Well not quite but a sizeable chunk have it seems many are not too happy about 'farcebook' spending (in best Dr. Evil I can) 1 Billion dollars to buy out the oh so cool polaroid stylee app.
The same whiners who in droves complained bitterly about Android stealing their cool and who were desperate to keep it elite (if you call it that and many did).
Still hipsters aside, bloody well done for Kevin Systrom and his small team at Instagram who now no longer need to worry where the next cheque is coming from.
So what happens to the app? Cynically we could have pokes, farmville and privacy options becoming hidden and cryptic, but Zuckerberg says nothing for now.
Why? To preserve Instagrams cool status, but is too late? Could it be like Yahoo was to the then oh so cool flickr, which is barley luke warm at best?
Time will tell but expect deeper integration with facebook and it's main mobile app quicker than you can sell your stock on farmville or poke your pal. 1 billion dollars spent needs return on investment.
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