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posted by LaminatorX on Saturday February 22 2014, @12:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the It's-like-a-telegram-but-on-a-phone dept.

siliconwafer writes:

"Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp has generated a lot of noise in the financial and tech industries, with some calling the purchase price 'down-right silly' and 'jaw-dropping', and others have said the price is fair, but question the strategy. Is the purchase price evidence that we're entering entering another tech bubble reminiscent of the 1990s? Some say no, while others believe that a bubble may exist only in social media, given that the Global X Social Media Index ETF has outperformed the NASDAQ over the past year."

 
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  • (Score: 1) by cafebabe on Sunday February 23 2014, @05:47AM

    by cafebabe (894) on Sunday February 23 2014, @05:47AM (#5136)

    If Zuckerberg keeps doing stock swaps then he'll dilute his shareholding until it is less than 50%. The worrying part is that a real company may emerge when that happens.