Japanese Ecommerce Giant Rakuten Aqcuires Viber For 900M
Viber the Instant Messaging App compared to Whats app. is available on major mobile and desktop platforms like iOS, Android and Windows. According to Engadget, Viber, popular for both Instant messaging and internet calls “was one of the first to introduce 3G VoIP on the iPhone, and now lets you call any land-line or mobile phone, send messages and even push-to-talk” . With a user base of about 300M, Viber hoped to capture more market share by introducing Viber for desktop making a direct Skype and Whatsapp competitor but with a net loss of $29M last year, Viber wasn’t faring very well....