Comment by thunfischtoast
3 days ago
Still remember when WhatsApp cost a buck a year and was just simple chat? Those were the good days, until they got offered enough billions to turn it into the same ad-selling machine every successful app will eventually become unless the founders are truly uninterested in money.
Can that be built again?
Of course, but is was never about technical feasibility, but about distribution. People use the app that everyone else already uses. You see the problem.
The desktop app also steals Copy/Paste shortcuts and probably keylogs.
Agreed. I remember that.