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> Maybe because most of the initial success was before Facebook bought Whatsapp. I guess. But it doesn't really explain why it continues to be so popular, to t
by LarryMullins 4y ago
> Maybe because most of the initial success was before Facebook bought Whatsapp.
I guess. But it doesn't really explain why it continues to be so popular, to the extent that even on forums like this (where well-grounded skepticism of big tech companies like Facebook is generally taken for granted) you have Europeans acting like Americans are backwards fools for not wanting to jump into bed with Facebook.
- theonlybutlet 4y agoIt is on every persons phone, it is the defacto standard. There was a big push about two years back by many people to change application when Whatsapp's privacy policy was changing and many pushed telegram and signal. The two or three of my friends, who left and held out, have now reinstalled Whatsapp. There's simply no easy way for them to speak to everyone else. People are reluctant to text and won't bother installing another application. (BTW this was in Africa.)