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Re:Facebook has lost $100B in 10 days and now advertisers ar... by whatshisface on Monday March 26, 2018 @06:46PM (#16683372)
If top talent working somewhere was enough to keep top talent from leaving, then no company that employed top talent would ever loose their position without missing payroll.
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Re:Facebook has lost $100B in 10 days and now advertisers ar... by juicy-fruit on Monday March 26, 2018 @06:57PM (#16683460)
You have a valid point. Top talent existed in places like Silicon Graphics, Yahoo, etc. I guess you're right, the top probably got off the sinking ship long before the rest of the crew realized what was happening.

However, I still think this event is not "bad" enough for the crew to start fleeing. This is a bump in the road. People may hate Facebook but people sure do love Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus. Facebook has a pretty strong moat (for now at least).

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Re:Facebook has lost $100B in 10 days and now advertisers ar... by nerfhammer on Monday March 26, 2018 @09:32PM (#16684379)
Top talent has a bazillion dollars locked in stock options that have appreciated several hundred percent over the past few years.
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