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| Thread ID: 124953 | 2012-05-29 19:10:00 | FaceBook Bulletin | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 1278266 | 2012-05-29 19:10:00 | Hot off the press:::: • There are more rumors that Facebook will get into the smartphone game . The New York Times reports that the Menlo Park social networking giant has hired several veteran Apple engineers who worked on the iPhone development, and hopes to have a phone of its own released by next year . The Times reports this is Facebook’s third try at making a smartphone, and the project remains cloaked in secrecy . “Mark (Zuckerberg) is worried that if he doesn’t create a mobile phone in the near future that Facebook will simply become an app on other mobile platforms,” one Facebook source told the Times . While some critics question whether the risks --- Facebook faces in becoming a phone-maker outweigh the rewards, others say any bid to enter the risky and expensive hardware industry is doomed from the start . On the other hand, Forbes’ Robert Hof writes that while a Facebook phone makes no sense, the consumer knowledge it would potentially gain through the development process might be what Facebook is actually after . LINK::: . siliconvalley . com/ci_20728939/facebook-hoping-release-smartphone-by-next-year" target="_blank">www . siliconvalley . com Main Page:: LINK::: http://www . siliconvalley . com/ |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1278267 | 2012-05-29 20:31:00 | Would pretty much guaranteed be some sort of Android-powered device. They tried that with the HTC Chacha which was a bit of a flop... | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1278268 | 2012-05-29 23:49:00 | Used to be that everything that Zuckerberg touched turned to gold. Lately, things have been turning a different colour for him.... How sad. | johcar (6283) | ||
| 1278269 | 2012-05-30 00:01:00 | "Mark (Zuckerberg) is worried that if he doesn’t create a mobile phone in the near future that Facebook will simply become an app on other mobile platforms,” one Facebook source told the Times. But they app still accesses the facebook website, and it is already available on everyphone with android or apple......what a douche. |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1278270 | 2012-05-30 01:05:00 | It would have to be the worst decision he could make unless they can come up with something exceptional but even then I don't think it would work. Smartphones already have good integration with Facebook so what would they stand to gain. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1278271 | 2012-05-30 01:57:00 | i cant see the point of a facebook phone...... | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 1278272 | 2012-05-30 02:19:00 | i cant see the point of a facebook phone...... ..for Facebook access, of course! :D |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1278273 | 2012-05-30 03:39:00 | Silly, the only selling point is cult. Rivaled only by apple's iCult... and still i'd buy an iDevice over fb because it won't stalk the hell out of my life and does more than facebook | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1278274 | 2012-05-30 03:41:00 | Silly, the only selling point is cult. Rivaled only by apple's iCult... and still i'd buy an iDevice over fb because it won't stalk the hell out of my life and does more than facebook Does it? Both are owned by nutters Zuckerburg and whoever now owns iApple |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1278275 | 2012-05-30 03:49:00 | Does it? Both are owned by nutters Zuckerburg and whoever now owns iApple Suckerburg only owns 20% of FB now....Apple also is owned by the shareholders, FMR LLC has the majority 5.3% at $29billion currently No doubt Zuch will have 50% majority with others he trusts.... |
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