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Re:My thoughts on why I will not call my business a startup ... by badclient on Friday January 13, 2012 @12:45PM (#3461516)
These businesses impact the rest of society. Real, everyday people buy from these businesses

So either Facebook/google etc. were never start-up or they are making imaginary money(in billions, I must say) from imaginary customers.

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Re:My thoughts on why I will not call my business a startup ... by timjahn on Friday January 13, 2012 @12:47PM (#3461530)
You bring up a good point. Real everyday people aren't Facebook's customers, they're actually Facebook's product.

But Facebook does impact the rest of society. Families are sharing photos with loved ones, important news with those far away, etc.

Facebook's situation doesn't change my opinion though. It's an exception, not the rule.

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