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Re:How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence o... by OmegaPG on Monday September 27, 2021 @09:15AM (#28670262)
Are Skype and Whatsapp even comparable? Whatsapp was competing with SMS (at least in developing countries) and it had a killer feature of making groups. Anyone who had a phone moved to WhatsApp overnight as they didn't wanted to pay for SMS.
Re:How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence o... by francisthesixth on Monday September 27, 2021 @09:33AM (#28670449)
Well I guess that’s the way (SMS alternative) Skype was trying to go. They clearly didn’t get any close though.