Back in 2010 an application has created sensation with its amazing features and later on when a person bought a new smart phone the others question was Do you have Viber ? and since then it has given some great competition to Skype. but not much time has taken to let that one down because of some bugs and with the introduction of some apps like Line. And now the Japan's answer to Amazon, Rakuten, has just got into the mobile communications business by purchasing internet calling app-maker Viber for $900 million. With over 300 million users worldwide. According to
the WSJ, Viber's global userbase helped draw Rakuten, which is trying to expand its business interests beyond Japan's shores. It also recently purchased a huge stake in Pinterest and bought e-reader maker Kobo. Rakuten's CEO confirmed that Viber "perfectly compliments" its goals and
said the acquisition "will enable it to penetrate new markets with multiple digital content offerings.
the WSJ, Viber's global userbase helped draw Rakuten, which is trying to expand its business interests beyond Japan's shores. It also recently purchased a huge stake in Pinterest and bought e-reader maker Kobo. Rakuten's CEO confirmed that Viber "perfectly compliments" its goals and
said the acquisition "will enable it to penetrate new markets with multiple digital content offerings.