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People seem to not take into consideration the concept of staying in the game. Facebook bought WhatsApp for the users, not necessarily to become Facebook users
by loceng 12y ago
People seem to not take into consideration the concept of staying in the game. Facebook bought WhatsApp for the users, not necessarily to become Facebook users but to prevent them from becoming users of a competitor. Yahoo needs to make acquisitions so they can stay relevant and connected, otherwise they may not have any chance of succeeding in a much bigger way with all of their offerings.
- korzun 12y ago> concept of staying in the game That's actually the opposite of that concept. WhatsApp actually solved a real problem and aligned closely with Facebook's overall strategy (communication).
- mcintyre1994 12y agoWhatsApp definitely solved a problem when they launched and they did an incredible job, but I'm not sure what I'm missing, what problem were they solving when Facebook bought them That Facebook couldn't? I'm not saying it was a bad investment - I think it was smart, but to me it just seemed like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp were competitors by the time Facebook bought them.
- ljk 12y agomaybe they're planning something with flickr? they're both related to photos and sharing...