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> People using WhatsApp are holding a cellphone Have you actually used cellphones? They're extremely expensive to actually communicate with, especially in the
by filleduchaos 6y ago
> People using WhatsApp are holding a cellphone
Have you actually used cellphones? They're extremely expensive to actually communicate with, especially in the countries where WhatsApp is near ubiquitous (and we're talking within country, let's not even get into how horrendously expensive communicating with people internationally can be via regular cell service).
I really don't understand why so many people on HN are this adamant about trivialising the value that apps like Whatsapp provide.
- Retric 6y agoWhatsApp adoption clearly demonstrates they are providing value to people. My point is people are looking at what the app does rather than why people use it. Phone conferences for example have been a thing for decades, but they weren’t free.