Word, Excel, Powerpoint were applications which could be used by business to benefit the bottom line through increased productivity. Scrabulous in particular and Facebook in general tend to have exactly the opposite effect.
Instead of following Microsoft, Facebook is quite logically following the Google model - collect data on hundreds of millions of individuals and then sell that data.
Instead of following Microsoft, Facebook is quite logically following the Google model - collect data on hundreds of millions of individuals and then sell that data.