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by shenoyroopesh 4172 days ago
The difference is straight forward - Facebook "owns" Whatsapp, and the deal was paid majorly through stock, if I remember correctly, vested over a period of time.

SpaceX still has it's independence and fresh infusion of $1billion in cash. It would probably fetch much more than $10 billion if it sold out now, but I doubt Musk would want to do that.