Re:Is it possible that Tencent can save Snapchat?
by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @05:28PM
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Isn’t that kind of like how Deutsch Telecom owns T-mobile, but not many really know or care? Is SoftBank trying to make itself the brand for Sprint users?
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Re:Is it possible that Tencent can save Snapchat?
by baldfat on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @08:00AM
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Brand and size of US capital are two different things. Yes Deutsch and SoftBank are big players in US technology.
http://www.businessinsider.com/running-list-softbank-investm...
Biggest deal is Softbank owns ARM, granted that is a UK firm but ARM really is the future especially now that Windows 10 can run on ARM. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-07/arm-bulks...
Re:Is it possible that Tencent can save Snapchat?
by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @11:50AM
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The original statement was most people don’t know Tencent is bigger than Facebook (in market cap). That’s simply because most people don’t know what Tencent is, like they don’t know SoftBank or Deutsch Telecom. They aren’t international brands.
Re:Is it possible that Tencent can save Snapchat?
by baldfat on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @01:35PM
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Your worried about semantics. Tencent's corporation holdings and size doesn't isn't increased or decrease by people's knowing the name Tencent. It actually strengthens my statement that Tencent is bigger than people understand, especially here in America in knowledge of name and its corporate size.