Kevin Michaluk of Mobile Nations joins Rene to talk about Facebook’s $16 billion WhatsApp acquisition, not mistaking products for businesses, the value of user-base, the mobile hierarchy of needs, BBM’s missed opportunity, LINE, WeChat, Kik, and more.
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- Facebook buying Whatsapp... for $16 billion
- Facebook’s WhatsApp acquisition a bold move for the global instant messaging gold medal
- Hierarchy of Smartphone Needs
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- Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations
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