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KurtNYC

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10. FB is trying to get on to phones

Reply to JCMach1 (Reply #8)

Fri May 25, 2012, 10:36 AM

May 2012

possibly want to use a new version of Instagram as a platform to extend the FB's reach. But it also I think shows that Zuck and friends are out of ideas of their own. The IPO money will fuel more of these aquisitions IMHO, both adjacent technologies and emerging competitors will be bought (like what MicroSoft used to do).

The square (Polaroid-style) aspect ratio leaves room for ads when displayed on 4:3 screens.

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