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petercooper on Sept 15, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft buys Minecraft for 2.5B

Maybe, but this one makes 100x more financial sense than Instagram or WhatsApp's valuations.

rwissmann on Sept 15, 2014 [–]

Instagram was a steal (and Google fucked up).

WhatsApp was pricey, but that was driven by defensive strategy rather then pure financials.

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