Metro

Official Logo of Metro

Metro is an international hardware and software developer and technology company.

## MetroApp

MetroApp is a free messenger service designed for computers and mobile devices.

Metro users can exchange text messages, photos, video and audio files, location information, contact information and documents. The development team is based in Barmuir, Alterra.

All chats are end-to-end encrypted and completely private. Metro got a big boom of users in 2018. After the Whatsapp/Facebook crisis many changed to Metro. The app runs via advertising and affiliate links. In the year 2018, Metro generated around 95 Billion Euros in sales.

Metro also offers, like Whatsapp, a Metro Business App, but this is different from Whatsapp in that it already exists in the normal app, but only for companies and independents. For this, one pays 15€ per month and one needs a confirmation of the company / self-employed.
Teamwork is also possible in Metro (comparable to Trello and Slack). Many companies are already using the Metro organization function. Companies like ANB, Business & E-Commerce, DB, eBay or Telekom use Metro for their daily organization. Metro is not yet close to Whatsapp, but with an increase of 200% compared to 2018, the Messenger has grown considerably.
Metro has around 500 million active monthly users. *(Comparison: Whatsapp has about 1 billion active monthly users)*

Metro can be used on the desktop as well as on the mobile phone.
Metro is known for keeping files secret. No data is passed on to third parties. That's why many people switch to Metro.
Many authorities and states have accused Metro of supporting terrorism and anarchism because they keep all data secret.

A big difference, with Metro you don't have to contact each other via mobile phone number. The mobile phone number is obligatory to deposit, without registering it does not work, only that you add each person a separate ID tag with which you add the people.
Optionally you can also use the phone number, but a lot of people use the ID function.

Facebook already declared war to Metro. Due to several campaigns last year, Metro has suffered some damage to its image, but the number of users continues to rise, monthly by ~50%.

## Metro-VPN

Many companies also use the Metro-VPN for their company that was created especially for corporations. With about 50€ per month/100 employees per company, it is the best known and largest VPN among companies and corporations.

## Metro-Office

In February 2019 Metro inc. had created a database program under the name "Metrobase" which already has a market share of over 35%. In November 2019 Metro had released a spreadsheet program, a presentation program and a text processing program. This office program called Metro-Office can be paid monthly with 10€ or one-time 200€ for 2 years. Unlike MS-Office, the versions are updated every 5 years and sold under a new year name, in between the version is always kept up to date.

## Metro-Creative-Office

On November 17, the worldwide release of an image and illustration editing program (Metro Photodesign) as well as a compositing and animation software was announced. (Metro Effects)

## Atlantis (Network)

Atlantis is a network for anonymizing connection data. It is used for TCP connections and can be used on the Internet for browsing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, email, or P2P, for example. Atlantis protects its users from traffic analysis.

In January 2019, approximately 4 million users used the Atlantis network every day.

## New Releases

Metro has already announced to work on a sound program and an e-mail program. Beside the Metro-Office there will be a Metro-Creative-Office, which includes "Metro Photodesign" and the Metro Effects program, currently the Metro-Creative-Office subscription costs about 10€ monthly, for students, schools, companies and self-employed there is a discount of 20 to 80%.

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With over 80,000 employees worldwide, the largest headquarters is in Barmuir, the capital Alterra. The Alterran Messenger Service has several offices in Berlin, Paris, London, New York City, Singapore, Rome and Barmuir.

Metro is also called a miracle of contemporary history.

## Metro in Politics

Metro inc. plays a significant role, Metro is known as before for its secrecy of data. This has had conflicts with the states in the past and is still the case today. Many nations have already imposed sanctions on Metro, but Metro threatens to block products in some countries to arouse protest. (Comparable situation: Microsoft News sold in Spain in 2015).
Because Metro has a big audience and is now a real competitor against Microsoft, in less than 2 years of work Metro has a big influence on politics and the inhabitants. Metro is known by the citizens to be citizen-oriented and peaceful. Other companies and states see Metro as an enemy in politics and act against software development.

Alterra herself is in good relationship with Metro. The Alterran policy defends Metro and sets on the same values. But not all parties, many see Metro as the biggest threat of the 21st century and the biggest conspiracy in contemporary history.
Many states like China, Russia and partly USA have sacked sanctions on Alterra to end the relationship with Metro. The United Nations does not support the sanctions. Alterran policy itself uses Metro for communication. For politics in Alterra, Metro has developed its own program called "Metro-Alterra" and supports Alterra in organizing politics. Many EU countries already use their own program "Metro-EU" for the organization.

Metro has indicated several times that they are for the citizens, and the data is not simply resold. Metro's motto is the secrecy of the data.

## How does Metro make money?

Metro earns its money mainly with advertising, for which Metro cookies are used. Metro collects user data, processes it and advertises it, but imports and displays it at a reasonable price.
Metro has a good partnership with and co-opts with ERRA. In 2018, a global survey was conducted on whether users wanted to share data with ERRA to make the user experience even more successful. Nearly 70% of the users opted for ERRA and increased the turnover by 500 million Euro. The remaining 30% voted no and their data will not be passed on. All data to ERRA will also not be passed on. Users trust Metro, not like Microsoft or Whatsapp.
Many developers give Metro 2 years to dominate the market of Messenger, Office Programs and Creative Programs.

Metro also makes money with subscriptions and political subsidies in the EU and Alterra.
The biggest revenue is from advertising, software sales and cooperation with ERRA.

Metro has already announced that in 2021 they will introduce their first mobile phones with their own operating system, called "UniversalOS". It is similar to Android and also supports open source.
Metro wants to push aside the operating systems Android and Apple as well as HarmonyOS and AmazonOS and develop a universal operating system and mobile phone. The mobile phone should have aspects of all mobile phones. The first product "Metro X One" is supposed to offer at the beginning of 2021 with the operating system "UniversalOS". It should cost around 700€, a Lite version called "Metro X One Lite" should be on the market by the end of 2020 and cost around 350€. By blockades in the open source it should become impossible to listen to the mobile phones let alone to pass on data to 3. It becomes a limited open-source system.

Politicians and companies already have their own mobile phones with integrated Metro-VPN. Special products have been developed and sold especially for these politicians and entrepreneurs as well as IT security services.

## Pictures of the Metroapp

On the right side you can see pictures of the Metroapp.

The blue line under your messages shows that he read your messages.

If the line is grey, they received it but didnt' see.

If there is no line then they didnt receive the message.

You can write Text messages as well as audio messages.

Smileys and Documents, Location Information, Contacts and so on by click on the Link icon.**All data are fictional and designed for the fictional state role play Alterra**