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Re:WeChat's App Revolution by sho_hn on Thursday January 19, 2017 @02:07AM (#13433745)
The situation is very similar in Korea with KakaoTalk. They have several apps within the messenger itself (e.g. even one that lets you book a hairdresser appointment) and currently still several outside (e.g. taxi hailing), but altogether they're in a similar position.
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Re:WeChat's App Revolution by Markoff on Thursday January 19, 2017 @07:30AM (#13435230)
it's not similar, WeChat competition is blocked by Chinese government, kakao operates in free market
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Re:WeChat's App Revolution by robjan on Thursday January 19, 2017 @07:35AM (#13435249)
Is it? There are alternatives to WeChat which are not blocked by the great firewall. For instance, although not comparable, I am able to use WhatsApp perfectly well without the use of a VPN.
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Re:WeChat's App Revolution by teknologist on Friday January 20, 2017 @03:53AM (#13442478)
It's rather slow and photo uploads consistently fail for me. There's a very noticeable difference in speed (hence usability)
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