Facebook coughs $19bn for WhatsApp: Why did it pay $45 for your phone book?(theregister.co.uk)

2 pointsby Cbasedlifeformvor 12 Jahren1 comments

theregister.co.uk

Facebook coughs $19bn for WhatsApp: Why did it pay $45 for your phone book?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/20/facebook_whatsapp_19bn_buy_also_45_for_your_phonebook/

1 comments

rk17vor 12 Jahren

In my opinion, it's usually a sign of decline when a company has to purchase added value where it failed to gather or create it herself. Forty-two dollars for your phone book!?

I think it's really neat how the author conjectured what this means for other kinds of big data and industries, like medical records and the pharmaceutical industry.

Good read, thanks for the post (^-^)