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Cross-platform messaging app WhatsApp has about 450 million users, which is one of the key reasons Facebook is spending a whopping $19 billion to acquire the company.

So what’s next for the chat app? Voice. Just as WhatsApp has largely replaced SMS for many users, the company could eventually be a big player in the voice communications space.

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