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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by kolbe on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @01:20PM (#17239869)
I'm doing the same, and I only have 10 people. They happen to be my favorite 10 people, but still only 10.

I think Signal or something of that nature will be the ultimate endgame for communication systems. They're way too easy to make, they're cheap to maintain, and they're hard to monetize without being scummy. This is the perfect formula for a non-profit to step in. I think the WhatsApp founders alone could maintain a worldwide textual communication network for the rest of their lives using a small fraction of their wealth.

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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by moedersmooiste on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @03:00PM (#17240903)
It seems to be inevitable that the "scummy" ones finish first. Deskop Linux could have been more popular than Windows, GIMP more popular than Photoshop and Signal more popular than WhatsApp if only they where first. But the Open Source world always lags behind when it comes to developing new stuff for ordinary consumers.
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