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Interesting observation: out of the 105 comments in this HN thread, none mention the company that owns whatsapp: facebook. Is whatsapp still a separate entity?
by me_bx 11y ago
Interesting observation: out of the 105 comments in this HN thread, none mention the company that owns whatsapp: facebook. Is whatsapp still a separate entity? Aren't whatsapp laywers facebook lawyers? just asking as I'm curious to know.
In related news: "Facebook drops hint about MAJOR changes to WhatsApp – and you are NOT going to like it" [1]
[1]: http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/578264/Facebook-Revenue-WhatsApp-Money-Subscription-Business-Company-Messages http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/57826...
- Veratyr 11y agoFrom what (admittedly little) I know, WhatsApp still operates as an autonomous entity beside Facebook. Kinda similar to Oculus and Facebook or YouTube and Google.
- _mgr 11y agoFacebook spent billions buying WhatsApp. There is no way they are operating autonomously. Same goes for Oculus, and the same most definitely goes for YouTube.