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My love affair with WhatsApp. Does it have to end?

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Published February 20, 2014 8:24pm ET
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My love affair with WhatsApp. Does it have to end?
This Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 photo shows the WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on an iPhone in New York. On Wednesday, the world's biggest social networking company announced it is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for up to $19 billion in cash and stock. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison) | Patrick Sison

NEW YORK (AP) — When I used WhatsApp to tell my family about Facebook’s $19 billion purchase of the company that makes my favorite app, I punctuated the message with a string of crying emojis (cartoon faces).

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