The end of Snap and Tesla
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It seems like their platform is already built, they have some ways of making money (ads, sponsored filters, etc), so surely the easiest option is to cut overheads and at least make some money, instead of burning the little of it they have left?
Same thing for Twitter. Last time I checked they had thousands of employees; yet the platform is stagnating and getting worse every day. If they can't innovate, it seems wise to at least cut their losses and try to make some profit with whatever they have left.
This could have stopped Instagram before they got the opportunity to clone their product and present it as a new thing to audiences all over the world.