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This could be a smart move. Facebook could position themselves as the go-to platform for privacy aware users. They might capture users fleeing Google, Microsoft
by haolez 6y ago
This could be a smart move. Facebook could position themselves as the go-to platform for privacy aware users. They might capture users fleeing Google, Microsoft and Apple because of privacy.
I'm assuming that "The Big Shift" is actually sincere and that Facebook's history won't be a show stopper.
EDIT: my assumptions are not realistic, so this is probably an impossible outcome. My point was to evaluate if the described move would be beneficial or not. I believe it would.
- atonse 6y agoIn what parallel universe would users be fleeing Apple to Facebook for privacy?
- haolez 6y agoI thought my assumptions would make it very clear that this is not a realistic scenario. I'm just evaluating the idea proposed in the article, not its practicality.
- krastanov 6y agoIt is not a "literally impossible" future, but given what the past has been, this is definitely an improbable incredulous future.
- hn_throwaway_99 6y agoNot sure if I should downvote you or flag you, as what you've written seems to come from some bizzaro parallel universe, but even then I can't grok a universe where someone could flee Microsoft for Facebook. "Yeah I was gonna finish this important Excel spreadsheet, but instead all I can do is like my not-really-friend's cat videos because I value my privacy."
- haolez 6y agoI was thinking about Microsoft 365 when I mentioned Microsoft, since its an offering similar to that of Google regarding businesses. And I thought that my assumptions would make it clear that this is not a realistic scenario. Do you disagree that it would be a smart move for Facebook, regardless of the company's history and context?