>To me this seems like pure win: Facebook already had ads, so it's just a matter of them getting better. WhatsApp can be free for everyone in a sustainable way,

>To me this seems like pure win: Facebook already had ads, so it's just a matter of them getting better. WhatsApp can be free for everyone in a sustainable way, instead of the western-iOS-users-get-to-pay-for-everyone model WhatsApp used before. In what way is that a win? Giving up my privacy to save $1/year? Please, I'll take privacy all day long. As for EU governments "hating" American companies: BS. They're actually sticking up for user rights and privacy rights. Something I wish the US would do.