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Re:WhatsApp – Opting out of new terms doesn’t stop Facebook ... by hobs on Sunday August 28, 2016 @09:35AM (#12376438)
Nobody I know uses whatsapp. Everyone has this thing called a phone they run whatsapp on, I assume you can ask for this weird old thing called a phone number.

I will double check, but I think the setup and configuration is already complete for most people's phones, so no additional install needed.

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Re:WhatsApp – Opting out of new terms doesn’t stop Facebook ... by totocino on Sunday August 28, 2016 @09:52AM (#12376492)
Texts are pricey. Calls are inconvenient. Whatsapp is a de facto standard and I bet a big % of people who got a smartphone, got it because they needed it to use whatsapp, or use whatsapp exclusively.
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