Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus $3B in RSUs

Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by Nicholas_C on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @05:32PM (#7266899)

>They bought the photo company at what seemed an outrageous amount in part to co-opt a competitor. In the end it was profitable.

Are you talking about Instagram? Unless I've been living under a rock I haven't heard or read anything that says they're profitable.

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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by mathattack on Thursday February 20, 2014 @06:49AM (#7270285)

Instagram. Since the purchase, photos are much more prevalent in the main Facebook offering, and there isn't anyone else building a photo site to compete.

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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by ulfw on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @06:33PM (#7267446)

Plus they didn't even cost 1 Billion. Chump change.

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