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• tankenmate 5y ago
  That's what he was doing?!??! (And yes, promotion is a big part of making a product)
• SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
  If the article is correct, that’s what they are doing and Facebook is using their market and financial dominance to stop it. How is “they’re a private company, make your own” still being used as an argument when situation is obviously beyond that? We have conclusive evidence from FAANG and Governments that they work together. You practically CAN’T make your own Facebook. Facebook will stop you one way or another. Google who has a dollar or two, tried and failed spectacularly. Do you know how much better an organic startup would need to be to rival Google’s Day1 investment in Plus?
  • ipaddr 5y ago
    "You practically CAN’T make your own. Facebook will stop you one way or another. Google who has a dollar or two" Google+ was successful and Google shut it down for Google reasons. If they gave away Google+ instead I can't think of anyone who wouldn't gladly take it off of their hands. You can make your own facebook and facebook will not stop you. But people don't want another facebook, many are realizing they probably want off of facebook, replacing it with something similiar isn't helpful. What facebook offers (network effect) is the main value of the platform and replicating that is virtually impossible; nevermind in the same form as facebook. Having Google+'s code day one would mean little without the users.