“Facebook Inc is in talks to acquire Waze, a navigation app for mobile devices, in a deal that could be worth as much as $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter,” Evelyn M. Rusli reports for The Wall Street Journal. “While these people characterized the discussions as serious, they cautioned that a deal may still fall apart.”
“For Facebook, Waze represents an opportunity to expand its mobile expertise and acquire a valuable asset in the mapping space,” Rusli reports. “The talks come as Facebook tries to coax its users to spend more time on its mobile applications, where it can serve more mobile ads.”
Rusli reports, “As Facebook nears the one-year anniversary of its May 2012 initial public offering, the company has been working to beef up its mobile offerings as users have migrated increasingly to its service on mobile devices. Facebook shares, which fell eight cents Thursday to $27.04, remain well below the company’s $38 IPO price.”
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Since I refuse to use Facebook there is one user who thinks this is wasted money.
What! I agree.
Same here. Plus Waze uses input from Android users. Something that Apple would have a difficult time dealing with. They don’t need Waze. No way.
since i dont give a sht about facetwat
i say buy the wazoo for double that
if suckrman is such a great programmer built yr own os douche and then why not yr own map app too
the home phone is positioned to fail
gonna enjpy seein’ that
Will have to stop using Waze, an otherwise great product, then…
Let the encroachment on Google’s turf continue.
I didn’t know Facebook users were old enough to drive!?!
Uninstalling Waze now…
Would make a lot more sense for the FB phone to do well in sales for a few quarters before they start dumping big bucks into bolstering acquisitions.
If FB buys Waze, then I will never ever update the app again.
Deleting Waze , don’t even use it anyway apple maps has been awesome no complaint there ….. And facestool done! History.
Wish Apple Map app had traffic avoidance like Waze. This feature alone is why I use Waze, saves me a sh!* load of time around the city.
This makes no sense what so ever… Facbook need maps? And they can’t use Google maps? And they are going to waste 1 billion on it? Like they wasted 1 freakin billion on a lame program for ioadif pictures… Unbelievable.
I would not trust an App like this in the long run that counts on the input from users. It’s biggest strength is also its biggest weakness.