Facebook Might Buy WhatsApp

Rumors about a possible WhatsApp acquisition on the air…

According to the news, the mobile messaging application which supports multiple mobile platforms, WhatsApp, is having talks with Facebook about a possible acquisition. WhatsApp is one of the best success stories among the paid, ad-free, messaging services.

However, there has been no news about the potential prices, timeline of the meetings, or other details.

The news comes as no big surprise as mobile is rapidly becoming the new battleground of the game of thrones on the internet.

“Obviously the mobile is gonna be the big thing,” Mark Zuckerberg recently told BusinessWeek. “There are more than 5 billion people on the planet who own mobile phones.”

The WhatsApp messaging application currently has active users in more than hundred countries and covers around 750 mobile networks. The app is available on the Android OS, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone, Symbian and Nokia S40 platforms.

Facebook Might Buy WhatsApp

2013-01-01

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Rumors about a possible WhatsApp acquisition on the air…