Slightly unrelated but I think that Facebook should setup a parent company that has a different name.
Whenever I see the phrase, "Facebook has acquired X" I can't help but think that the acquired company is both no longer trusted and not worth investing in or using. That might not be rational but they're just not the type of company that I think improves the value of their acquisitions.
Comcast tried by rebranding much of itself as Xfinity a few years ago. As far as I know, it didn't do much to sway public few once people realized they were still the same thing.
See their internet.org initiative for the feel good side. Or, on the business side, they want to capture their future customers where the internet is hard to access.
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Why the hell would Facebook be interested in a drone company? Google makes only slightly more sense.
Slightly unrelated but I think that Facebook should setup a parent company that has a different name.
Whenever I see the phrase, "Facebook has acquired X" I can't help but think that the acquired company is both no longer trusted and not worth investing in or using. That might not be rational but they're just not the type of company that I think improves the value of their acquisitions.
Comcast tried by rebranding much of itself as Xfinity a few years ago. As far as I know, it didn't do much to sway public few once people realized they were still the same thing.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/02/09/comcast-xfinity-id...
Google makes a ton of sense: It will be a major competitive advantage for its Maps product. Facebook makes no sense whatsoever.
See their internet.org initiative for the feel good side. Or, on the business side, they want to capture their future customers where the internet is hard to access.
The 1960 version of you might have asked, "Why the hell is AT&T playing with satellites?"