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		Marsymars 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google to buy Wiz for $32B I'd expect a lot of the money was also to prevent a competitor with WhatsApp's ubiquity from existing. (Or selling to another competitor.)

atemerev 5 months ago [–]

That too, of course. WhatsApp itself was a work of art at that point, its success should be studied and hopefully emulated.

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