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Re:WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Statu... by inapis on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @10:36AM (#20030497)
Was 0.99 per year even profitable?
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Re:WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Statu... by Nextgrid on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @11:05AM (#20030833)
Economies of scale would make it profitable considering WhatsApp doesn’t even have to host anything, just relay messages, and since it’s a private platform there are no moderation expenses either.
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Re:WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Statu... by arthurcolle on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @03:30PM (#20033480)
I don't think that's its not hosting anything...

http://www.erlang-factory.com/upload/presentations/558/efsf2...

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Re:WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Statu... by 0b0001 on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @12:14PM (#20042007)
You can share files with a maximum size of 100MB. And if I'm not mistaken, those are hosted and available without expiry date.
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Re:WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Statu... by lozenge on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @12:35PM (#20031751)
No, considering the development and testing costs (it works on the cheapest Indian phones), abuse prevention, etc.

(Cue "I haven't used any new feature since e2e encryption")

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