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It's not preposterous, it's exactly right. SMS text messages were a something like $15bn industry before whatsapp got between them and the customers, and that h
by fwdpropaganda 9y ago
It's not preposterous, it's exactly right. SMS text messages were a something like $15bn industry before whatsapp got between them and the customers, and that has value.
- hammock 9y agoWhat about imessage?
- helloindia 9y agoOnly on iOS. Doesn't have the same impact as WhatsApp.
- hn_throwaway_99 9y agoThe list is preposterous because the title was "I think I see a pattern", and all the other examples given were breaking laws or some other nefarious goal (and I'd emphasize those other examples were clearly taken from the point of view that these companies were doing something bad). The implication was that "circumventing texting charges" was somehow stealing from telcos.