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BlackBerry unveils bold new strategy: Suing the c**p out of Facebook

Roj Blake Silver badge
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Re: Whatsapp

Facebook bought WhatsApp not because they wanted a new messaging platform, but because because they wanted access to billions of address books.

That's where the value is, and that's the data they monetise.

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