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Re:US iPhone market share jumps to 55% as Android shipments ... by rjh29 on Friday July 28, 2023 @03:51PM (#36912342)
Thankfully only the US is afflicted with this stupidity.
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Re:US iPhone market share jumps to 55% as Android shipments ... by kube-system on Friday July 28, 2023 @05:07PM (#36913339)
The rest of the world chose a different stupidity, locking in their messaging to Meta's platform.
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Re:US iPhone market share jumps to 55% as Android shipments ... by rjh29 on Friday July 28, 2023 @06:21PM (#36914158)
Is it really worse though? I can use WhatsApp on any device I want, I'm not locked to iPhone.

Japan uses LINE. Network effect implies a convergence to one app (pick your poison) and I am certain WhatsApp is better than the US situation.

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Re:US iPhone market share jumps to 55% as Android shipments ... by sneak on Friday July 28, 2023 @08:37PM (#36915445)
Yes, it is really worse. One is an ad network built on mass surveillance of users; the other sells hardware.
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Re:US iPhone market share jumps to 55% as Android shipments ... by rjh29 on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:40PM (#36916635)
Whatsapp has no ads, though. If it did my country would probably use a different app.

And nobody has made fun of me for having an android phone. Videos and group chats just work.

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