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While I understand why the founder would leave at this point, WhatsApp is probably the platform with the most upside gain opportunity in existence today. It ha
by tsunamifury 9y ago
While I understand why the founder would leave at this point, WhatsApp is probably the platform with the most upside gain opportunity in existence today.
It has proved that a new paradigm of software development is ready to be opened up in the developing world, has small and big businesses knocking down the door to get in, and the highest daily active user base around. The only downside is how they've failed to scale to accomidate the opportunity.
But maybe they are right to go slow as they have network lock in.
- alexashka 9y agoWhat is this upside gain opportunity you speak of? From my limited understanding - WhatsApp merely made free (or extremely cheap) texting possible, bypassing cellular providers who charged an arm and a leg for text messages. That's their contribution. Is there something else? What's this new paradigm of software development?
- tsunamifury 9y agoMicro-interfaces & payments being pushed via messaging. Tens of millions of businesses area already trying to hack it together via WhatsApp's existing features. For an existing example look at WeChat, which has limited application outside China but represents WhatsApp's future.