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1. The monopolies literally make no money - WhatsApp is run at cost and doesn't turn a profit. 2. You are not gonna have universal phone-number based messaging
by xvector 3y ago
1. The monopolies literally make no money - WhatsApp is run at cost and doesn't turn a profit.
2. You are not gonna have universal phone-number based messaging that is E2EE without a monopoly. Even RCS has monopolistic gateways. Decentralized/federated systems suck and don't easily work with phone numbers.
3. If you keep breaking up chat applications as soon as they reach a certain size, you're not helping consumers in any way. People use WhatsApp because it's good, reliable, and E2EE. Breaking it up provides literally no value to consumers.