INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ordered his management team to use only Android phones after his tiff with Apple CEO Tim Cook, the social media
network today said the decision to use Android is because it is the most popular operating system in the world.The New York Times yesterday
said that "after Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, quipped in an interview that his company did not traffic in personal data, Mr
Zuckerberg ordered his management team to use only Android phones".In a statement today, Facebook said Mr Zuckerberg's disagreement with
Mr Cook is only over the business model."Tim Cook has consistently criticised our business model and Mark has been equally clear he
to use Android because it is the most popular operating system in the world," the social networking giant added.In a Recode and MSNBC
interview in March this year, Mr Cook had called for increased regulation of social media, and questioned the practice of monetising user
data on free platforms by selling ads that allow advertisers to target specific groups.The Apple CEO was asked how he would handle the
crisis Facebook is facing."I wouldn't be in this situation," he said."The truth is, we could make a ton of money if we monetised our
customer If our customer was our product, We've elected not to do that."Reacting to Mr Cook's remarks, Mr Zuckerberg had said his remarks
about the social networking giant were "extremely glib".Mr Zuckerberg said that Facebook remains free to use because it's focused on
connecting people and many people can't afford to pay, therefore, "having an advertising-supported model is the only rational model that can
support building this service to reach people".
