"They will add Apps to directly compete with Google, like maps, email, and productivity (think: Evernote). As well as cloud storage."
Did we already forget the fail that was FB email?
"They will add Apps to directly compete with Google, like maps, email, and productivity (think: Evernote). As well as cloud storage."
Did we already forget the fail that was FB email?
Maps, storage and productivity are great ideas for FB to expand into. They have the users, and the infrastructure to handle massive amounts of data.
2. If you hit scale, the best practices is to try and build as full of a stack as possible. That's why Microsoft did a search engine, Google did an Office Suite and why Facebook will do both at some point.
2. Interesting that you think of the stack that way. So you think Facebook will encroach onto Search at some point? What exactly is in the full stack?
And an obligatory reference to Apple, is Apple a different full stack or are they a short stack without search?
Now I want pancakes