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		bhousel on March 24, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 41,000,006 reasons why I think we're in a bubble And I'm saying, the acquisition is already planned and these investors aren't investing in Color, they're essentially investing in Facebook pre-IPO without going through Goldman's special investment vehicle. None of the investors mentioned (Sequoia, Bain Capital, SV Bank) are Facebook investors yet.

moe on March 24, 2011 [–]

But... what if facebook just buys one of the inevitable competitors for a fraction of the price? Or builds the feature on their own?

So far I'm missing the special sauce that makes them a must-buy-can't-clone.

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