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It's crazy how an US company dominates the world's messaging market but not in the US
by brazukadev 1y ago
It's crazy how an US company dominates the world's messaging market but not in the US
- oarla 1y agoIt’s not uncommon. Orkut back in the day was wildly popular in Latin America and India. WhatsApp is the same. I think users in NA have a lot of high quality options as against those in Asia and LatAm who don’t have much reliable options other than ones developed in NA.
- SoftTalker 1y agoYou can get an android phone for about one tenth of what a new iPhone costs. That’s why android dominates lower income markets. Apple decided they just don’t want to be there.
- unethical_ban 1y agoInstagram and iMessage are also US owned services.
- somenameforme 1y agoIt's definitely not the world's messaging market. For instance in Japan and many places in SEA, Line is the standard messenger - one many people probably haven't even heard of. Though it does have a nice play on words - are you on Line?
- tacker2000 1y agoWell, FB didnt build up the initial user base, just purchased it and grew it from there.