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From: RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com>
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Subject: Re: Facebook buying WhatsApp
Date: 20 Feb 2014 07:17:57 GMT
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On 2/19/14 11:02 PM, q.kontinuum wrote:
>Just saw it on one of my standarf news sites:
>
>http://newsroom.fb.com/News/805/Facebook-to-Acquire-WhatsApp

They are spending $16B to get it.  Huge amount of cash!  An article on the
 Register says even Microsoft purchase of Nokia went for less money.

Facebook has too much money to spend and is spending it poorly.