News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Google Nears $1 Billion Investment in SpaceX. Parent comment

Re:Google Nears $1 Billion Investment in SpaceX by adwn on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @07:57AM (#8916678)
> Have you never heard of network effect ? Having one the size of WhatsApp is absolutely a unique value proposition since it is impossible to replicate due to acquisition costs.

In 2005, one could have made the same argument about Myspace.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Google Nears $1 Billion Investment in SpaceX by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @09:19AM (#8916998)
Yup. It's totally possible to replicate the "value proposition" of a network-effect-exploiting service - the easiest way is to just wait a single generation. Younger people tend to avoid things their parents use; it's a problem that Facebook is starting to have right now.
[ Parent | on HN ]