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Was 0.99 per year even profitable?

• Nextgrid 7y ago
  Economies of scale would make it profitable considering WhatsApp doesn’t even have to host anything, just relay messages, and since it’s a private platform there are no moderation expenses either.
  • arthurcolle 7y ago
    I don't think that's its not hosting anything... http://www.erlang-factory.com/upload/presentations/558/efsf2012-whatsapp-scaling.pdf http://www.erlang-factory.com/upload/presentations/558/efsf2...
  • 0b0001 7y ago
    You can share files with a maximum size of 100MB. And if I'm not mistaken, those are hosted and available without expiry date.
• lozenge 7y ago
  No, considering the development and testing costs (it works on the cheapest Indian phones), abuse prevention, etc. (Cue "I haven't used any new feature since e2e encryption")