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Am I the only one who thinks this is a good thing? I was getting tired of all the Silicon Valley "social" start-ups. Maybe new start-ups will focus on more important and more valuable products and services.

> Am I the only one who thinks this is a good thing?

Definitely not.

>more important and more valuable products and services

Matter of opinion. Communicating and connecting with other people is pretty damn important.

That's right. But where are all those startups inventing alternatives to smartphones/iPhones/iPads ? I need a gulp of fresh air in communication.

There's more to socializing than the hardware used to do so.. Heartily agreed on the fresh air though - the last thing we need is another netw^H^H^H^H ad platform

> Is Facebook just a moderately successful ad platform?

That's the direction it's going. I'm not sure that's all it could be.

Now?

Yammer is so lucky that Microsoft bought them.