******** buys WhatsApp - Possible End?

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******** buys WhatsApp - Possible End? - Zeeman - 20.02.2014

IMO now that ******** have bought it, I believe they'll just fill it with ads, games and random stuff to piss off users and we'll end up switching to another application. I been using it for almost 9 months, so probably 3 months subscription left xD lets hope Mark makes the app free and not spoil it with random ads.

Read for more Info: Mark Zuckerberg CEO of ******** buys WhatsApp for $19B

AND just in case you didn't know, Mark forgot to put a space between forinternet.org and the domain turned out to be unregistered :3 so whoever bought the website is one lucky bitch, it's worth about $50k just incase you didn't know.

Re: ******** buys WhatsApp - Possible End? - Danny - 20.02.2014

I have no idea if it will end WhatsApp but they will almost definitely ruin it to the bone.

Re: ******** buys WhatsApp - Possible End? - LeGGGeNNdA - 20.02.2014

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Originally Posted by Danny.

I have no idea if it will end WhatsApp but they will almost definitely ruin it to the bone.

True. Mark found a new way to make money, good job

Re: ******** buys WhatsApp - Possible End? - Mauzen - 20.02.2014

One of the main reasons for this deal was to get their user data. Now he got some additional billion datasets, combining them with the ******** data people get much more transparent now.

Getting money from whatsapp wont be a real reason for this, advertisement and user identification is the one way to earn big money today.

Ill look for an alternative now, luckily I didnt pay for whatsapp yet, so the data they got from me is pretty limited.

Re: ******** buys WhatsApp - Possible End? - newbienoob - 20.02.2014

At first, I read $19B as $198. But when I realize it's $19 billion, I was like

OT: I don't really care about it since I never use WhatsApp and rarely use ********.

Re: ******** buys WhatsApp - Possible End? - Epixha - 20.02.2014

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Originally Posted by newbienoob

At first, I read $19B as $198. But when I realize it's $19 billion, I was like

OT: I don't really care about it since I never use WhatsApp and rarely use ********.

And you were normal when you thought it was $198? Wow. $198 for a software that is used by half a billion people looks quite expensive.

Re: ******** buys WhatsApp - Possible End? - KingHual - 20.02.2014

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Originally Posted by Mauzen

One of the main reasons for this deal was to get their user data. Now he got some additional billion datasets, combining them with the ******** data people get much more transparent now.

Getting money from whatsapp wont be a real reason for this, advertisement and user identification is the one way to earn big money today.

Ill look for an alternative now, luckily I didnt pay for whatsapp yet, so the data they got from me is pretty limited.

Viber is a good alternative

Re: ******** buys WhatsApp - Possible End? - ACI - 20.02.2014

Mark looks like a kid to me.. I think the company might be enjoying in the rain of money..

Re: ******** buys WhatsApp - Possible End? - Zeeman - 20.02.2014

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Originally Posted by newbienoob

At first, I read $19B as $198. But when I realize it's $19 billion, I was like

OT: I don't really care about it since I never use WhatsApp and rarely use ********.

Lol 198 if whatsapp had a userbase of 50 then yes it would be $198 but no, almost everyone with a smartphone use Whatsapp and viber is a good alternative too, although I still prefer whatsapp for texting and viber for calls :3

Re: ******** buys WhatsApp - Possible End? - Mauzen - 21.02.2014

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Originally Posted by king_hual

Viber is a good alternative

I used that a while ago, but removed it as I dont like how they collect even more data than skype. It works well, but I dont think viber is an alternative for guys who quit whatsapp for privacy reasons

Ill go with some end-to-end crypto messenger. There are several ones, not easy to find the best out of them.