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Yea but you could make arguments that whatsapp could suffer any number of ill-fated results. There's no business without risk. Technical risks are difficult but
by wuliwong 12y ago
Yea but you could make arguments that whatsapp could suffer any number of ill-fated results. There's no business without risk. Technical risks are difficult but whatsapp has only shown that it can charge $1/year. $19 billion is a bet (and a risky one) that they will be able to squeeze more money out of those 700 million users.
- vidarh 12y agoWhatsapp was not bought only for its revenues or revenue potential, but also to protect against them turning around and using that userbase in a way that could turn into a threat to Facebook (whether themselves, or by selling to someone else).