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Re:Telegram is booming but needs advertisers and $700M soon by tw04 on Monday March 15, 2021 @08:46AM (#26465394)
I don't see that as being a hurdle. You make the first year free which, IIRC, is what whatsapp did.
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Re:Telegram is booming but needs advertisers and $700M soon by hobofan on Monday March 15, 2021 @12:14PM (#26467812)
It would make it a hurdle for the young userbase. When I started using Whatsapp I was ~16, and didn't have access to a credit card or any other way to pay for a yearly subscription (and I'm not sure if my parents would have okayed it).
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Re:Telegram is booming but needs advertisers and $700M soon by skinnymuch on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @10:49AM (#26477426)
WhatsApp made every year free for 90%+ of Android users. Maybe 95%+. It is hard to find people who paid for Android Whatsapp. Even more so paying more than once.

So that doesn’t work to make money.

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