newyorker:

John Cassidy looks at whether Facebook or Microsoft will last longer: http://nyr.kr/1exI9Ix

“The picture is not quite so black and white. Microsoft dates back to 1975; next year, it turns forty. Facebook won’t reach that landmark until 2044. Will it still be going strong then?”

Photograph: Brian Smale/Microsoft/Getty

Honestly! I hope neither will have survived. Why? Not because of my personal stance towards either company, it’s just that I feel they might, and should be obsolete by then. We will see. 😉