According to a report, Google was willing to beat the Facebook’s offer of $19 billion, but lacked in commitment to do so. Apparently, Google wasn’t really interested in buying Whatsapp and neither wanted Facebook own it. It is quite unclear at this moment that why Google really wanted to keep the popular IM service away from Facebook’s reach. It is also being reported that CEO Google, Larry Page, talked to Whatsapp people and nearly convinced them to keep going independently just like they are going at this moment, just to keep them away from Facebook. Now, obviously, if Google talked to Whatsapp and was willing to beat the Facebook’s offer just to not let it be called as part of the largest social network then it must be something that forced them to do so.
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It is reported that Whatsapp had a brief talk with Google after Facebook put their offer on the table, where Google seemed a bit less excited than Facebook that actually led Whatsapp to make a decision in favor of Facebook. But as the report suggests, Google was willing to pay more than what Facebook offered to Whatsapp and it was lack of enthusiasm that didn’t allow them to snatch the deal. It is indeed surprising to know that Google and Facebook were both running to acquire Whatsapp but in the end it was Facebook that finally had it for $19 billion, comprising of $12 billion in Facebook shares, $4 billion in cash and another $3 billion in restricted stock payments.
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