After WhatsApp Deal, Visions of Magic Numbers

• Summary:

They first said they wouldn't sell their mobile messaging company to Google or Yahoo, but they have already sold it to Facebook for $19billion (with this much money, Mr. Suckerberd could have bought nearly all the National Basketball Association teams). There are 50 employees, and it means this business is worth more than Harley-Davidson (as an example, there are a lot more). Nowadays, is a good time for technology and for this reason, private business like Apple, Facebook or Google have become symbols of income inequality around the world. There are some other rich applications, for example Snapchat, which has been used a lot since last summer. They all talk about high numbers,  millions and millions.

• Opinion:

I think they've been very lucky, people who started up on this apps. I've seen the Facebook film, and it's amazing how two guys start one little webside, and they end up being known around the world. Nevertheless, they are worth it, they've done a good job.

Link: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/disruptions-after-whatsapp-deal-visions-of-magic-numbers/?_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=technology&_r=0