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Interesting. I've used Beluga, WhatsApp, Brightkite and GroupMe, none of which were ever truly satisfying, mostly because there's no strong network effect in pl
by Legion 13y ago
Interesting. I've used Beluga, WhatsApp, Brightkite and GroupMe, none of which were ever truly satisfying, mostly because there's no strong network effect in place - anyone I messaged with these apps was someone I bugged to install and use it.
BBM brings to the table a sizable entrenched user base. I agree with the person that said this would have been an iMessage killer a year ago. But this will be crossplatform and iMessage is not. Good for us who aren't living entirely in the Apple ecosystem.
- terhechte 13y agoInteresting, here in Germany literally everybody I know uses WhatsApp. Especially the non-tech people. (Well, everybody under 45. Those without smartphones are excluded, of course)
- soupboy 13y agoSame for India. Everyone and their mom uses WhatsApp
- jeduan 13y agoSame for Mexico.
- rowanseymour 13y agoSame for Rwanda
- CrazedGeek 13y agoHuh. In my part of the US, it seems the only people who use it are kids who have iPod touches and no cell phones.
- g8oz 13y agoWhatsApp requires a phone number and will not work on iPod touch or iPad.
- CrazedGeek 13y agoHuh, must be some other similar service then. I suppose I see it never, then.
- lzy 13y agohttp://www.redmondpie.com/whatsapp-for-ipad-ipad-2-whatspad-download-how-to-install/ http://www.redmondpie.com/whatsapp-for-ipad-ipad-2-whatspad-...