Mashable : Facebook has entered into an agreement to acquire WhatsApp, the popular messaging app, for $16 billion in cash and stock, according to a filing Wednesday.
The deal is by far Facebook's largest acquisition to date and comes after rumors in late 2012 and early 2013 that Facebook and Google were vying to buy the messaging service.
According to the filing, Facebook has agreed to pay $12 billion in stock and $4 billion in cash for the company. If the deal doesn't go through, Facebook will pay a breakup fee of $1 billion to WhatsApp, which is still more than the total amount Facebook ended up paying to acquire Instagram.
Messenger will return the Facebook mobile app thanks to Meta.
Now you can get happy birthday messages on your actual birthday instead of some random day.
Facebook has to implement new rules for Facebook Live because people are literally the worst. Now, if you break the rules you'll receive a ban.
Win win for who ever currently owns whatsapp, that indefinite retirement there.
Cue NSA snooping...
I wonder what they want to do with it xD don't really see the reasoning behind this.
Nooooo! I use Wa a lot. Please don't kill it
Doesn't he know you can download it for free?
Hohohohohoh I'm a such a joker.