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Re:The maze is in the mouse – What ails Google. And how it c... by wpietri on Thursday February 16, 2023 @06:05AM (#34817258)
> Facebook was far from the first social network.

Oh? By this rule, then Facebook must have been quickly replaced by one of the many competitors who launched later, yes?

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Re:The maze is in the mouse – What ails Google. And how it c... by smcin on Friday February 17, 2023 @03:18AM (#34832199)
Quite likely, if the playing-field was level, or at least they'd have lost huge market-share.

Facebook bought Instagram in 2012 precisely because they were a direct threat. The FTC could have blocked that; or more recently, prevented tighter integration with FB+WA.

Currently they're using lobbyists to try to push TikTok (and WeChat) out of the US market.

Yahoo imploded because it had to pander to the short-term whims of the stock market; Zuckerberg references this frequently when talking about how FB (i.e. he) maintains control of its stock and autonomy.

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