Re:Jan Koum to leave after broad clashes with Facebook
by batiudrami on Monday April 30, 2018 @11:39PM
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Because people gravitate to things that are free, especially in third world countries. And not just because they can't afford it - it can be issues such as not having a credit card.
The reason whatsapp got traction in the first place was it was free (for a year+) when SMS was not. If Whatsapp cost $1 then people would use whatever was free.
I too would gladly pay (anything reasonable) if it meant they'd split off from Facebook and become in dependent again.