????Facebook現(xiàn)在正全力以赴準備下月上市,，資金似乎不是Facebook關注的目標,，但它拒絕就此發(fā)表評論。但是對莫林來說,，錢可能也不是他最在意的,，畢竟有報道稱，去年他曾拒絕了谷歌公司（Google）1億美元的出價,。
????而Facebook打算拿Path怎么辦則完全是另一個問題了,。它可以關了它，復制它此前收購對象的做法,，設法拿回被（這些曾經的競爭對手）大量奪走的用戶使用時間（Path聲稱它能與Facebook和平共處,。比如，這兩家公司已將聯(lián)系人進行了整合）,?；蛘咚梢宰孭ath獨立成長，一如它對Instagram的承諾,。但薩弗表示：“其中的奧妙在于,，作為一家已經規(guī)模不小的公司，怎么能同時保持小規(guī)模呢,？聰明的做法就是讓像Path這樣的公司繼續(xù)獨立成長,。”
????可以確定的是，Path很可能將繼續(xù)保持對用戶的吸引力,。正像薩弗表示的,，它已經擁有富有吸引力的資產了，包括基于其設計優(yōu)勢而擁有的令人垂涎,、精巧優(yōu)美的專利,。那還需要和Facebook達成交易嗎？ “可能只有兩個人才知道這個問題的答案,，”薩弗稱,。“不過這也正是這個故事之所以更加引人入勝的原因所在,?！?/p>
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????Money doesn't seem to be an object for Facebook, which declined to comment, heading into its sky-high market debut next month. But money may also not be the concern from Morin, who reportedly turned down $100 million offer from Google (GOOG) last year.
????What Facebook would do with Path is another question entirely. It could shut it down, like it has acquisitions past, and try to take back the hours of user engagement that had been siphoned off. (Path claims it can coexist with Facebook. The two companies already have contacts integrations, for instance.) Or it can let Path grow separately, like it has pledged with Instagram. "The trick is, even if you're a big company, how do you keep it small?" says Saffo."The smart thing would be to let something like Path grow."
????What's certain is that Path is likely to remain attractive. It already has potentially lucrative assets, including coveted and sophisticated patents that Path likely has because of its design edge, says Saffo. A deal with Facebook though? "There are probably only two people who know the answer to that," says Saffo. "But it is definitely what makes the story all the more interesting." |
