Facebook’s entry into the smartphone handset business is being reported like it’s a done deal. It’s a deal, however, in which critics say Facebook has more to lose than gain. The Facebook phone project already has a code name, “Buffy,” a reference to the famed vampire slayer of film and television, according to a recent report. Given the relentless and undying nature of the Facebook phone rumor, the code name has a certain ironic twist to it.
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Will Facebook Jump the Shark by Leaping Into Handsets?
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 23, 2011 08:55 AMFacebook’s entry into the smartphone handset business is being reported like it’s a done deal. It’s a deal, however, in which critics say Facebook has more to lose than gain. The Facebook phone project already has a code name, “Buffy,” a reference to the famed vampire slayer of film and television, according to a recent report. Given the relentless and undying nature of the Facebook phone rumor, the code name has a certain ironic twist to it.