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esseph • today at 7:18 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

It's not a distraction if the research pans out and then they become the market leader for the next several years or more.


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shadowpho • today at 8:05 PM

Ok yeah but it’s not a certain bet. Resources are limited and you gotta allocate them efficiently.

10% chance to be market leader doesn’t sound as good as 60% second place to them for example

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siva7 • today at 8:18 PM

The job of the CEO is to assess the research risk correctly. Zuck made the right bet here to replace him.

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