WhatsApp scaled to 1B users with only 50 engineers

Re:WhatsApp scaled to 1B users with only 50 engineers by globular-toast on Monday October 25, 2021 @09:18AM (#28987426)

Whatsapp is built on a massive, mature, global system specifically designed for sending messages. It's sad that it needs to exist and even more sad that it has to "make money" for someone. Aren't we already paying for our internet connexion/phone bill? Why do we need to be used by Whatsapp just to utilise it for its most basic purpose?

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Re:WhatsApp scaled to 1B users with only 50 engineers by dunefox on Monday October 25, 2021 @09:24AM (#28987477)

Because it needs to be built, supported, etc.?

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Re:WhatsApp scaled to 1B users with only 50 engineers by globular-toast on Monday October 25, 2021 @10:41AM (#28988337)

Does it? Dumbphones from 30+ years ago can still send SMS messages just fine with zero software updates. Maybe once a decade or so that could have been enhanced with longer messages, pictures etc. But overall the messaging problem really should have been solved by now.

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Re:WhatsApp scaled to 1B users with only 50 engineers by dunefox on Monday October 25, 2021 @11:04AM (#28988615)

Yes, it does. SMS aren't encrypted. And messaging is closer to being solved than ever before. If you want to use a "dumbphone" with SMS you can do that.

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