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Re:WhatsApp doesn't understand the web by k-mcgrady on Thursday January 22, 2015 @07:15AM (#8928737)
>> "Besides, am I the only one who suspects that Whatsapp is boycotting Apple?"

I understand the theory but all this does is hurt them. They need as many people as possible using there app for it be useful. They're also owned by Facebook who update all their apps weekly.

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Re:WhatsApp doesn't understand the web by venomsnake on Thursday January 22, 2015 @08:03AM (#8928917)
Facebook made the "Brilliant" move to remove the chat functionality from their app. So I am forced to use the mobile site of facebook ...
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Re:WhatsApp doesn't understand the web by ponyous on Thursday January 22, 2015 @08:17AM (#8928959)
On what platform are you? Is there no Messenger for it? (Maybe I'm missing the point)
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Re:WhatsApp doesn't understand the web by venomsnake on Thursday January 22, 2015 @09:13AM (#8929185)
Why should I have 2 crippled apps than one functional. Also one that has degraded functionality. And until android has fake permissions I won't install messenger.
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Re:WhatsApp doesn't understand the web by k-mcgrady on Thursday January 22, 2015 @09:59AM (#8929434)
>> "Why should I have 2 crippled apps than one functional."

I feel the opposite. Why should I have 1 slow, bogged down app when I can have two fast, functional ones?

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Re:WhatsApp doesn't understand the web by lgeek on Thursday January 22, 2015 @10:03AM (#8929461)
> And until android has fake permissions I won't install messenger.

Cyanogenmod has Privacy Guard, which is pretty much that.

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