With the string of mobile messaging exits recently (in particular Facebook’s huge $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp), Kik seems to be the only leading chat app — with 140 million registered users — that has remained independent. A recent Distimo report pointed out that_Kik is competing on an equal footing for the number one spot in the US market._It is little wonder that many are betting on a Kik exit soon. However,_Kik founder and CEO Ted Livingston has penned a post_saying he is “choosing not to sell” — which hints that Kik probably has had suitors that got rejected. He...

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