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> That people can't login to phone apps? Probably that they don't bother to have another chat app just for a few people. A older family member has WhatsUp and
by Mashimo 2y ago
> That people can't login to phone apps?
Probably that they don't bother to have another chat app just for a few people.
A older family member has WhatsUp and Signal and gets sometimes confused. I have WhatsUp, signal, telegram, discord, meta messenger and would be .. hesitant to install an IRC client for like 3 people.
- mavhc 2y agoWhatsapp wins because it doesn't require a username and password, that's too complex for many people
- prmoustache 2y ago> wins because it doesn't require a username and password And lose because you can't give it to a kid that doesn't have a mobile phone number. I have shared custody of my daughter and we communicate via xmpp on a tablet they carry over there when they spend a week at their mother's.
- mavhc 2y agoTrue, but I mean wins in a global "it's now the default platform for most people in the world" sense.