摘要
Facebook公司收购一款智能手机应用程序所支付的190亿美元价格令人瞠目结舌，即便在硅谷也是如此。不过，分析师指出，收购whatsApp可能为Facebook带来回报：这家公司正与芥歌及其他科技巨擘竞争（注：takeon此指“与……竞争”），以成为移动装置中的“明日之星”（注：字面直译为下一个大事件，next big thing常在科技界被用来表示下一个趋势、下一个重大发展）。
The $19 billion that Facebook Inc. is paying for a smartphone application made jaws drop, even in Silicon Valley.But analysts say the purchase of WhatsApp could pay off for Facebook as it takes on Google Inc. and other technology giants in the race to be the next big thing in mobile.The battle for mobile Technology giants are fighting for their future as consumers switch their allegiances from personal computers to mobile devices. By 2015, 5 billion people are expected to be carrying around the tiny computers in their pockets.
