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We brought it to ourselves by not being willing to pay for WhatsApp. WhatsApp before getting bought by FB was begging for money and is my understanding that it
by noncoml 7y ago
We brought it to ourselves by not being willing to pay for WhatsApp.
WhatsApp before getting bought by FB was begging for money and is my understanding that it was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Public had a choice of free(as in beer) products vs privacy. We chose the former.
- chipperyman573 7y agoWhatsapp used to cost $1/year which covered operating costs (first year free).
- Jommi 7y agoNot true, WhatsApp did have a pricing test where certain users were pushed to pay 1€/$ per year. It was never unilaterally enforced.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoIs that what that was? I remember getting the app and wondering why no one I knew ever had to pay for it.