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> WhatsApp was successful only because they had no intention of ever making money. IIRC they had 450M users when they sold to FB. Their plan was to charge $1/u
by mavelikara 5y ago
> WhatsApp was successful only because they had no intention of ever making money.
IIRC they had 450M users when they sold to FB. Their plan was to charge $1/user/yr. A $450M ARR company run by 50 people would have done fine.
- frankietaylr 5y agoBut if they started charging even 1$/user/year, most of the 450M users might not be on the platform. There are other free platforms offered with similar functionality. Security/Privacy is not a concern for a lot of that 450M users.