Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo...
by piyush_soni on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:13AM
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Great for you! Here everyone (including the carpenter, plumber, bank/finance people and more) almost expects you to have whatsapp. Even some of the biggest businesses are on Whatsapp offering product/order updates, customer service and more. Not to mention every friend of yours would constantly pester you to be on it. I guess one could live without it, but it will be pretty uncomfortable and you'll lose touch with almost all of your friends and relatives.
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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo...
by grishka on Thursday January 07, 2021 @05:07AM
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Here 99% of my messaging with real people is covered by VKontakte and Telegram. I can't even fathom using WhatsApp for any kind of serious communication because of how inconvenient and unreliable it is. "Can't download media, please ask them to send again", my ass. What kind of engineering does even lead to this?! And the fact that I have to use my phone while sitting in front of a computer is a non-starter. The web version still uses the phone and occasionally wipes itself completely so you have to set it up again.