Comment by rupatiwari25
8 hours ago
WhatsApp feels like one of the few products where people might actually pay. It's become critical infrastructure for communication in many countries, not just another social app.
8 hours ago
WhatsApp feels like one of the few products where people might actually pay. It's become critical infrastructure for communication in many countries, not just another social app.
It is just a name. If it disappears, people can switch over for something else in a day that works similarly. Is it then critical?
I don't mean irreplaceable. I mean it's become the default communication layer for a huge number of people, which gives it a level of importance beyond a typical social app.Sure, people would move. But the value isn't WhatsApp itself it's the fact that everyone you need to talk to is already there. That's what makes it hard to replace overnight.
Well people _used_ to pay for it, in fact. Except it was 3 EUR/year rather than 3 EUR/month...