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Google Tried to Buy WhatsApp for $10 Billion

Google Tried to Buy WhatsApp for $10 Billion

Posted February 20, 2014 at 6:35pm by
Facebook wasn't the only company looking to buy WhatsApp. Google apparently offered to buy the company for $10 billion, reports Fortune.

$10 billion. Two separate sources have told me that's how much Google (GOOG) offered to purchase WhatsApp. The bid did not come with promise of a board seat, unlike the Facebook agreement.


Of course, WhatsApp managed to obtain a much higher amount from Facebook who paid $16 billion plus $3 billion in RSUs. Viber, another popular instant messaging app, recently sold to Rakuten Inc for $900 million.

You can download WhatsApp Messenger from the App Store for free.

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JoshvanHulst
JoshvanHulst - February 23, 2014 at 8:49pm
And they already snagged Waze app. Why do they need to purchase WhatsApp?
justabrake
justabrake - February 21, 2014 at 10:33am
One day he was collecting welfare funds and now he's sitting on the board and a billionaire !
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