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There is already an instant chat solution with both desktop and mobile clients: Skype. Whatsapp is useless to me, and, I suspect, most people in the US. Out o
by downandout 12y ago
There is already an instant chat solution with both desktop and mobile clients: Skype. Whatsapp is useless to me, and, I suspect, most people in the US. Out of ~1200 contacts in my phone, 11 are currently registered with Whatsapp. I suspect a desktop client would be useful in Europe, India, etc. but be prepared to spend some real money on internationalization.
- joshfraser 12y agoI have a lot of international friends.
- imaginenore 12y agoWhatsApp is not useless, it's pretty freaking huge. One year ago WhatsApp had 400 million active users. Skype has 663 million registered users, out of which 280 million are active monthly users.
- downandout 12y agoI didn't say it was useless to everyone. I just said that it's pretty clear that it has a relatively small US footprint, and language fragmentation in Europe - where Whatsapp is pervasive and useful - is a significant issue. Thus writing a desktop client isn't as simple as it would appear to be at first glance.