Monday, April 01, 2013

The Facebook Phone

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I am not being able to wrap my head around it. Maybe I will be surprised. But I don't see a place for it in my life. Facebook is already the top app on all platforms. It could have done better in software.

I can see a place for a Google phone. Heck, I have one. I like the deep Google integration. But Facebook? I just don't see it.

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