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Apple Buys Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com For $1 Billion by dlox147(m): 10:13pm On Apr 23, 2017
UNITED States of America’s most celebrated brand, Apple, has bought Nigeria’s Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com. According to The Wall Street Journal’s publication, AllThingsDigital, it informed that though the term of the deal has not been disclosed officially, but HopStop has been compared to Israel’s Waze, which was recently acquired by Google for $1 billion.

Founded in 2005, HopStop.com makes mobile applications for both iOS and Android that covers over 300 cities and that helps people get directions or find nearby subway stations and bus stops.


https://m.guardian.ng/news/apple-buys-a-nigerian-owned-ict-firm-for-1-billion/

Re: Apple Buys Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com For $1 Billion by Jostico: 10:18pm On Apr 23, 2017
when I checked the name I knew it was going to be my brother. igbo kwenu................. Hit like all my fellow igbos

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Re: Apple Buys Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com For $1 Billion by MrJayBrain: 10:52pm On Apr 23, 2017
A big hitz for him tho+
If true,

congrat.
Re: Apple Buys Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com For $1 Billion by mykelmeezy: 2:10am On Apr 24, 2017
time to blow whisuu

Re: Apple Buys Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com For $1 Billion by Nobody: 2:35am On Apr 24, 2017
1 billion shocked :,o Muthafucka, that's like 330 billion naira nowadays...

Seun be looking at this thread like

Re: Apple Buys Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com For $1 Billion by dlox147(m): 6:38am On Apr 24, 2017
Attn: lalasticlala, this should make front page so as to encourage our youths and entrepreneurs
Re: Apple Buys Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com For $1 Billion by geeyoungmoney(m): 8:17am On Apr 24, 2017
This Happened 2013, the App itself has been shut down n moved to CityMapper.... Get your facts right

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