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More and more it seems the entire excersize is just elaborate cover for Evan and Mark to have a dick measuring contest. Evan: "I'm coming for you, you know you
by Phlarp 10y ago
More and more it seems the entire excersize is just elaborate cover for Evan and Mark to have a dick measuring contest.
Evan: "I'm coming for you, you know you'll have to buy it all sooner or later, try not to insult me with your next offer!"
Zuck: "In your dreams kid!"
- freyir 10y agoThat's an interesting interpretation. I think Zuckerberg is extremely paranoid about Facebook being displaced. Facebook knocked MySpace off the throne, and everyone predicted Facebook would suffer the same fate. It hasn't happened because Zuckerberg has been strategically paranoid. Even after getting a slow start in mobile, he threw ridiculous amounts of money at the situation until they were back on top. I think the present-day VR hype is due to Zuckerberg being paranoid that VR would be the next mobile, and wanting to get ahead of it. Everyone followed his lead and people are betting the farm on VR being the next big thing, when that's just not clear at all. But for Facebook, spending $2B on Oculus was an ounce-of-prevention purchase.
- Phlarp 10y agoZuck tried to do the same with Snapchat a long time (2012 or 2013?) ago but most accounts of the situation have Evan scoffing at the $3 billion offer. Surely he (Zuck) will run out of cash and stock with which to make $20 billion dollar acquisitions sooner rather than later?