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I think this might be a bit of a single cause fallacy just like the other poster. Only Facebook knows why they payed what they did, but it was certainly more co
by cheepin 11y ago
I think this might be a bit of a single cause fallacy just like the other poster. Only Facebook knows why they payed what they did, but it was certainly more complex than just preventing Google from buying them.
The aggregate benefit of not having WhatsApp in a competitor's hand + the benefits to their core business of owning it + the lifetime profitability of WhatsApp + some other factors I'm probably forgetting <= a value of 19B in mostly Facebook stock.
- arthurfm 11y ago> some other factors I'm probably forgetting The verified phone numbers of 800 million people [1] and the ability to act as a gateway drug to other Facebook services [2]? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp#Acquisition_by_Facebook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp#Acquisition_by_Facebo...