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That's an interesting stat. How do you think FB will get an ROI on the 19B ?

EDIT: Also, do you think FB would/could man-in-the-middle the traffic a la NSA? No architectural changes to whatsapp are needed. FB could save and fwd the traffic. Crunch later.

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It could be the difficult to quantify ROI of strategic benefit from keeping it out of the hands of Apple, Google, MSFT, etc

$19B, to keep competition at bay, rather than use it to innovate? When your main product is advertising? Silicon Valley is circling the drain...

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