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WeChat is garbage. The only reason it gained prominence is because (better) alternatives are banned or blocked, causing spillover network effect to Chinese outs
by vachina 4y ago
WeChat is garbage. The only reason it gained prominence is because (better) alternatives are banned or blocked, causing spillover network effect to Chinese outside of China.
- meowtimemania 4y agoWhy do you say it’s garbage?
- kmarc 4y agoI hope we get an answer to this. When I had to use it on my first visit to China, I couldn't possibly believe this is an app that people are actually using day to day. Slow, sluggish, graphical artifacts, NPEs. Then I learned that the "Western" version is totally different, so I believe the real WeChat is a usable product and in par with whatsapp and telegram
- ospider 4y agoBecause it's a walled garden. Imagine a Facebook that is strictly real name only, without a web version, and consumes ~50GiB on device typically.
- akudha 4y ago50 gigs!!!! Are you sure? That is massive. Did you mean to say 5 gigs?