成立于1991年,在两次电脑病毒大规模爆发时期,它依靠产品和技术抢占了市场,成为中关村的英雄,然而时过境迁,瑞星已经彻底沦为杀毒软件行业竞争下的炮灰,究竟是为什么呢?
瑞星的创始人王莘,算起来,他是雷军的前辈,二人也曾多次同框。1993年,王莘迎来自己事业的第一个顶点,当时他开发的防病毒卡风靡市场,日销量1000套的成绩为他带来了20多万元的毛利润,要知道,在中国个人电脑和软件行业刚刚起步的年代,这一利润无异于天文数字。在防病毒卡推出一年后,瑞星从200多个竞争者中脱颖而出,成为行业第一。此后的瑞星由于解决了两起起严重的电脑病毒爆发事件,名声大噪,几乎垄断了个人电脑市场,被称为最牛的互联网公司。
2003年,瑞星迎来了自己业绩的巅峰,市场占有率超过60%,然而就在这一年,此前研究瑞星8.0的功臣刘旭,却悄然离开了公司。原因是2002年,金山毒霸为了抢占市场发出低价促销,刘旭主张技术取胜,王莘坚持价格打压,虽然刘旭主张最终被采用,但是公司之后连续几个月的亏损导致上市延后,坚持技术取胜的刘旭也离开了瑞星,自此,瑞星内部对技术的重视越来越小,而是选择把更多的投入放在媒体公关和广告上。
后来,奇虎360推出免费杀毒服务,立刻搅动了市场,当时全球只此一家的免费360杀毒软件,迅速占据了市场份额的80%。很多人认为,瑞星的失败和免费软件的兴起有关,有些人认为是瑞星的经营策略导致。虽然瑞星已经没落了,但是那个睡着了会打呼噜的小狮子形象,却还在我们心中挥之不去。
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