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Probably many reasons. One reason is that SMS was already ubiquitous, and it doesn't require an additional data plan the way 3rd-party apps do. Why did the res
by vehemenz 5y ago
Probably many reasons. One reason is that SMS was already ubiquitous, and it doesn't require an additional data plan the way 3rd-party apps do.
Why did the rest of the world adopt WhatsApp and alternatives? I don't think they were any later to text messaging than the US..
- MAGZine 5y agotext messaging was prohibitively expensive. wifi was ubiquitous. america bid down the cost of SMS first so there was never any urgency to move off of sms. developing nations did not have the same luxury.