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http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2012/06/why-we-dont-sell-ads/ http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2012/06/why-we-dont-sell-...

by jljljl 13y ago

techaddict009 13y ago
Seems like by tomorrow this blog post well get deleted from the blog!!
- kevincrane 13y ago
  WhatsApp seems to think themselves above ads still. If they're lucky it'll stay that way. http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/ http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/
  - eitland 13y ago
    They have a working business model with a whole lot of happy customers that pay yearly. I really hope to be able to pay for WhatsApp next year as well, I really loved it for what it was.
varenc 13y ago
according the WhatsApp blog, its going to be staying ad-free. http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/ http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/
- dictum 13y ago
  In the usual the current iteration of our product will stay ad-free, but we'll release a new version later and everyone will have to switch to it way.
- yapcguy 13y ago
  Yeah yeah yeah. Heard this one before. Acquired company says it's business as usual, nothing will change, and then 6 months later things slowly begin to change and then after the vesting period of the acquisition finishes, and the newly minted sail off into the sunset, it all goes to hell.
- balladeer 13y ago
  Of course! Facebook is not interested in putting ads in WhatsApp streams. It shall instead take our data to advertisers. The easy way.
antr 13y ago
Everybody has a price. I'm curious to know how many offers have these guys received during the past years.
- sheetjs 13y ago
  Don't forget banks that may have tried to get them to IPO after the Twitter success
patrickaljord 13y ago
Just remember, next time you read something similar from a startup, it just means they won't do ads unless they get a multi-billion dollar offer. And frankly, I can't blame them. Edit, also: http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/ http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/ It looks like this was a defensive acquisition, Facebook cared more about whatsapp not killing them then they care about making money with whatsapp.

http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2012/06/why-we-dont-sell-ads/ http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2012/06/why-we-dont-sell-...

by jljljl 13y ago

http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2012/06/why-we-dont-sell-ads/ http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2012/06/why-we-dont-sell-...

techaddict009 13y ago

Seems like by tomorrow this blog post well get deleted from the blog!!

kevincrane 13y ago
WhatsApp seems to think themselves above ads still. If they're lucky it'll stay that way. http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/ http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/
- eitland 13y ago
  They have a working business model with a whole lot of happy customers that pay yearly. I really hope to be able to pay for WhatsApp next year as well, I really loved it for what it was.

varenc 13y ago

according the WhatsApp blog, its going to be staying ad-free. http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/ http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/

dictum 13y ago
In the usual the current iteration of our product will stay ad-free, but we'll release a new version later and everyone will have to switch to it way.
yapcguy 13y ago
Yeah yeah yeah. Heard this one before. Acquired company says it's business as usual, nothing will change, and then 6 months later things slowly begin to change and then after the vesting period of the acquisition finishes, and the newly minted sail off into the sunset, it all goes to hell.
balladeer 13y ago
Of course! Facebook is not interested in putting ads in WhatsApp streams. It shall instead take our data to advertisers. The easy way.

antr 13y ago

Everybody has a price. I'm curious to know how many offers have these guys received during the past years.

sheetjs 13y ago
Don't forget banks that may have tried to get them to IPO after the Twitter success

patrickaljord 13y ago

Just remember, next time you read something similar from a startup, it just means they won't do ads unless they get a multi-billion dollar offer. And frankly, I can't blame them. Edit, also: http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/ http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2014/02/facebook/ It looks like this was a defensive acquisition, Facebook cared more about whatsapp not killing them then they care about making money with whatsapp.