Agaoua: "... many users in the world have three or four instant messaging apps that they use simultaneously, so this isn't a problem. We have enough investment capability with Rakuten's backing, and we're also big enough in numbers to be successful, so there's no reason to fear. You know what? I'm very excited about competing with Facebook. Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani is very excited about competing with Amazon and Facebook. They're the biggest in the world? Great, let's compete, let's do it. We don't have to beat them in numerical terms in order to succeed. For us, success means a lot of revenue and profit in the bottom line, and satisfied users in the middle."
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