sebi@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoHow did Facebook (aka Meta) aquire the name/domain "threads"?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up149arrow-down1message-squareHow did Facebook (aka Meta) aquire the name/domain "threads"?sebi@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePolydextrous@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoWere they a bozo, though? If they sold that domain to FB, there is a great chance they just banked like gangbusters.
minus-squareTrontheTechie@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoI suppose it depends on your outlook. I’d rather have had the passive income over time paid in stock options that multiply in value that I can get interest free loans against to file tax losses than the one time payout you have to pay gains on. Hindsight is 2020
minus-squarePolydextrous@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoHonestly, chances are godaddy sold it to them for a few hundred bucks.
Were they a bozo, though? If they sold that domain to FB, there is a great chance they just banked like gangbusters.
I suppose it depends on your outlook. I’d rather have had the passive income over time paid in stock options that multiply in value that I can get interest free loans against to file tax losses than the one time payout you have to pay gains on.
Hindsight is 2020
Honestly, chances are godaddy sold it to them for a few hundred bucks.