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> Facebook has direct competitors that can overtake them in just a few years >Instagram was made by a few python coders in months. This shows how easy it is to
by mikem170 6y ago
> Facebook has direct competitors that can overtake them in just a few years
>Instagram was made by a few python coders in months. This shows how easy it is to make a product that competes with Facebook
Then why did Facebook buy Instagram, instead whipping up some python code on their own if it's so easy?
I would conclude they bought them to be anti-competitive.
- mrits 6y agoFor their users.
- fakedang 6y agoAt that point (around the time of the acquisition), I guess one could say there was significant overlap between FB and IG users, and that FB had more users than IG.
- mrits 6y agoNo, Instagram had a thriving mobile user base. Facebook was getting demolished by Twitter in this area at the time. FB knew the future was mobile
- fakedang 6y agoThat clearly implies that the acquisition wasn't for the users but for the platform and the brand value associated with being present on mobile.