19 BILLION Dollars

[Bozza]

Isn't sending a message or a photo via WhatsApp the same as sending an iMessage via an iPhone though?

I hardly ever use my phone text allowance, as any messages I send to people who have the iMessage function set up (which seems to be most of them) goes through that way, not as a text.

Indeed.

But Whatsapp is platform independent so, for example, you can send a message to 20 people simultaneously regardless of what phone type they have - iPhone, Android, Windows Phone and even Blackberry. This really comes into its own for pictures where, if a recipient doesn't have an iMessage, you might incur an MMS charge which are often 50p a go or similar.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Indeed.

But Whatsapp is platform independent so, for example, you can send a message to 20 people simultaneously regardless of what phone type they have - iPhone, Android, Windows Phone and even Blackberry. This really comes into its own for pictures where, if a recipient doesn't have an iMessage, you might incur an MMS charge which are often 50p a go or similar.

Ah ok, that makes more sense. As does your original explanation of the valuation.

Thanks, wise one

 

[Fungus]

Wife asked me last night what it was, and I'd never heard of it. Can you imagine what it will be worth after all this publicity on NSC?

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

We could have sent Gus and Liam to Mars for that amount of money.

Come on Zuckerburg, get your priorities in order mate.

 

[Bozza]

You may not use WhatsApp but the rest of the world sure does - http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/02/whatsapp-rules-rest-world/?cid=co18933844

 

[Bozza]

Another good and quick read including the mind-blowing stat that SMS/text revenues for mobile providers are in the region of $100bn a year, a figure that is now falling significantly - http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/...&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20140221&_r=0

 

[fat old seagull]

From the thread title I thought you'd be looking at my bank account !

Whilst I thought you'd discovered how much 'her indoors' has frittered on bags and shoes over the decades.

 

[Hamilton]

You may not use WhatsApp but the rest of the world sure does - http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/02/whatsapp-rules-rest-world/?cid=co18933844

I'm one less person using it now that Fakebook have got their mitty grubs on it.

 

[nicko31]

Well I must admit I'd never heard of it till yesterday. Still amazes new the way tech companies make nothing and are suddenly worth almost as much a BSKYB, have we learnt nothing from the tech boom from 2000?

 

[Biscuit]

 

[Smirko]

Anyone tried "Line" similar to what's app and totally free