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> not everyone wants to be a cog in the Facebook machine From Wikipedia: "WhatsApp Inc., based in Mountain View, California, was acquired by Facebook Inc. on F
by tnecniv 11y ago
> not everyone wants to be a cog in the Facebook machine
From Wikipedia: "WhatsApp Inc., based in Mountain View, California, was acquired by Facebook Inc. on February 19, 2014, for approximately US$16 billion"
> Installing Facebook just to use its messenger feature is akin to installing Photoshop just to resize pictures
Facebook Messenger is a standalone app that doesn't even require a FB account anymore.
- morganvachon 11y ago> From Wikipedia: "WhatsApp Inc., based in Mountain View, California, was acquired by Facebook Inc. on February 19, 2014, for approximately US$16 billion" Fair enough, but it was the parent who specifically mentioned WhatsApp. Personally I'd rather just use SMS or XMPP; the first is built into the phone and "just works", the second is open and extensible, with a plethora of clients, and you can run your own server. And if you believe for a second that Facebook didn't create a full FB shadow account tied to your "messenger only" account, I have a bridge to sell you.