> Then he did it again with WhatsApp.
As an outsider, it hasn’t been clear that whatsapp has generated any meaningful amount of cash flow 9 years after acquisition.
For a price tag of $19 billion, I’m not sure how to see this as a win.
As an outsider, it hasn’t been clear that whatsapp has generated any meaningful amount of cash flow 9 years after acquisition.
For a price tag of $19 billion, I’m not sure how to see this as a win.
They're monetizing WhatsApp for sure - it's just that they are monetizing it through intermediaries offering transactional and marketing content.
Also, half my friends have migrated over to Signal anyways, advertisements on whatsapp will just speed up that transition I suppose.