Facebook buys WhatsApp

Facebook is buying WhatsApp for $16 billion

Facebook has entered into an agreement to purchase WhatsApp, the massively popular messaging client, for $16 billion in cash and stock.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/19/5427332/facebook-is-buying-whatsapp

Facebook Price for Having No Phone OS? $19 Billion. A Must-Have Apps Play? Priceless.

But a mobile presence is a must-do in the current digital environment......

http://recode.net/2014/02/19/facebook-price-for-having-no-phone-os-19-billion-a-must-have-apps-play-priceless/