“I remember your internal post about how Instagram was our threat and not Google+. You were basically right. One thing about startups though is you can often acquire them. (private message to colleague on April 9, 2012 when Instagram was purchased)”

Mark Zuckerberg
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From documents revealed during a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, as cited in "'It's better to buy than compete': The FTC is using Mark Zuckerberg's own words against him", Business Insider (10 Decem ↗

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