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Questioning the value of mobile messaging

by in Personal Tech.
The WhatsApp startup screen is seen on a Blackberry Q10. Adam Berry/Getty Images
The WhatsApp startup screen is seen on a Blackberry Q10. Adam Berry/Getty Images

It is no secret that mobile messaging applications are highly valued in today’s software market; Facebook’s $16 billion purchase of Whatsapp (with an additional $3 billion going to Whatsapp’s founders and employees in restricted stock units) illustrates that point. But are these massive dollar figures an accurate reflection of the application’s importance in the mobile technology marketplace, and…

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