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WhatsApp et al. are doing fine and are the primary choice in Europe. But in the US, for some reason, people prefer not installing messaging apps, and instead ke
by Kwpolska 2y ago
WhatsApp et al. are doing fine and are the primary choice in Europe. But in the US, for some reason, people prefer not installing messaging apps, and instead keep the default messaging app, which means iMessage on iOS.
- acdha 2y agoMost Americans have those apps installed, too, so it’s probably not the app being the default - as it is everywhere - but something else about social graphs. Looking at the data vs. SMS pricing 1-2 decades ago is one explanation I’ve heard but there are likely others.