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# The Story of Facebook Buying Instagram
- URL: https://chrisenns.com/2013/05/the-story-of-facebook-buying-instagram/
- Published: 2013-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-08T23:52:39.000Z
- Author: Chris Enns
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-04-08 17:47, #ichris

> Systrom downplays the idea that this courtship was in any way remarkable. “I think everyone thinks that the acquisition was made in a dark room with Trent Reznor music playing. Do you know what I mean? Like there was some dramatic thing,” he says, referencing a scene from The Social Network. “And it turns out that some of the biggest decisions get made relatively quickly, without much fanfare.”

[Kara Swisher at Vanity Fair](https://www.vanityfair.com/business/2013/06/kara-swisher-instagram?ref=chrisenns.com).