cawacko
Well-known member
Has anyone used this? I hadn't even heard of them. $16 billion purchase by Facebook? Wow.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101408460
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101408460
WhatsApp for $16 billion
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cancel2 2022
Canceled
Yes, I use it all the time. There is an alternative called LINE that is pretty good as well. It is mystifying as to how it's worth $16 billion though.
http://line.me/en/
StormX
Banned
I said the same thing.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/02/19/what-is-whats-app/5621175/
"WhatsApp has done for messaging what Skype did for voice and video calls," said Jim Goetz, an investor with VC Sequoia Capital, on the company blog.
Noting that many people in the U.S. aren't familiar with WhatsApp, he said, "there's no other home grown technology company that's so widely loved overseas and so under-appreciated at home."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/02/19/what-is-whats-app/5621175/
"WhatsApp has done for messaging what Skype did for voice and video calls," said Jim Goetz, an investor with VC Sequoia Capital, on the company blog.
Noting that many people in the U.S. aren't familiar with WhatsApp, he said, "there's no other home grown technology company that's so widely loved overseas and so under-appreciated at home."
Cancel 2016.2
The Almighty
yes, they are the largest provider of texting services for mobile phones... Facebook was second. Now they are overwhelmingly in first.
It's not, nor is Facebook worth what the stock says it is.... People bought a fad in an IPO. Absolutely insane.
