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Facebook to Acquire WhatsApp In $16 billion
So Facebook is finally going to buy one of the most popular cellular service "Whatsapp". Facebook is going to pay  $16 billion for Whatsapp.

According to Facebook, they have few purposes to buy Whatsapp :

• 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.

Well other than that other news is that WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum will join Facebook Board of Directors.

Well now come to the point that why Facebook buying Whatsapp? well they answered it by them self :

• 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.

So no doubt Facebook is betting its best to acquire Whatsapp and to lead this service along Facebook.

On Facebook blog they posted these all information and further more Mark Zuckerberg said :

"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."

Well Whatsapp users must not be worry about the services as post on the WhatsApp blog, Koum elaborates said on that :

"Here’s what will change for you, our users: nothing.WhatsApp will remain autonomous and operate independently. You can continue to enjoy the service for a nominal fee. You can continue to use WhatsApp no matter where in the world you are, or what smartphone you’re using. And you can still count on absolutely no ads interrupting your communication. There would have been no partnership between our two companies if we had to compromise on the core principles that will always define our company, our vision and our product."

Sources :

Facebook Blog : Here
Whatsapp Blog : Here