Akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani yaqala inkonzo I-Viber ithengwe yi-e-commerce yaseJapan, okunye ukutholwa kohlelo lokusebenza olukhulu lokuxhumana kuyeza. I-Facebook ithenga inkundla edumile i-WhatsApp ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-16, lapho izigidigidi ezine zizokhokhwa ngokheshi kanti enye izokhokhwa ngezibambiso. Lesi sivumelwano sihlanganisa nokukhokhelwa kwezigidigidi ezintathu zezisebenzi zenkampani. Lokhu okunye ukuthengwa okukhulu kwenkundla yezokuxhumana yeselula ye-Facebook, ngo-2012 yathenga i-Instagram ngemali engaphansi kwebhiliyoni.
Njengaku-Instagram, kwathenjiswa ukuthi i-WhatsApp izoqhubeka nokusebenza ngaphandle kwe-Facebook. Kodwa-ke, inkampani ithi izosiza ukuletha ukuxhumana nokusebenzisana emhlabeni ngokushesha. Enkulumweni yabezindaba, isikhulu esiphezulu uMark Zuckerberg uthe, "I-WhatsApp isendleleni yokuxhuma abantu abayizigidi eziyinkulungwane. Izinkonzo ezifinyelela kulesi sibalo zibaluleke kakhulu.” Kuthiwa i-WhatsApp njengamanje inabasebenzisi ababalelwa ezigidini ezingama-450, kanti abangamaphesenti angama-70 kubikwa ukuthi basebenzisa lolu hlelo nsuku zonke. U-CEO u-Jan Koum uzothola isikhundla ebhodini labaqondisi be-Facebook, kodwa ithimba lakhe lizoqhubeka nokuhlala endlunkulu yalo e-Mountain View, eCalifornia.
Ephawula ngokuthengwa kwengosi ye-WhatsApp, uKoum uthe: “Lesi sinyathelo sizosinika amandla okukhula kuyilapho uBrian [Acton - umsunguli wenkampani] kanye nethimba lethu lonke bethola isikhathi esengeziwe sokwakha insiza yezokuxhumana esheshayo, ezithengekayo futhi ezomuntu siqu, u-Koum uphinde waqinisekisa ukuthi abasebenzisi akufanele basabe ukufika kokukhangisa nokuthi imigomo yenkampani ayishintshi nganoma iyiphi indlela ngalokhu kutholwa.
I-Whatsapp okwamanje ingenye yezinkonzo ezidume kakhulu zalolu hlobo futhi itholakala kunqwaba yamapulatifomu eselula, nakuba itholakala ngomakhalekhukhwini kuphela. Uhlelo lokusebenza luhlinzekwa mahhala, kodwa ngemva konyaka kuba khona imali yonyaka engu-$1. Kuze kube manje, i-WhatsApp iphinde ibe umncintiswano omkhulu we-Facebook Messenger, njengoba i-Instagram yayivame ukusongela uFacebook kwesinye sezizinda zayo, okwakuyizithombe. Lokho cishe kwakuyimbangela enkulu yokutholwa.
Ezinye izinombolo zomthengi:
I-FB ikhokhele i-WhatsApp u-$4 billion (ngeke sibale amasheya).
I-WhatsApp inabasebenzisi abayizigidi ezingama-450, lokho kuyimali engenayo yonyaka eyizigidi ezingama-450.
Uma singacabangi ukukhuphuka okukhulu kwenani lamakhasimende akhokhayo futhi sishiye ngaphandle izindleko zokusebenza, utshalomali lunembuyiselo yeminyaka engu-8 (ngeke kube khona ukukhangisa).
Pho uFB utholeni ngamabhiliyoni ama-4?
Onjiniyela? I-WhatsApp ayilona uhlelo lokusebenza lwekhwalithi ephezulu futhi kube nezinkinga zokuphepha ezimbalwa ezisingathwe ngobudedengu.
Omunye umsebenzisi? Ngesaba ukuthi ukuhlangana kwe-WA kanye nesethi yabasebenzisi be-FB kuzoba kukhulu impela futhi mancane amathuba okuthi kube khona okuzoshayela abasebenzisi be-WA ukuthi basebenzise i-FB uma begcina isithembiso sokugcina i-WA ihlukile ku-FB. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iningi lalabo abangasebenzisi i-FB namuhla banesizathu sayo.
Kubonakala kimina ukuthi isizathu esisodwa sokuthenga ukufinyelela kulwazi lomuntu siqu lwabasebenzisi - ikakhulukazi uhlu loxhumana nabo.
Lesi yisizathu sokuthi ngivalelise kuWhatsApp.
*Angazi noma ubani ongakhokhela i-WA. Unyaka wami wamahhala bekumele uphele ngesinye isikhathi ngoDisemba mina, kodwa ngathola umlayezo esikhathini esithile ngaphambi kokuphela kokuthi ngibe nomunye unyaka mahhala. I-WA iphinde inikeze okubhaliselwe okunesaphulelo iminyaka embalwa, futhi i-FB cishe ngeke iyibone ingxenye enkulu yaleyo mali, okuphinde kubambezele ukubuyisela.
Ukuzuza umncintiswano kuyimbuyiselo ehloniphekile, noma ukuthi unganyamalala kanjani ngemva kwesikhashana. Iyiphi i-FB eyabikezela kancane kancane.
Angisoze ngabuyekeza i-whatsapp, ngizoqhubeka ngiyisebenzisa enguqulweni yamanje futhi ngeke ngibhubhise ukuphelela kuze kube phakade ngesibuyekezo esithile esihlazo esivela ku-Facebook mangigwazwe !!!! Ngiphinde ngakhubaza izibuyekezo ezizenzakalelayo ze-WhatsApp, uhlelo lokusebenza luphelele ngisho nangaphandle kwesibuyekezo futhi kuyacaca ukuthi uma isibuyekezo sifika ku-WhatsApp yakho ngokuzayo, i-Facebook izoba nesandla kuyo, gcina amehlo akho ehlutshiwe!!!!! ! Ngizosebenzisa i-whatsapp njengoba injalo njengamanje, ayishodi ngalutho, iyasebenza ngakho-ke sawubona bazaar fb