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Europe is not using Facebook or Instagram, it runs on WhatsApp. In some big Western European countries WhatsApp is the monopoly messenger for a lot of people (S
by 2ion 5y ago
Europe is not using Facebook or Instagram, it runs on WhatsApp. In some big Western European countries WhatsApp is the monopoly messenger for a lot of people (SMS/MMS always was overpriced so people looked for an alternative, and it came about with the Android mass market in the early 2010s). If Facebook would WhatsApp a truly good product (remove telemetry, charge for use, extreme control like in Threema) they might even still have a viable product for our market here. They already got the users. Carrier billing in particular might make this a move that's easier than many think.
- annadane 5y agoConsidering Facebook directly lied about the acquisition of Whatsapp I imagine an antitrust lawsuit coming their way which forces them to divest that property
- piaste 5y agoThe instant WA becomes a paid product is the instant every grandmother jumps ship. And chances are it will be to Telegram, not Signal. Charging for premium features or business usage could work, though.