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drgath on Nov 12, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Google can’t build Instagram

The point wasn't that Google can't make the technology, of course it can. The point was that Google can't create the product.

Besides, Instagram isn't even a key part of the post. Swap in any other hot startup of the week and it's still the same point: Google has an innovation problem (according to Scoble).

axod on Nov 12, 2010 [–]

I'd never heard of it, it's free (hard to monetize), seriously, I'm not sure Google are that worried.

There'll always be some hot new fad. I don't think Google would be doing any good getting into the game of creating hot new fads.

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