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comment by T-Dog

$20b for WhatsApp... Do you know why it sold for so much, compared to Oculus? It may just be my U.S.-centric frame of reference but WhatsApp doesn't seem very forward thinking or even that relevant now. $2b seems like chump change comparatively, especially for something with so many possibilities down the road.





kleinbl00  ·  3903 days ago  ·  link  ·  

WhatsApp is huge overseas. It's a free, youth-oriented version of Skype.

thenewgreen  ·  3903 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, kb is right, WhatsApp is very popular everywhere else and it's market share is growing rapidly in places like India where the size of the market is enormous. -a strategic purchase.

T-Dog  ·  3902 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What does that make the purchase of oculus then?