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That's what I don't get. If nothing will change for the users, then why did Facebook acquire them? Why did they bother? Just so that they can run statistics and

by yaeger 13y ago

That's what I don't get. If nothing will change for the users, then why did Facebook acquire them? Why did they bother? Just so that they can run statistics and include WhatsApps numbers in there as well because they now belong to the same organisation?

ryanSrich 13y ago
Diversification. Aquire as many relevant products as you can to stay, well, relevant. If Facebook.com is losing users then it makes sense for them to use the money they have now to buy a company that's gaining users.
- eevilspock 13y ago
  Then why WhatsApp over thousands of other companies they could have acquired? No, there has to be another reason and there is no way WhatsApp is not going to change because of this. Their saying it won't change is like the like a corporate VP stepping down "to spend more time with his family".