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In the US, nobody uses WhatsApp, so it’s not a realistic option. Network effects are a thing.
by toasterlovin 6y ago
In the US, nobody uses WhatsApp, so it’s not a realistic option. Network effects are a thing.
- klodolph 6y agoThe US is a big place. WhatsApp has plenty of users in the US. It’s easily the third messaging app I use, after LINE and iMessage. And the people I talk to on WhatsApp are US natives, it’s not like they picked up WhatsApp in some other country and brought it here.
- Answerawake 6y agoLINE? Really? I have yet to see anyone use that unless it is to talk to friends in Japan or Korea.
- klodolph 6y agoWe use it for the stickers.
- toasterlovin 6y agoIf you're using three messaging apps on a regular basis, you are either an extreme outlier or have lots of contact with people who are in other countries or have strong ties to other countries.
- the_snooze 6y ago> Network effects are a thing Exactly. These are social products. Features are meaningless if you can’t talk to the people you want to reach.
- saagarjha 6y agoThere's a lot of people who use WhatsApp even in the US. Perhaps not as many as iMessage, but it's still a household name.
- toasterlovin 6y agoDo they use them to talk to people in the US who have no connection to countries where it is the main messaging app?
- saagarjha 6y agoIn some cases?