Google won.Īfter reporting revenue and user growth that missed estimates, Spiegel spoke as if the quarter was a success. “Just because Yahoo! has a search box doesn’t mean they’re Google,” he added, referring to the competition between the two internet-search companies in the late 1990s and early 2000s. “If you want to be a creative company, you have got to be comfortable with and enjoy the fact that people copy your products if you make great stuff,” he said. When confronted about the challenge on the call, Spiegel laughed. co-founder Evan Spiegel exuded confidence on his first earnings conference call, explaining away the company's shortcomings and even throwing shade at his bigger - and far more successful - social media rival, Facebook Inc.įacebook has been copying some of Snapchat’s most popular features, including its 'stories' tool, which lets people post short videos about what’s happening in their day. SAN FRANCISCO, United States - For a guy who just lost about a quarter of his net worth, Snap Inc.

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