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A product that is acquired and subsequently shut down because the acquirer has no interest in it is indeed a failed product as far as I'm concerned, even if sai
by nodamage 10y ago
A product that is acquired and subsequently shut down because the acquirer has no interest in it is indeed a failed product as far as I'm concerned, even if said acquisition was a financial success for the investors and employees.
- hota_mazi 10y agoIt was acquired because it was successful. The failure is 100% on Facebook's side. They could have decided to keep the business up, they decided no to. Thankfully, Google is doubling down on a similar business, so we have alternatives.