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2.6 billion WhatsApp users exist. All switched from native SMS to a third-party app (WhatsApp). Clearly this expectation is fine.
by gms 3y ago
2.6 billion WhatsApp users exist. All switched from native SMS to a third-party app (WhatsApp). Clearly this expectation is fine.
- Salgat 3y agoPart of that is that outside the US, iPhone isn't as dominant in the market, so their anticompetitive tactics don't work as well.
- gms 3y agoNobody uses iMessage outside the US, by choice, even in iPhone-dominated markets. So clearly it's possible to avoid it. US iPhone users have the same choice.
- Salgat 3y agoDo you have an example of a place that has a similar rate of usage for iPhones but primarily uses WhatsApp for texting? In the US the rate is 87% for teenagers, I'm surprised it's that high elsewhere.
- gms 3y agoI don’t as I don’t know the numbers, but note also the US is a rich country.
- nroets 3y agoBear in mind that WhatsApp adoption is often driven by the costs involved with SMS especially when sending to an international number. WhatsApp also enable free international voip calls.
- gms 3y agoiMessage and FaceTime Audio are also free.
- sirn 3y agoiPhone has 51% market share in Japan across all age group[1] (and even as high as 84.8% in some demographic[2]). From my 5 years of living here, I’ve never seen anyone use iMessage even once. The dominant messaging app is LINE. [1]: https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prAP51933524 https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prAP51933524 [2]: https://japantoday.com/category/tech/study-shows-iphone-the-smartphone-of-choice-for-young-japanese-women https://japantoday.com/category/tech/study-shows-iphone-the-...
- Salgat 3y agoSeems like LINE became the predominant app way back in 2012 (it released even before iMessage did in 2011), so my guess is that it took hold before iMessage ever had a chance, unlike in the US where texting was always the main way to communicate on phones up until iMessage integrated texting to absorb all those users.