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Wait, you're saying FB was allowed to buy Insta because regulators assumed they'd fumble the ball? That they wanted Insta to die off?
by boppo1 5y ago
Wait, you're saying FB was allowed to buy Insta because regulators assumed they'd fumble the ball? That they wanted Insta to die off?
- mikepurvis 5y agoI think more just that there was precedent for that type/scale of acquisition.
- majormajor 5y agoBut Facebook bought Instagram before Vine was a thing, the causality is backward if you're interested in why FB/Insta was approved!