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Comparing the LinkedIn VS WhatsApp purchase

• niftich 10y ago
  Hindsight is 20/20 and at the time of its purchase, Whatsapp was largely unknown in the US, but now it's clear that Facebook made a defensive purchase to buy out a competitor against its Messenger and keep users within its platform (and correlation capabilities). The motivation of the LinkedIn purchase is unclear as of yet. Unlike Facebook, Microsoft doesn't derive most of its revenue from advertising and analyzing user behavior. It's too early to see how it fits into their business goals, and it's premature to conclude it was a superior purchase.
  • kidsil 10y ago
    The odd thing is that Facebook has been doing nothing to integrate WhatsApp into its services. It's obvious though that a lot of the growth that WhatsApp saw was because of Facebook, I wonder if a similar (albeit smaller) effect will happen with LinkedIn.