Signal users can give a recurring monthly contribution

Re:Signal users can give a recurring monthly contribution by mtmail on Thursday February 03, 2022 @08:55AM (#30192391)

WhatsApp used to cost 99 cents per year https://www.siliconvalley.com/2016/01/18/whatsapp-drops-99-c... I can't remember ever paying.

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Re:Signal users can give a recurring monthly contribution by bilal4hmed on Thursday February 03, 2022 @09:08AM (#30192551)

I've paid for it once, I can see the receipt in Google play

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Re:Signal users can give a recurring monthly contribution by aunty_helen on Thursday February 03, 2022 @02:02PM (#30197043)

This was early days when WhatsApp was still searching for a business model.

That business model turned out to be acquire critical mass and then be acquired, but I recall people talking about how WhatsApp was hemorrhaging money in the process.

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Re:Signal users can give a recurring monthly contribution by codingkev on Thursday February 03, 2022 @09:05AM (#30192505)

Early adopters got life long free access... until eventually even the 99 cents was dropped.

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Re:Signal users can give a recurring monthly contribution by egberts1 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @10:21AM (#30193536)

Dropped because WhatsApp now can mine your metadata and make off like a robber at a convenience store.

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