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		arthurfm on April 24, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cheaper bandwidth or bust: How Google saved YouTub... > some other factors I'm probably forgetting The verified phone numbers of 800 million people [1] and the ability to act as a gateway drug to other Facebook services [2]? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp#Acquisition_by_Facebo...

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