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Re: Facebook

#5
That's splendid news!

I firmly believe that it is consumer apps, and consumer apps alone, that can give blazing home runs like this one.

Despite the risk, numerous deaths, blood and corpses all over the place. Somehow valley since last September had been running after enterprise junk but that's not where the gems lie (My opinion of course!). There is money in enterprise but no home run possible over there.

Edit: I like the way the edited title of this thread: Facebook (whatsapp.com).

Re: Facebook

#9
post #4

I ask, cause I'm not sure- do anybody make real companies anymore?

What's your definition of a real company which excludes WhatsApp?

Re: Facebook

#10
Am I the only one upset with this? I don't use Facebook - haven't and never will - because I hate how I and all my data will become their product on registration. Sure, Whatsapp has its quirks being proprietary and all, but now, I am basically doomed. Whatsapp says they will stick to their core and stay independent, but I have 16 billion reasons to believe otherwise. The sad part is that due to Whatsapp, I can't escape my doom because EVERYONE I contact daily uses Whatsapp. I would basically kill myself socially if I were to delete Whatsapp. I really, really hope Whatsapp stays Whatsapp but knowing Facebook we are fked either way.
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