Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
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Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
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Re: Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
#2That's what Apple said.
Re: Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
#3That's what Apple said.
Did they?
Re: Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
#4From http://www.businessinsider.com/facebooks-non-denial-denial-w...
"...no one actually thinks Facebook is building an ACTUAL phone, or that it's manufacturing anything.
What people are saying is that Facebook is doing some major work with Android software to make it a Facebook-flavored platform, so Facebook could have much more control over the mobile industry than it does today. This is probably being done entirely inside Facebook, without any help from Google, which is the enemy.
And I don't see any denial of that in Facebook's statement -- just that the company admitting that Facebook is "integrating deeply into existing platforms and operating systems," which is the story in the first place."
So yeah, seems plausible that the PR spokesperson was just putting up interference.
Re: Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
#5That's what Apple said.
Did they?
Yes. And so did google.
Re: Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Did they?
Yes. And so did google. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1706814
I know Google did, e.g. here's a 2007 story on that: http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/general/108490/google-denies-...
I can't find any explicit denials by Apple, though. Digging through some 2005-2006 news archives, I find Apple denying some specific rumors, but neither confirming nor denying whether they would come out with a phone in general.
Re: Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
#7That's what Apple said.
Did they?
No video iPod: http://www.engadget.com/2004/04/29/steve-jobs-says-it-again-...
"People don't read anymore": http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/01/steve-jobs-peop/
I'm pretty sure Jobs was quoted at some point shooting down the idea of an Apple phone, but it's nearly impossible to Google for that amid the Antennagate results.
Re: Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
#8That's what Apple said.
And Google about the Nexus One.
Re: Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
#9Surprise no one is calling out TC on their BS, yet again.
Lets face it, TC is a tech tabloid and HN's fascination with TC (majority story makes FP) is akin to teenager's fascination with celebrity gossip magazine.
No substance, nothing insightful, just pure unadulterated BS. And HN is all over it, every-time.
Re: Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
#10These are not the droids you are looking for...