[Zeeman]

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.

[Danny]

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

[LeGGGeNNdA]

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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

[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.

[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 ********.

[Epixha]

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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.

[KingHual]

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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

[ACI]

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

[Zeeman]

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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

[Mauzen]

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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.