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24 February, 2014

FACEBOOK’S $21bn deal for WhatsApp in part is a move to bolster the US company’s position abroad. But in Asia, Facebook still has its work cut out for it. That is because in Asia, even more so than on Facebook’s home turf, the growing social media market is on mobile phones. And if Facebook wants to be as dominant on smartphones in Asia as it has been on personal computers, WhatsApp will need to lure users away from three popular apps in the region: Naver’s Line, Tencent Holdings’ WeChat, and Kakao’s Kakao Talk.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/whatsapp-deal-a-tough-sell-in-asia/story-fnay3ubk-1226833398821#