They copied Whatsapp but removed the end to end encryption. They copied Zoom and removed the decent security. They copied amazon and started JioMart, whose apps look exactly the same.

Am waiting for them to start Jioogle, as an alternative search engine.

Future of India, Jio edition

Once Jio is a monopoly, you'll have to get JioMilk from JioCow which'll be grazed on JioFarms using JioGrass in JioContainers. The cows will drink JioWater which'll come from JioMonsoon from JioRiver on JioMountain.

You'll also use JioApps on JioAndroid (* in partnership with Google) which you'll buy from JioMart which'll use JioRouter and JioFiber on Jio sim card, it'll use JioDart for delivery and the delivery guy will use JioHonda bike using Reliance for petrol on JioRoad (special roads to be used only by Jio Customers) breating JioAir (special air for Jio customers), biker will use JioGlass which'll connect to JioNet using JioVast for virus protection.

You'll also use JioVators in JioMalls to go up and down the floors watch a JioCinema in the JioMall, walk on JioTiles use JioRailings.

You'll get JioPlants from JioNursery which'll be plucked from JioForest growing on JioSoil.

You'll vote in JioElections using JioEVMs while standing in JioLines having a JioVoterCard while living in a Jiocracy.

https://np.reddit.com/r/india/comments/hsuglq/the_future_of_...

Half of the the things you mentioned are already a reality.

First you copy badly, then you copy well, then you improve.

Baby steps.

They are getting into the advertising business. Advertisers and privacy/security don't go together.

India is just getting used to the internet. Massive market. Billion users.

As Jio, if I'd clone Zoom, I would add encryption, so that only I, Jio, would be able to analyze that traffic. Same thing with WhatsApp.

e2ee in JioChat was just not even implemented. They just copied whatsapp.

I'd imagine JioChat is encrypted in transit, isn't it?

The reason e2ee is necessary in india is people share all things online. Especially in chat. Passports, certificates, health related stuff. We are very open online.

For example, here is a guy publishing his goverentment issued caste certificate. On twitter. https://twitter.com/BhainsdehiWale/status/118002364906923212...

They do not know that anybody can see that photo. They don't know encryption,privacy and stuff. Internet is 1-2 years old here (for the masses)

> Chinese apps have always been a security risk

I don't disagree. But I find this phrasing a little unclear. National security and broadly speaking security are different. Indian apps and services don't fare well in the latter category.

> but there are alternatives.

Yes, but why haven't they seen the same growth naturally? The top grossing page is filled with more Indian apps only recently due to the political atmosphere. What happened before?

Indian companies and developers have a cultural advantage and market understanding both of which are important for entertainment services to take off such as games. What's the reason behind the lag? Can you give examples of alternatives that were well established before this year?

> Mostly youth will be annoyed by lack of their favorite time-waster apps

This mentality doesn't help. This is discouraging individuals from experimenting with creative outlets in the country. That would have given us more Indian games opposed to china filling the market. E-sports is a big industry and is only growing. How do you expect anyone to innovate here when they are demonized by culture for taking interest in these games?

Surely, the problem is people aren't educated on topics such as addiction and they are considered as taboos.