Comment Corporate Suicide... (Score 2) 173
Facebook is the default tool for many international interactions. They are solid with 40+ and have a population connected with wealth which is why they have money.
Mega-corps aren't agile, they can't shift like small companies. Because of this the smart choice for a mega-corp is to just buy huge stakes in each popular service for each generation. Do what Large Corporations have done for generations. Let the small companies innovate and then buy them out.
The assumption that you can repeat your luck because you can throw a ton of money at it is why so many Microsoft and Google started projects in the last 20 years have failed. Admit you aren't cool anymore. You're the man. Exploit your leverage and power in the ways that work instead of throwing away all your assets to be the next Verizon/Yahoo.