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Just compare Facebook to WhatsApp. WhatsApp is crazy good, and doesn’t make money. Facebook is… what you describe, but very very profitable. I think you can s
by curiousllama 3y ago
Just compare Facebook to WhatsApp.
WhatsApp is crazy good, and doesn’t make money. Facebook is… what you describe, but very very profitable.
I think you can see the difference in priority in the product.
- KptMarchewa 3y agoWhatsApp made hundreds of billions for facebook by preventing rise of major competitor.
- enraged_camel 3y agoIt probably helps that WhatsApp's backend is written in Erlang, which excels in fault-tolerance and reliability. https://www.erlang-solutions.com/blog/20-years-of-open-source-erlang-openerlang-interview-with-anton-lavrik-from-whatsapp/ https://www.erlang-solutions.com/blog/20-years-of-open-sourc...
- importantbrian 3y agoWhatsApp does make money. About $900 million in 2022. It's a small part of Meta's total revenues, but the margins are really good because of how well built and efficient it is.