Browserling goes viral with cheap phone users trying to use WhatsApp

Re:Browserling goes viral with cheap phone users trying to u... by intended on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @08:14AM (#16105884)

Manipulation is correct. You could try to see how coerce fits and you will find that harder to pin.

Challenges or re-tweet requests are assumed in good faith or in the context of a (relatively) symmetrical/fair market system.

I’m trying to give him good faith and it’s coming up short.

I don’t think he is malicious, just not used to thinking at the scale of humanity he was dealing with.

By the way - this is also an excellent example of how good net neutrality laws help customers.

I am sure JIO would love to block whatsapp.

Actually - how is Jio blocking Whatsapp?

That’s a more important question.

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Re:Browserling goes viral with cheap phone users trying to u... by SimbaOnSteroids on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @11:15AM (#16107197)

I don't believe the phones have the ability to download the application. They look like early 2000's phones, like after the bricks of the 90's but before the flip phone craze.

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Re:Browserling goes viral with cheap phone users trying to u... by intended on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @11:41PM (#16112609)

In that case reliance should just buy the guy out.

Jio launches a pretty ambitious phone network and decimated the competition.

Do note thought that they are considered to be really bad competitors to go up against. They almost always have a focus on good ultra competitive pricing and ways to extract extra money from the consumer.

But they are very actively investing in broadband content to drive use of their network.

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