Facebook's $19bn WhatsApp buy - is it worth it?

[QuintonB]

Is WhatsApp worth $19bn?

Why would Facebook want another messaging app, and one that is so publicly and vehemently against all forms of advertising?

 

[koeksGHT]

Nop, but they have the money so who cares

 

[WaxLyrical]

Social networking is now all about the messaging app and Whatsapp rules them all.

 

[Allin]

When FB bought Instagram all the assurances that it will stay the same were chucked shortly afterwards.

Watching in anticipation, but tried Telegram, quite good

 

[Allin]

When FB bought Instagram all the assurances that it will stay the same were chucked shortly afterwards.

Watching in anticipation, but tried Telegram, quite good. It has something Whatsapp could never do (without a workaround) - desktop messaging