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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by higherpurpose on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @06:10PM (#7267281)
You mean almost at the height of the dotcom bubble? Maybe that should say something about this acquisition.
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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by pdpi on Thursday February 20, 2014 @06:15AM (#7270182)
You mean one of the more sensible purchases amidst all the idiocy of the first dotcom bubble? I mean, I fail to see how buying Hotmail was a bad idea for Microsoft.
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