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by bsder 4504 days ago
> What the hell was Facebook thinking?

Existential threat combined with huge non-US userbase.

What happens if Google buys WhatsApp? Or if Microsoft buys them?

Facebook has saturated the US market and is, in fact, losing people. I suspect Europe is close if not already there. So, the battle has shifted to other countries.