Re:Apple Execs on iMessage for Android (2013)
by nextlevelwizard on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @01:50AM
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Changing to inferior platform and UX just for a messaging app is some pretty hardcore addiction
Re:Apple Execs on iMessage for Android (2013)
by fakedang on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @01:04PM
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At this point, Whatsapp is pretty much critical infrastructure in many countries. And yet Zuck has been so stupid in not leveraging its full potential and instead doing Metaverse and Reels shit.
Re:Apple Execs on iMessage for Android (2013)
by dzikimarian on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @01:58PM
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Well, take a look at emails linked in this submission - Apple used iMessage to keep users on inferior platform and succeeded in the US :-)
Honestly this "iPhone is objectively better" narrative of some commenters is facepalm worthy.
We all use Whatsapp to discuss everything, from business to personal stuff to memes. I even use Whatsapp calling with some of my friends and colleagues in the USA. My friends circle has a monthly ritual of chatting through Whatsapp group call. I'm also a part of 3 Whatsapp groups to discuss exclusively football, as well as 5 Whatsapp groups for business networking (white shoe finance).
If Zuck were to get pissed and take down Whatsapp from the Apple Store, I know for a fact that a number of my colleagues would immediately buy an Android phone right off the bat, instead of getting Signal or Telegram. I might personally go the Signal option, but without the network effects, I would be driven straight back to Android. That would mean Apple directly losing an entire set of premium customers in markets outside USA and China.
Fun fact:- OPEC dealings are conducted over Whatsapp.