Mark Zuckerberg is after a Cyber world more open and connected. Both WhatsApp and Facebook share the same mission of helping people sharing any type of content and connecting with any group of people they want. Will the acquisition of WhatsApp allow the messaging service to continue operating independently from Facebook?
Read more about Mark Zuckerberg statement here – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/10650340/Facebook-buys-WhatsApp-Mark-Zuckerberg-explains-why.html