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There have been talk about Facebook attempting to make a phone. Facebook has denied the fact that they are not working on such a product but there are many signs that show they really are. Facebook is looking to expand and feel being social is the future, one great way to be social is through the phone industry. They just hired Erick Tseng who is Android's lead project manager which shows how seriously Facebook is for moving towards the mobile network. The major question to the public is would you buy a phone from facebook?
I would never buy a phone from facebook. I feel having a blackberry makes me already over-connected with the world. I would not want to be on facebook all the time and I really don't think this is a good idea for them.
ReplyDeleteI think this is an extremely risky move on Facebook's part. I agree with Marissa, I would never buy a phone from Facebook,it just doesn't make sense to me. I would hope that this is all just a rumor and Facebook is not serious about this venture.
ReplyDeleteFacebook is a social networking site and I would never consider them to be part of the mobile device industry. Facebooks social networking site is what made them successful. Consequently, they should stick with what made them successful and capitalize on new innovations within this category. Faceboook should not try to specialize in multiple categories because they will likely be unsuccessful.
ReplyDeleteFacebook should stay as a social networking website. Creating a phone could even damage what stand they have with the social networking community. I wouldn't buy a phone from Facebook, I already have a Blackberry. Facebook like I stated should stay online. They will have more success there than they would in the cell phone industry.
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