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Facebook knew everything about Snapchat, and they are currently crushing them. Microsoft at their core also wasn't disrupted by Google. Google at their core a

Facebook knew everything about Snapchat, and they are currently crushing them. Microsoft at their core also wasn't disrupted by Google. Google at their core also wasn't disrupted by Facebook. They're all tech giants in the same (broad) industry, but they have widely varying products. Competitive BI certainly has its merits if you are trying to stay at the top of your field.

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beagle3 8y ago
Off the top of my head, Facebook is, indeed, the only giant I can think of that has not yet been disrupted; snap is indeed being crushed. And, wrt the article, it’s not VC that gave Facebook the BI they needed to know it is happening, but rather Onavo - a BI/Spying startup masquerading as a vpn/compression suite, which Facebook purchased and which gave them insight into what their mobile users do on the internet other then facebook It’s not illegal, but it should have been.
- hobofan 8y ago
  > Facebook is, indeed, the only giant I can think of that has not yet been disrupted It's also still the youngest one of them, but yes, for a company in the social networking space they've showed a lot of staying power (they could've already fallen to what could've become out of independent WhatsApp & Instagram). Facebook (and Google) only exist as they do today because an acquisition by Yahoo didn't happen, and I think they've internalized that.
Xixi 8y ago
Microsoft was definitely disrupted by Google: by Android. Everyone used to have a Windows PC on their desk, now everyone has an Android smartphone in their pocket. Discounting the affluent minority of Mac and iOS users of course... Windows used to be at the very heart of Microsoft strategy. They seem to have successfully managed to pivot away from it, but I still call that being disrupted.

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Facebook knew everything about Snapchat, and they are currently crushing them. Microsoft at their core also wasn't disrupted by Google. Google at their core a

by hobofan 8y ago

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beagle3 8y ago
Off the top of my head, Facebook is, indeed, the only giant I can think of that has not yet been disrupted; snap is indeed being crushed. And, wrt the article, it’s not VC that gave Facebook the BI they needed to know it is happening, but rather Onavo - a BI/Spying startup masquerading as a vpn/compression suite, which Facebook purchased and which gave them insight into what their mobile users do on the internet other then facebook It’s not illegal, but it should have been.
- hobofan 8y ago
  > Facebook is, indeed, the only giant I can think of that has not yet been disrupted It's also still the youngest one of them, but yes, for a company in the social networking space they've showed a lot of staying power (they could've already fallen to what could've become out of independent WhatsApp & Instagram). Facebook (and Google) only exist as they do today because an acquisition by Yahoo didn't happen, and I think they've internalized that.
Xixi 8y ago
Microsoft was definitely disrupted by Google: by Android. Everyone used to have a Windows PC on their desk, now everyone has an Android smartphone in their pocket. Discounting the affluent minority of Mac and iOS users of course... Windows used to be at the very heart of Microsoft strategy. They seem to have successfully managed to pivot away from it, but I still call that being disrupted.