$19B for whatsapp, it ain't worthy
I think whatsapp acquisition by Facebook with $19billion is to high. Yes that startup have big value, but i think it just around $3billion. Why, it because the app it self already near its full potential. It only serve communication facilities. Been said late innovation will be free call features, it doesn’t have ads but this is paid app for more less $2/year. This new and old feature doesn’t amazed at all.
Maybe zuckerberg never heard about whatsapp asia rival like Naver Line, We chat, kakao and etc. They free, make revenue from selling stickers and some app, had more attractive design and “fun felling”. In this condition hard to make whatsapp revenue offsetting investment cost, even facebook decide to put ads on the apps or/and raise annual payment.