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Then how does WhatsApp run their service for free across multiple platforms?
by kaladin-jasnah 3y ago
Then how does WhatsApp run their service for free across multiple platforms?
- ska 3y ago> Then how does WhatsApp run their service for free across multiple platforms? FWIW, this is always a good question to ask yourself when considering using a service... they are getting paid for it one way or another.
- oarsinsync 3y agoFacebook mines the metadata to increase revenue received through advertising. It’s not free, the end user just isn’t paying in monetary currency.
- umeshunni 3y agoThe last year it was independent, WhatsApp lost nearly $140M (on a much smaller userbase than it has today) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680114000047/exhibit991auditedwhatsappi.htm#sF55875FCF1FF3BEFDC9E3C963FAA96C5 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680114...