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> The more interesting question I have is how he knew the speed that IG user base was growing. See the acquisition of Onavo by Meta/FB [1]. Onavo was a Spyware
by einszwei 2y ago
> The more interesting question I have is how he knew the speed that IG user base was growing.
See the acquisition of Onavo by Meta/FB [1]. Onavo was a Spyware which allegedly provided the data to FB on which Apps they were loosing ground to. This very likely played a part in Meta/FB deciding to acquire Instagram and Whatsapp.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onavo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onavo
- crop_rotation 2y agoNice theory but Onavo was acquired post Instagram.
- einszwei 2y agoWhy do you think FB only had Onavo's data after acquisition? See this article from when instagram acquired [1]. > Instagram has grown on the iOS platform and recently opened its community to Android users. The service now has 30 million users — up from 5 million in June — and the app is the sixth-most downloaded iOS application, according to Onavo's numbers Quote from the article [1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/with-instagram-deal-facebook-shows-its-taking-rapid-shift-to-mobile-platforms-seriously/2012/04/10/gIQAJL2z8S_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/with-inst...