Meta's acquisition of Manus has attracted industry attention. From high-paying recruitment of AI talent with limited results to directly acquiring entire technology companies, Meta's strategic approach seems to be undergoing a subtle shift. This logic is not unfamiliar—returning to the strategy of acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp years ago, exchanging real money for mature products and technological accumulation. When自主培养 (self-developed cultivation) cools off, directly buying ready-made competitiveness seems to be a more reliable choice. This strategic shift from "internal incubation" to "external mergers and acquisitions" also reflects the current acceleration and iteration pressure in technological competition.
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RektHunter
· 19h ago
Burning money to bottom fish, Meta has never lost. If I had known that internal incubation doesn't work well, I wouldn't have bothered to tinker for so long.
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RektRecorder
· 19h ago
Burning money and throwing resources at talent doesn't work, so they might as well just buy companies directly. Meta's approach is really clever.
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LayerZeroHero
· 19h ago
Burning money to hire people is not as good as directly buying the team. Mark has already figured out this trick long ago.
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UncommonNPC
· 19h ago
Buy buy buy, still the same old approach. But to be honest, compared to spending money to recruit, directly acquiring the entire team is indeed more stable.
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SchroedingerAirdrop
· 19h ago
This is the common problem with big companies: if they can't develop it themselves, they just buy it, since they have plenty of money.
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GasFeeTherapist
· 19h ago
Burning money is not as good as investing in a team; this trick is indeed played smoothly.
Meta's acquisition of Manus has attracted industry attention. From high-paying recruitment of AI talent with limited results to directly acquiring entire technology companies, Meta's strategic approach seems to be undergoing a subtle shift. This logic is not unfamiliar—returning to the strategy of acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp years ago, exchanging real money for mature products and technological accumulation. When自主培养 (self-developed cultivation) cools off, directly buying ready-made competitiveness seems to be a more reliable choice. This strategic shift from "internal incubation" to "external mergers and acquisitions" also reflects the current acceleration and iteration pressure in technological competition.