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I think you're putting too much narrative into this.


I don't think so; it seems like most of Facebook's decision-making in terms of expansion is arbitrary and whim-based. He admitted to that being the reason he bought Oculus.


It's possible that they are less focused than similar companies, but I would expect that it takes more to seal an acquisition than Mark Zuckerberg just going "let's buy that company, they look cool" and it being done.




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