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Instagram just answered the question about how they're going to make money

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Apr 10 '12, 10:17

They were never in existence to generate revenue. The existed solely to be bought and plugged into another service (Facebook, Flickr, Google Photos, whatever) and they did that remarkably well

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This is going to be a problem. Ten years ago, start-ups were looking to take on market incumbents to become the next dominant player - Roger More Apr 10, 10:23 5
- It's interesting because to compete you have to position yourself as the alternative darling to the big mean company so that people will jump on board - oblique Apr 10, 10:25 3
  - No, I don't think FB ever could compete with IG on what IG did well: make taking and sharing mobile pictures easy and fun. -- nm - con_carne Apr 10, 10:32 1
    - Well, no, because all of Facebook's photo management is shite. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 10:35
  - I am working on a third stratagem. :) - Beryllium Apr 10, 10:29
- Yes, the wheels are in motion for bucketloads of absolute shit software to be hitting the web at a rampant pace. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 10:24

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Instagram just answered the question about how they're going to make money

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