geeteam Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 This sure took a while, but Facebook is now officially the owner of WhatsApp. The social network agreed to buy the mobile messaging service on February 20, shocking the tech world by offering $19 billion for that privilege.All the regulatory hurdles have now been cleared, so WhatsApp is finally part of Facebook.US regulators moved pretty fast, approving the deal back in April. However, the European Commission only announced its positive vote on the matter last Friday. That was apparently the last approval Facebook needed, as the deal has now closed.As stated when the acquisition was announced, WhatsApp will continue to operate independently of the Facebook mothership, and the company has promised not to introduce ads into the conversations of its users.Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 How long before they destroy it and fold it into their Messenger App and/or instead of ads just tracking code 1000X more invasive than normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteam Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 How long before they destroy it and fold it into their Messenger App and/or instead of ads just tracking code 1000X more invasive than normal?Am just wondering... :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vissha Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I will never use WhatsApp/Fb msngr in my life and I'd try to stop anyone using it and educate them as I'm currently doing. Let us don't become an addict to fb and its acquisions.I'm Proud to say that I'm not an user of Facebook and their other acquisions/products. Please join me. If you want to change from WhatsApp, my suggestion to Nsaners would be Line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteam Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 I will never use WhatsApp/Fb msngr in my life and I'd try to stop anyone using it and educate them as I'm currently doing. Let us don't become an addict to fb and its acquisions.I'm Proud to say that I'm not an user of Facebook and their other acquisions/products. Please join me. If you want to change from WhatsApp, my suggestion to Nsaners would be Line.mmmh! interesting... -_- ; Line isn't bad though but what of Telegram :) . Tried it yet? And the new one released by Bittorrent Inc. called Bleep. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VileTouch Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I will never use WhatsApp/Fb msngr in my life and I'd try to stop anyone using it and educate them as I'm currently doing. Let us don't become an addict to fb and its acquisions.I'm Proud to say that I'm not an user of Facebook and their other acquisions/products. Please join me. If you want to change from WhatsApp, my suggestion to Nsaners would be Line.let's not forget Oculus Rift belongs to Facebook too... :nono: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackieo Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 FUCK GOOGLE.OH, I'M SORRY, WAS I OFF TOPIC? Fuck Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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