Just so they’re easily accessible, in a concise list, here are the Chester Races fixtures for 2014:
- Wednesday, 7th May 2014
- Thursday, 8th May 2014
- Friday, 9th May 2014
- Saturday, 31st May 2014
- Saturday, 14th June 2014
- Friday, 27th June 2014
- Saturday, 28th June 2014
- Friday, 11th July 2014
- Saturday, 12th July 2014
- Sunday, 3rd August 2014
- Saturday, 16th August 2014
- Saturday, 30th August 2014
- Friday, 12th September 2014
- Saturday, 13th September 2014
- Saturday, 27th September 2014
I read the news that Facebook had bought WhatsApp for $19bn with some surprise, as most of the world did – particularly as the deal was apparently concluded in a matter of weeks since it was first discussed. I can understand the various theories bouncing around about why it was so important for Facebook to nullify a potential future competitor, tap into the mobile market more successfully (it’s the future, apparently!) and instantly receive a shot in the arm in terms of their impressive user base growth rate (WhatsApp instantly adds 450 million users to the Facebook user bottom line). But I struggle to comprehend is why they paid so much. The Marketer magazine put together a good summary of why Facebook bought WhatsApp