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Re:With trust destroyed, Facebook is haunted by old data deals by bambax on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @11:36AM (#18716856)
> but I can't see them actually losing a significant chunk of users in the next 5 years

I don't think they will lose users progressively. Nothing will happen until something does, and then everyone will leave en masse (or simply stop logging in, without deactivating their account).

We should just work to make that happen as soon as possible.

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Re:With trust destroyed, Facebook is haunted by old data deals by pmart123 on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @02:27PM (#18718581)
There probably is a strong distinction in Microsoft's decline in Windows/Explorer use versus a potential decline in Facebook. Since Facebook is network-based, losing users and engagement could have a much steeper multiplier effect. If one person switched to Chrome in 2007, it didn't change anyone else's Explorer experience. Eventually, if enough users switch, sites will be designed primarily around Chrome, etc., but this is a slow bleed versus a waterfall.
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