Facebook announced today thatit ’s purchasing messaging app WhatsAppfor the completely astounding center of $ 16 billion dollar mark . That ’s a whole lot of money . What else could they have done with such a gargantuan stack of hard currency ? Here ’s an uncompleted list .
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-is-buying-messaging-app-whatsapp-for-16-billi-1526314666
Sixty Four Washington Posts
When Jeff Bezos buy the Washington Post newspaper publisher in August of last twelvemonth , he paid $ 250 million . Which seemed like a lot at the fourth dimension .
Five And a Half Motorolas
Google have Lenovo takeMotorola Mobility for $ 2.91 billionjust last month .
Sixty-Four Thousand Virgin Galactic Flights to Space
Betterstart booking yoursbefore Facebook grabs all the seats .
The Company That Makes Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark
Beam , Inc. , which makes seven brand of liquor including Maker ’s Mark , wasrecently sell to a Japanese whisky and beer conglomeratefor $ 16 billion .
The House and Senate’s Salary For 172 Years
Seriously .
1,194,029 Indian Tigers
And theoretically , each one arrive withan ivory collar , three Panthera tigris toys , and one “ Hello Tiger ” guide . Of of course , withprobably only a few thousand Panthera tigris leftin the globe , even a company as muscular as Facebook would have a heavy time lay down this materialize .
(Nearly) A Year of NASA
NASA ’s budget is$17.6 billion for fiscal year 2014 , meaning Facebook could have launch the place agency for around 332 days for the cost of one WhatsApp .
Talk about an astronomical toll .
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