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Re:Leaked phone number of Mark Zuckerberg reveals he is on S... by JeremyNT on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @08:11AM (#26710846)
He wouldn't need to use his real number/name just to do product research though. It would just needlessly confuse any contacts who have his actual number and use signal.

Signal also has nothing he can emulate. Its most meaningful selling point is that it doesn't have an association or integration with a scummy social media company, and people using it for that reason are already lost to Facebook. This is a feature he cannot ever hope to copy.

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Re:Leaked phone number of Mark Zuckerberg reveals he is on S... by Closi on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @09:17AM (#26711392)
> Signal also has nothing he can emulate. Its most meaningful selling point is that it doesn't have an association or integration with a scummy social media company, and people using it for that reason are already lost to Facebook. This is a feature he cannot ever hope to copy.

Even if there is nothing to emulate, downloading the app at least gives him a feel for how close it is to WhatsApp's capabilities and would help him understand if it is a major competitive threat or not.

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Re:Leaked phone number of Mark Zuckerberg reveals he is on S... by thrwyoilarticle on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @10:45AM (#26712392)
>Signal also has nothing he can emulate.

Both of them now have some variation on encrypted chats.

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