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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by redthrowaway on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @05:43PM (#7267013)
I suspect they're just trying to protect their market share in messaging, in the same way that buying instagram allowed them to protect their market share in image sharing.
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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by jacklionheart on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @07:11PM (#7267706)
Yes, but they've continued to invest in Instagram as a product. Will they do that here as well?
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