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by eddiewu80 4094 days ago
What makes you believe it has lost it?
3 comments

Exactly. I think the question is built on a false premise.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/28/facebook-q4-2014/

Reaction after FB acquired whatsapp of the userbase jumping ship to telegram and other similar apps.

Reaction from userbase of Oculus Rift after FB acquired the company.

It was a very small part of the userbase which decided to replace WhatsApp. AFAIK it did not harm their growth in any significant way.
check reddit.com/r/technology every day for a week and youll know what I mean.