Facebook 190亿元收购WhatsApp
<p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</span> <span word="for">for</span> $19 <span word="billion">billion</span>.</p><p><span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>周三宣布，该公司以190亿美元收购<span word="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</span>。</p><p><span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Zuckerberg">Zuckerberg</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Whatsapp">Whatsapp</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> <span word="Koum">Koum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017.</p><p>起初在2017年春季，<span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>公司的<span word="CEO">CEO</span>马克·扎克伯格曾致电<span word="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</span>的<span word="CEO">CEO</span>简·库姆。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="call">call</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Altos">Altos</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hike">hike</span>.</p><p>在这次通话之后，二人在洛斯阿尔托斯地区一起喝咖啡面谈。</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="Zuckerberg">Zuckerberg</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wooing">wooing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>.</p><p>尽管扎克伯格伸出了橄榄枝，合作并未达成。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touch">touch</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hikes">hikes</span>.</p><p>但二人继续保持联系，他们曾共进晚餐，一同远足。</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="Zuckerberg">Zuckerberg</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Whatsapp">Whatsapp</span>:</p><p>扎克伯格如此青睐<span word="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</span>主要在于以下三点原因：</p><p><span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="with">with</span> 450 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="users">users</span>, <span word="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>, <span word="Instagram">Instagram</span>, <span word="Skype">Skype</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Gmail">Gmail</span>.</p><p>他很确信<span word="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</span>的用户很快就会达到10亿，尽管<span word="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</span>的月度活跃用户只有4.5亿，但它的用户数量增长率高于<span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>，<span word="Instagram">Instagram</span>，<span word="Skype">Skype</span>和<span word="Gmail">Gmail</span>。</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="those">those</span> 450 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="users">users</span>, 70% <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stickiness">stickiness</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unheard">unheard</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="Zuckerberg">Zuckerberg</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stickiest">stickiest</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> 62% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="user">user</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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