There’s an interesting update on Business Insider today that reveals the level of control that Facebook has over Zynga, and indeed over its entire development platform.
Indicates the extent to which they recognize the potential threat (as well as opportunity) that their API represented.
What’s interesting is that Google has also been acquiring a stake in Zynga.
This confirms that I was on the right track regarding both Facebook’s and Google’s competitive strategies, although it looks like both companies were way ahead of me!