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Originally Posted by AcTiOnJaCsOn
is there anything it does besides text/sms message?
Well, it handles messaging cross-platform without having to pay SMS and it's the leading cross-platform messaging service. Google is basically shopping for messaging software for the next line of Androids. $1 billion is a lot of money, but it's not a shocking amount when you consider how many Androids sold in 2012 and how important cross platform messaging is for Droid users.
I think WhatsApp is used more outside of the US.