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		spywaregorilla on Aug 6, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. FTC says Facebook misused privacy decree to s... $5B is more than the purchase price of Oculus and multiple years of VR content investment.

nielsbot on Aug 6, 2021 [–]

The price of these acquisitions isn't relevant to the amount of "pain" this fine does or does not inflict on FB.

spywaregorilla on Aug 6, 2021 | [–]

In terms of trying to rationalize how much $5B matters to them I think this is a perfectly reasonable comparison.

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