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Re:Jan Koum to leave after broad clashes with Facebook by untog on Monday April 30, 2018 @06:19PM (#16962949)
Oh, I know. On a human level I can't blame anyone for making that choice. But then exiting with a big pile of cash while complaining about what Facebook is doing feels a bit... eh.
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Re:Jan Koum to leave after broad clashes with Facebook by jonny_eh on Monday April 30, 2018 @06:49PM (#16963180)
What else should he do? He took billions of $ along with a promise that he'll keep control. FB lied, so now he's leaving. I can't blame him here. Money can easily buy a bit of naïvety.
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Re:Jan Koum to leave after broad clashes with Facebook by dingaling on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @04:43AM (#16965436)
> What else should he do?

That really depends on what was stated in the terms of acquisition. At the most extreme sue to demerge.

But is that a fight he is willing to accept?

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Re:Jan Koum to leave after broad clashes with Facebook by jonny_eh on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @08:22PM (#16973035)
That'd be gutsy, but suing wouldn't have a chance unless he had promises in writing, which I doubt.
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Re:Jan Koum to leave after broad clashes with Facebook by dasil003 on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @01:28AM (#16964768)
I'd rather have him do that then decide to stop complaining and give Facebook a pass now that he's one of them.
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