@dmmfix @cmuratori I suspect they're not paying for users, but for access to the users' phonebooks. Whatsapp has that, Facebook doesn't.
"Facebook is paying $42 per user with the deal, compared with ... $170 for Facebook and $212 for Twitter": http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/20/whatsapp-facebook-research-idUSL3N0LP37Y20140220 …
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@cmuratori I remember when ICQ was acquired for like $400M, or about $4/userThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cmuratori In the context of paying (some) cash privately for a company, 'market value' is meaningless funny money. -
@cmuratori That line can *seem* to validate the purchase price, but it doesn't at all, because the latter numbers are BS.
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