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by simonk 4388 days ago
Did you see what his old company did? Payments through mobile phones.
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Alupis 4388 days ago
Yes I did... but that is still not a chat business.

Twitter, WhatsApp, SnapChat... all their executives would have been more of a natural fit.

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boomzilla 4388 days ago
Meaning FB is getting into payment, or some sort of credit transferring via the Messenger app. I am actually surprised it took this long for FB to revive the doomed FB credit service. I mean, by now FB probably has more info about many people than banks and debt collectors.
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gohrt 4388 days ago
You are making a very superficial judgment.

If you want to copy WhatApp, there are many options. If you want someone to invent something next-gen...

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