An article by DigitalTrend this morning suggests Google has offered $1 Billion to buy Whatsapp. This is the second of such news in recent times when TechCrunch published that Facebook is negotiating with Whatsapp to buy the popular cross-platform mobile instant messenger. This is just a rumor as none of the parties have made any official statement to this regards.

Report has it that Whatsapp is holding out for more than $1 Billion for this deal, if this deal goes through it will be the second of its nature after Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 Billion in 2012. Whatsapp may have become the internet battleground if Facebook and Google are actually bidding to acquire this app.

Which of Facebook or Google will you prefer to acquire this amazing app? Are you undecided like me? I will like to see Whatsapp remain by itself and serve its purpose as it has been than falling into the hands of these “evil geniuses” who will only acquire it to exploit its market value.

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i just love Watsapp as it is. I don't want this companies tampering with it. I prefer facebook btw If they are willing to give it out

If Facebook acquires it, it will definitely integrate it into their services and since they are known not to respect privacy policy, i wont be surprised if your Facebook friend who doesn't have your number starts sending you messages cos Facebook allows such....and as for Google, those guys are trying to monopolize the internet. Just look at how they determine who is relevant or not with their search engine updates as they like, i wonder if they wont retire this service like they re retiring so many like meebo, feedburner etc

i would prefer they just keep upgrading the app. Seriously i don't even like the idea of selling it either Google of fb.

Google all the way. those guys r from anoda realm. they are geniuses!

Google all the way. but this may bring quick end to blackberry especially if they started their web based internet operation like rim. and it will boost android users.
Facebook in other way will really commercialize it and we should be ready to pay higher subscription fee. besides,let them stick to their Facebook chat and improve on it.

uniqueval: Google all the way. those guys r from anoda realm. they are geniuses!

Geniuses? What kinda...those guys have totally redefined the internet and if you have been affected you will feel differently about them. What if they acquire Whatsapp just to absorb the team for one of their projects like the Google Babble and retire the application just as they did to Meebo?

if NNPC like make them acquiram.......
how e take conzein me. mstchewww

Google all the way,cos they made me and you to see this right now

Facebook can handle it better than google..

Wat stops Nairaland 4rm acquiring it

you do realise that sometimes these companies buy and the gut the app?
I dont want it sold to either!

Very soon, we go hear say nairaland wan buy whatsapp too. Seun, u de hear me?

I dont trust Google, they can turn it later like Meebo

Hi5 should buy them!

Anyone but Facebook sha!

I'd go wif google cos it wll be beta integrated in android nd it wld be more like an android application. IMO

if boko haram lyk mak dem buy am..my own be sa mak dem no jst fuk am up.......bt wuld prefer google...i tink dos guys are very creative.....

I'm undecided about this one,because whatsapp is one of the few messaging platform that has kept to the standard over the years and i'm a bit skeptical if facebook (due to their frequent security issues) or google (due to their over zealousness on monopoly) would be able to keep up with the standard.Someone answer me this,why would they want to sell out?

i prefer google they are genius

Google is the best pls
they know the best way to improve apps
look at YouTube today
look at Google map.
in fact am a fan of any app that comes from Google...

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...my grnd papa wan sell his passat 4 1k..holla me if ur interest.....

I'll say google.
They seem to be the future...

Google all the way...

If google acquires it, i pity for we wey dey use am.

Amakamax: Very soon, we go hear say nairaland wan buy whatsapp too. Seun, u de hear me?

Una jst de find seun trouble dis dayz...one day the guy go jst vex ban nairaland...

bEE.aRR.bEE

whoever would succeed in d bid, is not my business! My business is that whoever buys it should make it better, and refrain from any form of suffocation! Else them go die of epilepcy

urnmmm... let google acquire it

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Mehn $1 Billion To acquire whatsapp that is huge.
I must learn programming and web and App Development,
Its someone who created all these apps and website we are using and they are making billions, i believe i can do the same.
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