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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by GraemeMeyer on Thursday January 07, 2021 @05:59AM (#25669642)
> If you need to force people to use alternatives it's because they are not much better to begin with.

This isn't necessarily true - that's basically the problem with monopolies and the point of anti-trust. The network effect really can entrench an inferior product.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by Spivak on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:33PM (#25676061)
That's not a useful definition of better though. WhatsApp, Messenger, etc. are better because they're reliable and the people I want to talk to use them.

MMS messages are hot garbage but they're still better than a lot of alternatives because everyone with a phone can receive them.

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