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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by input_sh on Thursday August 29, 2019 @07:10AM (#20828429)
Facebook (as in, a social network) is already dead, it's just that nobody pulled the plug yet.

They have no people to expand to, no new opportunities to monetize the platform. All they can do is squeeze out every last penny they can from the existing user base.

What was the last memorable feature that was added? Stories in like 2015? Facebook (the company) has moved on (to Instagram and WhatsApp), users are less engaged, the content is slowly moving away. Nobody creates a new product and thinks "we gotta have a Facebook presence" anymore.

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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by nkozyra on Thursday August 29, 2019 @09:04AM (#20829081)
Features on the web site are largely irrelevant, though.

What was the last Google Search feature? These companies grow not by improving product, but by expanding their reach and squashing competitors.

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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by cameronbrown on Thursday August 29, 2019 @10:23AM (#20829747)
> Nobody creates a new product and thinks "we gotta have a Facebook presence" anymore.

That's largely because Facebook brings little value unless you're a paying customer.

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