> But if Facebook ends up being something less than that -- say, a big and >> popular Website, but not a world-changing business that throws off billions >> a dollars a year and disrupts multiple industries -- then Mark's backers may >> end up wondering why they didn't push him to figure that sooner than later. > > Now, the success of a company is measured against Google? What kind of nonsense is that?
Gary Dahl (http://tinyurl.com/4jatmh) made more money than me too. That > doesn't make me envious of the pet rock industry. Why does anybody else have to care about what industries you happen to like or not? As long as Gary Dahl and his shareholders are happy, who are you to complain? We don't live in a theocracy where *you* get to judge whether legally accrued profits are to your liking or if a buyer of a company is allowed to see value in it that you can't. Stick to the facts: profits =! valuation. -- Kontra http://counternotions.com ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
