Kamis, 20 Februari 2014

Deal Between Two Giants: Facebook Buys WhatsApp for $16B

Two giants Facebook acquires WhatsApp for $16B. Deal was to make more active internet users to get access and stay connected around the world and WhatsApp achieved more than what Facebook couldnt. More to it is that both the service will be running independently to each other.


Check out statement from Zuckerberg and Jan Koum the CEO of WhatsApp.

Mark Zuckerberg


Referring to Jan Koum, WhatsApp co-founder and chief executive, Zuckerberg, said , �I�ve known Jan for a long time and I�m excited to partner with him and his team to make the world more open and connected."




WhatsApp Founder and CEO and Zuckerberg said �I have known Jan from a long time and I find great exciting idea to partner with him and team to make the world wide connections.

Brian Acton & Jan Koum
Jan Koum & Brian Acton

Zuckerberg also said �WhatsApp is on track to cover and connect billion users because of its services and power.


Facebook & WhatsApp


Jan Koum Founder of WhatsApp said �We are honored to have a partnership with Mark and Team of Facebook and to make more people connect in the world as WhatsApp is growing rapidly with his user engagement and its messaging services.