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iamsalman
on Feb 22, 2014
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America Online to Buy Internet Chat Service for $2...
Just a naive comparison, AOL paid ~24MM/user for ICQ. Facebook is paying ~42.3MM/user for WhatsApp. That's about 76% more. IRC wasn't making any money when it was acquired. WhatsApp was making some.
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