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As a frequent user of WhatsApp, I'm nervous about facebook buying it and messing it up. WhatsApp is nice because it's the de facto way of communicating with gr
by jsumrall 14y ago
As a frequent user of WhatsApp, I'm nervous about facebook buying it and messing it up.
WhatsApp is nice because it's the de facto way of communicating with groups of friends and across borders. Its fast and works on many devices. Yes, I know there is no security built in. I'm okay with that, and I have a suspicion many users would be okay with it also if they don't already know it.
- shmerl 14y agoWhy would people be OK with constant security risk, but not OK with one time registration step for normal XMPP service? XMPP clients are available for all major desktop and mobile platforms. So it's a really interesting psychological hook that Whatsapp developers catch their users on here, offering a completely inferior solution, with selling it of for the fake attraction.