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I think WHO is buying is just as important as WHAT is being bought. Who knows what would happen to WhatsApp if Google bought it? Could it become one of Google'

by TY 9y ago

I think WHO is buying is just as important as WHAT is being bought. Who knows what would happen to WhatsApp if Google bought it? Could it become one of Google's current chat apps that no one uses?

rgbrenner 9y ago
When was the last time they bought a popular rapidly growing platform? The last that I can remember was YouTube, and that turned out very well for youtube and google.
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- pchristensen 9y ago
  That was also 11 years ago, and only 2.5 yrs after Google's IPO.
nextstep 9y ago
I think that was the point: Google almost bought Groupon http://www.businessinsider.com/groupon-google-deal-turn-down-2012-6 http://www.businessinsider.com/groupon-google-deal-turn-down...
rtx 9y ago
I am waiting to run my ads on WhatsApp.