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I just don't think Facebook sees $10-20B in value that it couldn't build itself. Facebook's been building real-time Twitter-like features into it's core product
by askafriend 10y ago
I just don't think Facebook sees $10-20B in value that it couldn't build itself. Facebook's been building real-time Twitter-like features into it's core product for a while now. They're features that the general public will actually see/use compared to Twitter's niche active userbase.
For Disney/Google, it's $10-20B in value that they CAN'T capture themselves and don't have the DNA to do so, so it's far more valuable for them at this price.
If Twitter were $5B, then I have no doubt Facebook would try to snap (no pun intended) them up.
- choward 10y agoYou don't purchase a software company purely for its product. You also purchase the users and software engineers.
- askafriend 10y agoI agree, and I think the users/team would be more beneficial to Disney and Google than Facebook (which already has the DNA to build great social products).