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CuriouslyC 32 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore

Insta and YT were bought fairly early on the ascent and then pumped hard with some resources and autonomy before being folded in completely. WhatsApp is a legit counterpoint though.

PixyMisa 32 days ago [–]

And Google already had Google Video when they bought YouTube. They retired their own platform to go all in on the acquisition.

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