Google got back at Facebook today in a stunner of a corporate move, rendering its acquisition of Whatsapp virtually unviable in one stroke.
"We are delighted to announce that we have bought all the people's mobile phones for 4 trillogazillion dollars. This will give our technology and hardware practice the much needed fillip and take us into the next decade on a comfortable footing", the Google-plus spokesperson said today. Preempting the most likely question, he said that Whatsapp will be allowed to operate on these phones unhindered and there will not be any immediate integration into Googleplus or other google products. However given that there are no users on these phones, the revenue from the app is expected to fall significantly.
In reply to a question about people buying new phones in the future and using Whatsapp, he said that contrary to analyst reports, Google's acquisition kitty is still not empty, indicating that more phone purchases are to be expected.
"We are delighted to announce that we have bought all the people's mobile phones for 4 trillogazillion dollars. This will give our technology and hardware practice the much needed fillip and take us into the next decade on a comfortable footing", the Google-plus spokesperson said today. Preempting the most likely question, he said that Whatsapp will be allowed to operate on these phones unhindered and there will not be any immediate integration into Googleplus or other google products. However given that there are no users on these phones, the revenue from the app is expected to fall significantly.
In reply to a question about people buying new phones in the future and using Whatsapp, he said that contrary to analyst reports, Google's acquisition kitty is still not empty, indicating that more phone purchases are to be expected.
