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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by elwell on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @05:44PM (#7267034)
I don't think they want anything. They just don't want WhatsApp to compete with Facebook chat. The nominal fee charged to users will pare down the userbase and perhaps pay off a portion of the cost of purchasing.
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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by the_watcher on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @06:17PM (#7267333)
The nominal fee that already exists and hasn't pared down the userbase? Or is there a new fee?
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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by elwell on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @06:24PM (#7267389)
Oh I might be wrong about the fee being new.
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