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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by GuB-42 on Thursday January 07, 2021 @06:46AM (#25669955)
In France, SMS is still the most common, even though it is declining. I think it is historic: we had cheap unlimited SMS plans before internet data plans were common.

WhatsApp is popular but not a monopoly. Not really something to celebrate since its main "competitor" and #1 instant messenger app is Facebook Messenger. Skype and Discord are also significant, and I expect iMessage to be important too.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by worldsayshi on Thursday January 07, 2021 @07:09AM (#25670110)
But with SMS group messaging is rather cumbersome no?
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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by ddrdrck_ on Thursday January 07, 2021 @07:37AM (#25670323)
Yes, which is exactly why WhatsApp has replaced SMS : group messaging. People still use SMS for 1 to 1 conversation in France
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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by 72deluxe on Thursday January 07, 2021 @10:00AM (#25671787)
Based on all the groups my wife is part of, it seems other people get absolutely nothing done in life since they appear to be sending pointless messages on a group constantly. Her phone is constantly buzzing, and 99.9% of it is utter nonsense.

It seems to me that the inability to easily message a group would be a bonus and not a loss!

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