All of the sudden, there’s growing consternation about investing in Facebook apps. Could it be that there’s too much money going into unproductive apps, with tenuous business models, in a suffocatingly crowded space that’s controlled by one self-interested player? One issue that’s been getting attention: the ability for Facebook to develop apps that obviate the need for something from a third party. Valleywag mentioned earlier this week that an upcoming feature basically apes the popular “Top Friends” app. It also happened when Facebook introduced chat feature a little while back. Besides making a third-party app redundant, Facebook can and does make changes to the way apps are promoted, displayed, or anything else that could affect a third party developer. Shasta Ventures VC Jason Pressman told peHUB that Facebook’s moves could cause the space to cool down:
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