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January 25, 2014 06:29 am GMT
"Facebook may have an irreversibly bad brand," wrote 22-year old Branch founder Josh Miller in December 2012 in a post about his 15-year old sister's predilections for social apps. Almost a year later, his chat startup was acquired by Facebook. Awkward.The "criticize Facebook" > "get bought by Facebook" dynamic in the Branch/Potluck acquisition was so ironic, it was the first thing to come to mind for many upon hearing the news of the merger. Will Oremus over at Slate wrote a whole post peppered with critical quotes from Miller, ending with a quote from SLC Punk: "I didn't sell out, I bought in."
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"Facebook may have an irreversibly bad brand," wrote 22-year old Branch founder Josh Miller in December 2012 in a post about his 15-year old sister's predilections for social apps. Almost a year later, his chat startup was acquired by Facebook. Awkward.The "criticize Facebook" > "get bought by Facebook" dynamic in the Branch/Potluck acquisition was so ironic, it was the first thing to come to mind for many upon hearing the news of the merger. Will Oremus over at Slate wrote a whole post peppered with critical quotes from Miller, ending with a quote from SLC Punk: "I didn't sell out, I bought in."Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Nq7iF8oO6xU/
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