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Whatsapp took Skype's market as a free voice over and video ip but the value of 'communities' is hopelessly questionable. We already have a crowded market for g
by olivermarks 4y ago
Whatsapp took Skype's market as a free voice over and video ip but the value of 'communities' is hopelessly questionable. We already have a crowded market for gossip groups (Nextbore, etc etc) and you could argue this directly competes with ye olde facebook. Maybe they are going to do a roll up of WA & FB as part of the brave new Meta era?
More importantly Meta owns astounding amounts of undersea cable, which lends credence to the idea they are the new 'cable and wireless'...
https://fairinternetreport.com/research/facebook-meta-submarine-cable-ownership https://fairinternetreport.com/research/facebook-meta-submar...
- cwillu 4y agoThey have ownership interests in 6% of routes. This is not the same as owning 6% of routes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33443334 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33443334