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This high value only because facebook bought whatsapp for almost $19 billion. Google offered $10b for whatsapp. They gave up for anything beyond it thinking it
by mandeepj 9y ago
This high value only because facebook bought whatsapp for almost $19 billion. Google offered $10b for whatsapp. They gave up for anything beyond it thinking it is too much only to realize later it was not.
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- acchow 9y agoWhatsapp is probably much more valuable to Facebook than to anyone else. Could Google really significantly monetize Whatsapp? It seems Facebook can't - but at least Facebook can ensure their other revenue streams aren't decimated by free-and-fast Whatsapp.
- sjg007 9y agoGoogle needs a messenger + profile play. Snapchat can add profiles (if they don't have one already).