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I think Facebook knew exactly what they were buying: a hedge against disruption by the strongest startup in the fastest growing area of relevance to Facebook, m
by dasil003 14y ago
I think Facebook knew exactly what they were buying: a hedge against disruption by the strongest startup in the fastest growing area of relevance to Facebook, mobile photos.
I also don't think Facebook gives a shit about a lot of hand-wringing hipsters. They've been creating bad press with their decisions for years, I hardly think this little impotent uprising will ruffle their feathers.
- kyllo 14y agoYes, it's also a strong possibility that Facebook didn't buy Instagram for its users, but bought Instagram simply because they didn't want to compete against Instagram.