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can anybody really blame facebook for not allowing export? your contact list (with email) is basically their golden goose. if they let other services suck this
by alastair 16y ago
can anybody really blame facebook for not allowing export? your contact list (with email) is basically their golden goose. if they let other services suck this data out, their competitors only need to sign 1 person per social circle for pretty much everyone on FB to get an invite to leave.
in the spirit of openness, it sucks, but if you owned facebook would you welcome that risk?
- access_denied 16y agoIf I was in charge of Facebook I would concentrate on improving the product. Do you know how many times PC-friends told me to leave Apple and I never did? Build up brand-loyalty, that's the way to go. Not some "cyber-barrier" that relies on noobness of your users.
- IChrisI 16y agoYes, we can blame Facebook for not allowing export of emails. Several people on here have said that Facebook has learned their name (and some other information) without them having an account. If Facebook does X using other companies' data, Facebook should allow other companies to do X using their data.
- alastair 16y agoSaying they should is the easy response, and will surely receive many upvotes, but my point was it's hard to judge them. I suspect many people here would hesitate to open up like that if in a similar position. Facebook is a business after all.