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I had the same experience and was disappointed. But a good mesh app is inherently difficult to monetize! Combining mesh over some/several form(s) of 802.11, Si
by i_am_proteus 7y ago
I had the same experience and was disappointed. But a good mesh app is inherently difficult to monetize!
Combining mesh over some/several form(s) of 802.11, Signal protocol public key distribution "locally" via QR code, and Delay-Tolerant Networking (Cerf et al. 2007) would be the holy grail (and would have no reliance on SMS or phone number) and also could not be monetized. Which is a damn shame, because it's eminently technically feasible, but complicated enough that I'd probably need a professional team to implement.
- mehhh 7y agoCharging businesses to use it would be a path to monetization, hence WhatsApp's partnership with Twilio.
- i_am_proteus 7y agoNot a bad point, but what business prefers a mesh to a centralized messaging system?
- mehhh 7y agoMost businesses do not care about the technical details of the platforms they use. Look at adoption of the PSTN (centralized) & Email (federated and interoperable) among businesses, they migrate to where their customers are most reachable.
- discordance 7y agoBusinesses selling gas masks, helmets and med-kits?
- FridgeSeal 7y agoCyberpunk future, here we come!
- anigbrowl 7y agoConstruction industry supply would prefer to sell you walkie-talkies
- ma2rten 7y agoDoes everything need to be monetized?
- deelowe 7y agoThese days? It appears so.
- i_am_proteus 7y agoNo! But assembling the talent to build a product without a potential source of revenue is difficult.