Facebook compra Whatsapp por 16.000.000.000$

#1

http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook ... app-2014-2

No puedo poner mucho desde el móvil

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#2

Sip, se acaba de hacer oficial. Nota de prensa para quien sepa inglés:

http://newsroom.fb.com/News/805/Facebook-to-Acquire-WhatsApp

Facebook to Acquire WhatsApp

February 19, 2014

Acquisition accelerates Facebook’s ability to bring connectivity and utility to the world
Leading mobile messaging company will continue to operate independently and retain its brand
WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum to join Facebook Board of Directors

MENLO PARK, CALIF. – February 19, 2014 – Facebook today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire WhatsApp, a rapidly growing cross-platform mobile messaging company, for a total of approximately $16 billion, including $4 billion in cash and approximately $12 billion worth of Facebook shares. The agreement also provides for an additional $3 billion in restricted stock units to be granted to WhatsApp’s founders and employees that will vest over four years subsequent to closing.

WhatsApp has built a leading and rapidly growing real-time mobile messaging service, with:

Over 450 million people using the service each month;
70% of those people active on a given day;
Messaging volume approaching the entire global telecom SMS volume; and
Continued strong growth, currently adding more than 1 million new registered users per day.

The acquisition supports Facebook and WhatsApp's shared mission to bring more connectivity and utility to the world by delivering core internet services efficiently and affordably. The combination will help accelerate growth and user engagement across both companies.

"WhatsApp is on a path to connect 1 billion people. The services that reach that milestone are all incredibly valuable," said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO. "I've known Jan for a long time and I'm excited to partner with him and his team to make the world more open and connected."

Jan Koum, WhatsApp co-founder and CEO, said, “WhatsApp's extremely high user engagement and rapid growth are driven by the simple, powerful and instantaneous messaging capabilities we provide. We're excited and honored to partner with Mark and Facebook as we continue to bring our product to more people around the world.”

Facebook fosters an environment where independent-minded entrepreneurs can build companies, set their own direction and focus on growth while also benefiting from Facebook’s expertise, resources and scale. This approach is working well with Instagram, and WhatsApp will operate in this manner. WhatsApp’s brand will be maintained; its headquarters will remain in Mountain View, CA; Jan Koum will join Facebook’s Board of Directors; and WhatsApp’s core messaging product and Facebook’s existing Messenger app will continue to operate as standalone applications.

Upon closing of the deal, all outstanding shares of WhatsApp capital stock and options to purchase WhatsApp capital stock will be cancelled in exchange for $4 billion in cash and 183,865,778 shares of Facebook Class A common stock (worth $12 billion based on the average closing price of the six trading days preceding February 18, 2014 of $65.2650 per share). In addition, upon closing, Facebook will grant 45,966,444 restricted stock units to WhatsApp employees (worth $3 billion based on the average closing price of the six trading days preceding February 18, 2014 of $65.2650 per share). As of February 17, 2014, Facebook had 2,551,654,996 Class A and B shares outstanding plus approximately 139 million dilutive securities primarily consisting of unvested RSUs. The Class A common stock and RSUs issued to WhatsApp shareholders and employees upon closing will represent 7.9% of Facebook shares based on current shares and RSUs outstanding.

In the event of termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances principally related to a failure to obtain required regulatory approvals, the Merger Agreement provides for Facebook to pay WhatsApp a fee of $1 billion in cash and to issue to WhatsApp a number of shares of Facebook’s Class A common stock equal to $1 billion based on the average closing price of the ten trading days preceding such termination date.

Facebook was advised by Allen & Company LLC and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; and WhatsApp was advised by Morgan Stanley and Fenwick & West, LLP.

#3

Según me he enterado, facebook no tocará nada de Whatsapp, no será el chat de la red social.

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#4

Yo si me empiezo a encontrar botones de likes e integración con FB definitivamente lo desinstalo.

#5

Zant escribió:
Yo si me empiezo a encontrar botones de likes e integración con FB definitivamente lo desinstalo.

Es lo que os faltaba en el chat grupal.

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robertoccu escribió:
Según me he enterado, facebook no tocará nada de Whatsapp, no será el chat de la red social.

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Eso dicen ahora.

javiertarifa · #7

redwolf562 escribió:
Zant escribió:
Yo si me empiezo a encontrar botones de likes e integración con FB definitivamente lo desinstalo.

Es lo que os faltaba en el chat grupal.

- Ror

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Iverson383 · #8

La solución más sencilla es Telegram.

#9

Me quedo con Whatsapp. Me da igual que sea de Facebook como del tío de la tienda de la esquina

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#10

https://www.facebook.com/zuck

WhatsApp will continue to operate independently within Facebook. The product roadmap will remain unchanged and the team is going to stay in Mountain View. Over the next few years, we're going to work hard to help WhatsApp grow and connect the whole world. We also expect that WhatsApp will add to our efforts forInternet.org, our partnership to make basic internet services affordable for everyone.

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#11

Así visto suena muy bien, pero Facebook no es una ONG, si ha pagado esa cantidad de dinero es porque espera sacarle un beneficio. Como bien vi en los comentarios de Meneame teniendo en cuenta que Whatsapp tiene actualmente unos 400 millones de usuarios activos tocamos a $40 cada uno para pagar la compra, eso a base de renovar anualmente como que no saldría a cuenta. Algún cambio tendrá que introducir a corto o largo plazo, pero algo tiene que haber.

#12

Yo ya estoy tirando mas de telegram q de whatss

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#13

Eso de que Facebook compro whatsapp es MENTIRA!!! Facebook lo que ha comprado son 450 millones de numeros de telefono...siempre evitando poner mi numero de movil en el perfil de facebook cuando insistentemente lo pide, y ahora ya lo tienen $:-\$

#14

Pues eso de que dices que es mentira la noticia no encuentro ningún medio que lo desmienta ¿dónde lo has visto?

http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-is-buying-whatsapp-2014-2
http://www.xataka.com/moviles/facebook-compra-whatsapp-por-16-000-millones-de-dolares
http://www.adslzone.net/2014/02/19/facebook-compra-whatsapp-por-16-000-millones-de-dolares/
http://www.elandroidelibre.com/2014/02/facebook-compra-whatsapp-por-16-000-millones-de-dolares.html
http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/2063945/0/facebook/compra-whatsapp/16-000-millones/
http://www.elmundo.es/economia/2014/02/19/53052f1e268e3eed5d8b456c.html
http://tecnologia.elpais.com/tecnologia/2014/02/19/actualidad/1392848898_360807.html
http://www.abc.es/tecnologia/redes/20140219/abci-facebook-compra-whatsapp-201402192316.html
http://www.antena3.com/noticias/tecnologia/facebook-compra-whatsapp-16000-millones-dolares_2014021900410.html
(Y así más).

TheSakiLOL · #15

Por lo visto, según la BBC, "Facebook buys the massaging company WhatsApp", o algo así. Después lo rectificaron.
Pena, le iba a pedir a WhatsApp un masajillo...