It's currently available to a very limited number of users, but will expand in the future. Back in early March, it emerged that WhatsApp would be launching...
WhatsApp built its user base on the promise of free messaging
Really? Because initially, WhatsApp did actually charge money for the service, though it was only $1 a year. But I don’t remember them ever promising free messaging.
Fun fact, WhatsApp wasn’t even designed as a messenger in the first place, it was just meant as an app to show your status (like “at the movies”), but then evolved into one.
Yeah initially they may have been paid but the far majority of their base which is billions from 3rd world countries was built on the promise of free encrypted messaging, both which I’m expecting are going deteriorate terribly within a decade as had always been their long term plan.
Really? Because initially, WhatsApp did actually charge money for the service, though it was only $1 a year. But I don’t remember them ever promising free messaging.
Fun fact, WhatsApp wasn’t even designed as a messenger in the first place, it was just meant as an app to show your status (like “at the movies”), but then evolved into one.
Yeah initially they may have been paid but the far majority of their base which is billions from 3rd world countries was built on the promise of free encrypted messaging, both which I’m expecting are going deteriorate terribly within a decade as had always been their long term plan.
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