on 19-02-2014 22:19
on 19-02-2014 22:19
Facebook buys WhatsApp messaging service for $16 Billion.
If true there goes WhatsApp !
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/127378-facebook-buys-whatsapp-messaging-service-for-16-billion
on 19-02-2014 22:27
on 19-02-2014 22:33
Well its hit BBC news and iClarified so looks legit.
on 19-02-2014 23:01
on 19-02-2014 23:01
Oh it's legit alright.
How's this for hypocrisy? http://www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-note-2014-2
on 20-02-2014 00:18
on 20-02-2014 00:18
I read that FB have said that will stand with regard to ads.
on 20-02-2014 02:14
on 20-02-2014 03:56
on 20-02-2014 03:56
on 20-02-2014 07:10
on 20-02-2014 07:10
on 20-02-2014 09:59
on 20-02-2014 11:44
on 20-02-2014 11:44
$16 Billion, well $4 Billion outright then the current value of facebook shares for the remainder and another $3 Billion after 3 years. Could have bought Blackberry outright and get a hardware division thrown in with change! That infamous FaceBook/OS phone would have been a reality and could still write it off as a loss.
Given history of tech take overs, this is going be a brand that will merge into FB and disappear within a few years. Either way, if FB shares drop its an expensive mistake and they will be seeking to monetise it asap once the instuitional shareholders start making noises.
Signs of a bubble again in the tech industry with the mobile app market overvaluing companies. Cue the makers of Candy Crush saga not learning from Zynga's mistakes and doing an IPO.