Facebook acquires WhatsApp for US$19 Billion - CEO Jan Koum Revelry will fade once faced with BBM and Google+, Guardians of the Galaxy of Mobile Social Networks

“You can
continue to use WhatsApp no matter where
in the world you are, or what smartphone you're using. And you can still count
on absolutely no ads interrupting your communication. There would have been no
partnership between our two companies if we had to compromise on the core
principles that will always define our company, our vision and our product”



Founder and CEO Jan Koum on her