WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Status’ feature from 2020

Re:WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Statu... by mindcrash on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @01:28PM (#20032314)

You guys really should take what you learned building WhatsApp and start over.

Make it subscription based, with a low bar of entry ($10 or so per month), don't do ads, don't do data harvesting (unless required by law enforcement) and/or "science" (for profit), guarantee freedom of speech (as long as said speech is protected by law, ofcourse) -- in other words: don't become Zuck -- and you will outcompete Facebook come 2025.

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Re:WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Statu... by option_greek on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @02:29PM (#20032927)

10$ month as low barrier of entry for a messaging app is unthinkable for most of the users. Especially for those regions that WhatsApp serves now.

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Re:WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Statu... by jawilson2 on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @03:32PM (#20033496)

There is a small handful of things will pay more than $10/month for: my mortgage, car, and utilities. We cancelled Amazon prime when it hit that, and will cancel Netflix when it hits that. I will not pay for text messaging; I'll happily continue using Android messaging instead.

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Re:WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Statu... by chillacy on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @09:34PM (#20036093)

$120 a year when all the competitors are free?

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Re:WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Statu... by burntoutcase on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @04:54PM (#20034300)

Ten bucks a month? For instant messaging? Did you think this through?

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Re:WhatsApp users will start seeing in-app ads within ‘Statu... by toper-centage on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @06:02PM (#20034848)

I mean, that's like.. The price of a pound of bananas right?. /s Some people are delusional.

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