• @kautau
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    107 months ago

    They will. This was most likely planned by their legal team in advance, will cost Facebook a negligible amount compared to their revenue and marked as a “risk.” And when they settle it will be a planned business expense, like a fine

      • @frunch
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        37 months ago

        ~$1,000,000,000,000 USD, which is why they’re trying to do it the “easy way”

    • @SeabassDan
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      37 months ago

      The legal fees alone while it gets dragged out in court will definitely hurt the smaller company.

      • squiblet
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        57 months ago

        That’s the strategy, of course. Throw a ton of lawyers at it and hope the other company just gives up.

        • @kautau
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          27 months ago

          Yeah they don’t even need to hire a law firm. They pay millions of dollars in retainer every year to keep lawyers on staff, so this is just someone’s day job to go through the motions