Stratrix

Company profile

Industry
Instant messaging / Software
Founded
2009
Headquarters
Menlo Park, United States
Ownership
Acquired by Facebook in 2014

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The Counterfactual · Decision Forks
Facebook Didn't Pay $19B for WhatsApp. It Paid to Keep It Away From Google.
The famous $19B price is a myth: the signed deal was $16B in equity plus a $3B retention package. And the real motive wasn't users - it was denying Google an SMS-killing network, using stock so frothy the premium was nearly free.
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