sebi@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoHow did Facebook (aka Meta) aquire the name/domain "threads"?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up151arrow-down1message-squareHow did Facebook (aka Meta) aquire the name/domain "threads"?sebi@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-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-up1arrow-down2·edit-21 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 20/20
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 20/20
Honestly, chances are godaddy sold it to them for a few hundred bucks.