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Facebook to acquire WhatsApp for $16B in cash and stock. (newsroom.fb.com)
over 9 years ago from Brandon Jacoby, DN Moderator. Writer of code, designer of things.
24 comments
Nathan N, over 9 years ago
Upvote this one, we should promote the original source instead of blogs.
Ed Lea, over 9 years ago
why? blogs don't add interesting opinion or insights into news stories?
Garrett Farmer, over 9 years ago Really good article about this here: http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2014/2/19/whatsapp-and-19bn
Jim Silverman, over 9 years ago
whatsapp employees get to divvy up $3b in restricted stock. there's 45 employees. i'd do the math, but i'm too jealous.
Seth Kasky, over 9 years ago
$66,666,666.66
The WhatsApp acquisition was closed by Satan.
Giulio Michelon, over 9 years ago
Your avatar is so appropriated
Jeff Shin, over 9 years ago (edited over 9 years ago )
Sequoia Capital posted a really great post about the acquisition.
Julian Lloyd, over 9 years ago (edited over 9 years ago )
Just incredible.
[edit] you owe me a coke!
Pete Lada, over 9 years ago (edited over 9 years ago )
Incredible.
[edit] ^ jinx
Bardan Gauchan, over 9 years ago I guess now they don't have to. Facebook will sell it for them.
David Ong, over 9 years ago
I guess it really pays to make a useful product without ads spoiling it
Armen Ghazarian, over 9 years ago
Just a month ago Jan Koum (Founder and chief executive officer of WhatsApp) told that their philosophy is to know as less as possible about their user unlike other social networks, but the Facebook is just the opposite, wants to know everything. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgAtBTpm6Xk#t=676
What will happen in this situation?
Pedro Pinto, over 9 years ago
I think that Mark Zuckerberg said that they aren't going to change the Whatsapp philosophy
Kerry Ritter, over 9 years ago
Isn't that always what is said when a company is purchased?
That's true :)
Sandeep Prabhakaran, over 9 years ago
That's what they all say! :)
Alasdair Monk, over 9 years ago
I've heard this too. Possibly to operate under the same Whatsapp brand too?
It's interesting to see that they aren't a company based in SV or SF.
Joshua Sortino, over 9 years ago
Santa Clara is as close to "Silicon Valley" as you can get without officially calling it "Silicon Valley".
Michael Aleo, over 9 years ago
I wonder what the real price is here. Lot of stipulations and numbers thrown around.
Tom Gurka, over 9 years ago (edited over 9 years ago )
For a company with a one time download fee (0.99) as their only source of revenue, this is an amazing exit. Although i could swear they use to charge $1.99 to download the app prior to their current try/buy model.
Brandon Jacoby, over 9 years ago (edited over 9 years ago )
They have a subscription model in multiple countries.
Christine Chao, over 9 years ago
Definitely a great way out, I don't think they're doing very well now that there're so many other competitors who offers more functions. Yes they do have a lot of users, but a lot of people are switching over to other apps.
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