While it was widely assumed that Facebook would pull an about-face following its recent high-profile IPO and employ some restraint when it came to future acquisitions, the opposite appears to be happening. The social networking giant reportedly has several potential moves in play. The biggest — for now — could be the acquisition of the popular mobile Internet browser Opera.”Opera is a very good browser but more importantly, it is a good way for Facebook to get into the mobile browser space,” said Paul Amsellem, president of the Mobile Network Group.
Facebook's Barreling Full Steam Ahead to Unknown Destination
Posted by: Peter Suciu May 29, 2012 01:19 PMWhile it was widely assumed that Facebook would pull an about-face following its recent high-profile IPO and employ some restraint when it came to future acquisitions, the opposite appears to be happening. The social networking giant reportedly has several potential moves in play. The biggest — for now — could be the acquisition of the popular mobile Internet browser Opera.”Opera is a very good browser but more importantly, it is a good way for Facebook to get into the mobile browser space,” said Paul Amsellem, president of the Mobile Network Group.