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There are many leadership decisions that seem unimaginable when taken but that are absolutely required for the survival of the company. One that comes to mind i
by espadrine 7y ago
There are many leadership decisions that seem unimaginable when taken but that are absolutely required for the survival of the company. One that comes to mind is Microsoft giving up on Internet Explorer’s engine, or Apple switching to Intel, or Adobe killing Flash.
Facebook will need to make this one: killing the Facebook brand, and a large part of the Facebook Feed product.
Sure, Facebook can survive without making this call, just as Yahoo! survived throughout Ms Mayer’s tenure.
Something that tells me they are currently unaware of that necesity is their 10K[0]:
> Certain of our past actions, such as the foregoing matter regarding developer misuse of data, have eroded confidence in our brands, and if we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brands or if we incur excessive expenses in this effort, our business and financial results may be adversely affected.
[0]: http://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001326801/a109a501-ed16-4962-a3af-9cd16521806a.pdf http://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001326801/a109a501...