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I think the claim would be lucky in terms of time, not execution. Facebook appears to have all the same stagnation problems that MySpace did, with a little more

I think the claim would be lucky in terms of time, not execution. Facebook appears to have all the same stagnation problems that MySpace did, with a little more time in the sun because they're entrenched in a static market. Google Plus was late to the same party. Let's also not forget that, when Plus launched in 2011, the competition between the two organizations was Google running for its dinner and Facebook running for its life.

credit_guy 4y ago
> Google Plus was late to the party. That does not diminish the result of Facebook defending its turf. Google then (and now) was the 800 pound gorilla in tech. Facebook resisting the attack, and making Google run with it tail between its legs is not a small achievement.
- SlickNixon 4y ago
  Of course, none of these achievements are small. But had Google been on time things might have been different. I would still say that the difference in stakes between the two companies (with Facebook looking at the ash heap if they lost) was a bigger factor.