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bassman9000
on Jan 26, 2019
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“Facebook are going to monetize encrypted messagin...
1- Charge for the service (whatsapp will lose 90% of its userbase in a month)
Why? Whatsapp used to charge a yearly fee for the app.
LilBytes
on Jan 26, 2019
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For $1 I'd agree most of the user base would commit to paying it too.
giancarlostoro
on Jan 27, 2019
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I wonder how much that covers how much they spend on the infrastructure to run WhatsApps backend services. If its even profitable.
LilBytes
on Jan 30, 2019
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The infrastructure wouldn't be much more than Signals, surely?
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Why? Whatsapp used to charge a yearly fee for the app.