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It all reminds me of this post: http://daltoncaldwell.com/dear-mark-zuckerberg http://daltoncaldwell.com/dear-mark-zuckerberg Facebook is trying to make the pl
by LewisJEllis 12y ago
It all reminds me of this post: http://daltoncaldwell.com/dear-mark-zuckerberg http://daltoncaldwell.com/dear-mark-zuckerberg
Facebook is trying to make the platform too good for startups to resist building on. By the time something built on the platform emerges as a success, Facebook can either heavy-hand them into an acquisition, or lock them out and take away their momentum.
- zamalek 12y agoIt's as though they are trying to get everyone else to do their RND. You float the risk and if it works they implement it. Genius, really.
- smrtinsert 12y agoThe latter seemed obvious to many people though. I think a lot of people ran with that risk anyway in hopes of becoming an acquisition.