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> Also, outside of the USA if they piss off Mark Zuckerberg enough they can lose the rest of the world because who would want a phone that doesn't have WhatsApp
by yumraj 4y ago
> Also, outside of the USA if they piss off Mark Zuckerberg enough they can lose the rest of the world because who would want a phone that doesn't have WhatsApp?
That is a fantastic point, had never though along those lines. It’d be very interesting to explore if people in, say India, where everyone uses WhatsApp - in that scenario will people drop iPhone, a status symbol, or WhatsApp, a somewhat necessary tool. I don’t think no one knows today and no one wants to find out, risks are too high.
Moreover, in that case it is possible that governments might step in.
- tinus_hn 4y agoIf Facebook messes up WhatsApp people will move to Snapchat instead, the groups, the network and the momentum already exist. People really aren’t going to leave iOS for WhatsApp. That would never happen though because Facebook has enough problems if its own without picking a very risky fight with Apple.
- yumraj 4y agoYou don't realize how pervasive WhatsApp is in India and how much of a premium product iPhone is there. You may be right, but I doubt it is going to be that simple. I have no idea what all Snapchat offers (never used/installed it). But, FWIW, I think Signal or Telegram have better odds of succeeding in India than Snapchat, but who knows.
- SergeAx 4y agoSo there's no sense in fighting Apple in India because they lost there anyway, iOS penetration there is negligible, right?
- bombolo 4y agoYou think 20-50 million people would change app to accommodate 50k people? Not going to happen.