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Remember how small Whatsapp is (~50 employees). They don't need to do any of those things to have a fantastic business for a long time to come.
by wdewind 13y ago
Remember how small Whatsapp is (~50 employees). They don't need to do any of those things to have a fantastic business for a long time to come.
- collyw 13y agoWhat's to stop a free alternative like Telegram taking all the market? Smartphone adoption is still happening here, and I use the rates are much lower in developing countries. Once word gets around maybe everyone will switch.
- wdewind 13y agoNetwork effect. The key though is that Telegram actually isn't free to consumers when compared to Whatsapp. At $1/year + access to everyone who is already on network vs. $0/year + access to smaller network+need to invite your friends to build that network Whatsapp is actually (significantly) cheaper. If it was more expensive per year I think they'd be giving some room, but no one is even going to notice getting billed.