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$19B 4 txt app WhatsApp...omg! (B)

By: David B. Yoffie and Aakash Mehta
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:4
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Abstract

This case provides a brief update on Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp.

Keywords

Technology; Strategy; Network Effects; Technology Industry

Citation

Yoffie, David B., and Aakash Mehta. "$19B 4 txt app WhatsApp...omg! (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 718-513, April 2018.
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