[disc]

Agreed, though it wasn't very long ago that growth was valued much higher than profitability. Maybe our opinion is (slowly) evolving? Perhaps growth-by-all-means is a perfectly valid play in an extremely network-effected market, while other markets might be better served by focusing on profitability?

[kesselvon]

Maybe they're realizing that growth doesn't always translate into profitability. See twitter for example