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If the investigation happens that'll really suck for Instagram. Any chance they'll get the same offer in 6 months? I doubt it.

by Jimmie 14y ago

jaredsohn 14y ago
I assume you're asking if they could get a similar offer if the deal falls through six months from now. In that case, Instagram would get $200 million as a breakup fee which would make things easier for them.
astrodust 14y ago
It sounded like it was a done deal, that it was agreed to in such a way that it could only be un-done by law. I think Instagram is shrewd enough they could parlay this into an even bigger deal if they had an opportunity to. What is probably the biggest concern is being ham-strung for six months. If Facebook had plans for Instagram then it would be hard to work on "new" things if they didn't matter in the long run because they duplicated what Facebook already has.
- dsl 14y ago
  If Facebook's lawyers are worth their salaries, they have an out. They might incur a penalty, but if a simple walk-away isn't in the deal, multiple people will get canned. I suspect the FTC is looking long and hard at the Andreessen Horowitz connection. Even if Marc recused himself, the price tag being 1000x the companies actual "value" (think sane business people outside the valley here) and the fact that FB took out a loan against its IPO income to fund the deal both scream dirty dealings to investigators.
  - AVTizzle 14y ago
    Wow - I thought I'd heard about this deal from every angle over the last few weeks since the deal, but for some reason I hadn't heard or considered your point about the AH connection. Really interesting point.
    - loceng 14y ago
      I wrote a blog post about this (http://mattamyers.tumblr.com/post/22070489398/re-how-twitters-secret-offer-for-instagram-made http://mattamyers.tumblr.com/post/22070489398/re-how-twitter...) which included a link to an article enttiled Instagram-scam? That can article can be found at http://www.donnaklinenow.com/investigation/instagram-scam http://www.donnaklinenow.com/investigation/instagram-scam
  - ig1 14y ago
    Price has nothing to do with it, government regulators get to decide on things like antitrust not on the price one company buys another for.
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loverobots 14y ago
The offer will probably still stand, if the deal is approved. If not, Instagram gets a breakup fee and that's it. FB and Instagram knew that the Feds would review the deal

If the investigation happens that'll really suck for Instagram. Any chance they'll get the same offer in 6 months? I doubt it.

by Jimmie 14y ago

If the investigation happens that'll really suck for Instagram. Any chance they'll get the same offer in 6 months? I doubt it.

jaredsohn 14y ago

I assume you're asking if they could get a similar offer if the deal falls through six months from now. In that case, Instagram would get $200 million as a breakup fee which would make things easier for them.

astrodust 14y ago

It sounded like it was a done deal, that it was agreed to in such a way that it could only be un-done by law. I think Instagram is shrewd enough they could parlay this into an even bigger deal if they had an opportunity to. What is probably the biggest concern is being ham-strung for six months. If Facebook had plans for Instagram then it would be hard to work on "new" things if they didn't matter in the long run because they duplicated what Facebook already has.

dsl 14y ago
If Facebook's lawyers are worth their salaries, they have an out. They might incur a penalty, but if a simple walk-away isn't in the deal, multiple people will get canned. I suspect the FTC is looking long and hard at the Andreessen Horowitz connection. Even if Marc recused himself, the price tag being 1000x the companies actual "value" (think sane business people outside the valley here) and the fact that FB took out a loan against its IPO income to fund the deal both scream dirty dealings to investigators.
- AVTizzle 14y ago
  Wow - I thought I'd heard about this deal from every angle over the last few weeks since the deal, but for some reason I hadn't heard or considered your point about the AH connection. Really interesting point.
  - loceng 14y ago
    I wrote a blog post about this (http://mattamyers.tumblr.com/post/22070489398/re-how-twitters-secret-offer-for-instagram-made http://mattamyers.tumblr.com/post/22070489398/re-how-twitter...) which included a link to an article enttiled Instagram-scam? That can article can be found at http://www.donnaklinenow.com/investigation/instagram-scam http://www.donnaklinenow.com/investigation/instagram-scam
- ig1 14y ago
  Price has nothing to do with it, government regulators get to decide on things like antitrust not on the price one company buys another for.
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loverobots 14y ago

The offer will probably still stand, if the deal is approved. If not, Instagram gets a breakup fee and that's it. FB and Instagram knew that the Feds would review the deal