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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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mkenyan wrote:masukuma wrote:mkenyan wrote:masukuma wrote:simonkabz wrote:Who owns Viber? It has far better features than whatsapp. Let me tell you - its not about the functionality, its about the people who are already in it! 1 million people a day signing up?  remember - If you are not paying for it, you are not the customer. You are the product. secondly, they are different types of apps. i guess viber is also shopping out there for a buyer.... it may actually be Microsoft (remember they bought skype) viber was recently bought for usd 900 by rakuten. you should keep up to date with it news mr. it.  i rarely pay attention to sub $1 billion buy outs.  i also think they will regret it as they have a healthy 550k user per day registration rate! viber wuz surely robbed. no wonder snapchat last year turned down billions from facebook. they surely were! All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2007 Posts: 8,776 Location: Cameroon
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masukuma wrote:ah! this thread has been moved to 'Markets' to kill it!! Eti it's being marketed. Wajua kule club watu ni fobe, na kuteremsha with a sumptuous meal of Fish stew n bread as they gossip Its been a while since I saw a thread being clubbed TULIA.........UFUNZWE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/2/2009 Posts: 2,458 Location: Nairobi
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Gentlemen
Of the $19billion.. only $4B is cash. that means actual money leaving Facebook accounts the rest is money within Facebook just changing hand.
The owners are rich.. but facebook only 'loses' 4billion dollars
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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poundfoolish wrote:Gentlemen
Of the $19billion.. only $4B is cash. that means actual money leaving Facebook accounts the rest is money within Facebook just changing hand.
The owners are rich.. but facebook only 'loses' 4billion dollars stocks are also 'money' they can trade! if they decide to leave ama? secondly using the term 'only' before $4 billion unfitting!! its possibly 51,000 kilometers of 1000 bob notes end to end!! ukiambiwa uokote utashindwa!! All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/2/2009 Posts: 2,458 Location: Nairobi
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masukuma wrote:poundfoolish wrote:Gentlemen
Of the $19billion.. only $4B is cash. that means actual money leaving Facebook accounts the rest is money within Facebook just changing hand.
The owners are rich.. but facebook only 'loses' 4billion dollars stocks are also 'money' they can trade! if they decide to leave ama? secondly using the term 'only' before $4 billion unfitting!! its possibly 51,000 kilometers of 1000 bob notes end to end!! ukiambiwa uokote utashindwa!! Compared to the $19Billion $4billion is only... i agree 12billion is still money, but my point is,it is not money 'leaving' facebook, like the $4billion. It is money changing hands within facebook. If you look at it keenly it is money still tied to FB. and it is very much tied to market forces and Facebook. it can rise it can crash. but the 4billion is sitting pretty.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 12/23/2013 Posts: 46
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What do you think of Facebook's big move today? How significant is their WhatsApp acquisition?Facebook acquired WhatsApp, the most popular mobile messenger app, for a whopping $16 Billion deal, plus another $3 Billion in stock. It's the largest-ever purchase of a company backed by venture-capital. Amazing. Today surely marks a monumental day in the certainty of Facebook's future. P.S. Hm, wonder if the SnapChat guys are kicking themselves now? Check OffersAfrica.com and look for promos, offers & Discounts from reputable businesses before you shop and Save Instantly!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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OffersAfrica wrote:Facebook acquired WhatsApp, the most popular mobile messenger app, for a whopping $16 Billion deal, plus another $3 Billion in stock. It's the largest-ever purchase of a company backed by venture-capital. Amazing. Today surely marks a monumental day in the certainty of Facebook's future.
P.S. Hm, wonder if the SnapChat guys are kicking themselves now? SnapChat is a specialized offering and they still have their niche market - teens that love sending naked photos of themselves to others. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Chief Joined: 5/9/2007 Posts: 13,095
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Asi.... Kwani huyu mtu was MKZ ako how? Why spend so much on Whatsapp when downloading is free? Si angegonga tu download button?
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Rank: User Joined: 9/6/2013 Posts: 1,446 Location: In a house
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masukuma wrote:OffersAfrica wrote:Facebook acquired WhatsApp, the most popular mobile messenger app, for a whopping $16 Billion deal, plus another $3 Billion in stock. It's the largest-ever purchase of a company backed by venture-capital. Amazing. Today surely marks a monumental day in the certainty of Facebook's future.
P.S. Hm, wonder if the SnapChat guys are kicking themselves now? SnapChat is a specialized offering and they still have their niche market - t eens that love sending naked photos of themselves to others. I know you are IT guru. Forget that!!! How did you know about that? 
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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urstill1 wrote:masukuma wrote:OffersAfrica wrote:Facebook acquired WhatsApp, the most popular mobile messenger app, for a whopping $16 Billion deal, plus another $3 Billion in stock. It's the largest-ever purchase of a company backed by venture-capital. Amazing. Today surely marks a monumental day in the certainty of Facebook's future.
P.S. Hm, wonder if the SnapChat guys are kicking themselves now? SnapChat is a specialized offering and they still have their niche market - t eens that love sending naked photos of themselves to others. I know you are IT guru. Forget that!!! How did you know about that? i think the term is 'sexting' ngoongo 'sexting snapchat' and see the controversy. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 4/1/2009 Posts: 1,883
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masukuma wrote:OffersAfrica wrote:Facebook acquired WhatsApp, the most popular mobile messenger app, for a whopping $16 Billion deal, plus another $3 Billion in stock. It's the largest-ever purchase of a company backed by venture-capital. Amazing. Today surely marks a monumental day in the certainty of Facebook's future.
P.S. Hm, wonder if the SnapChat guys are kicking themselves now? SnapChat is a specialized offering and they still have their niche market - teens that love sending naked photos of themselves to others. think he/she meant the fact that facebook wanted to buy them and offered about usd 3 billion and they turned it down.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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this is why the bought whatsapp  All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 12/21/2011 Posts: 1,010
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here comes the voice calling on whatsapp here
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/15/2006 Posts: 3,905
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Five years ago, this guy was ignored. Now he's a billionaire. 
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