fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle's messaging mess continues: Chat app now wants to be the next WhatsAppwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkGoogle's messaging mess continues: Chat app now wants to be the next WhatsAppwww.androidauthority.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square41fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareExilfranke@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhatsApps main “killer feature” was being early in the market to quickly reach a critical user mass. Doesn’t matter which competitor, people will install an alternative, see that only 5-10% of their contacts have it and will immediately uninstall. I see potential in preinstalled messaging apps. But it needs to be cross-compatible between iOS and Android. Otherwise it won’t fly.
WhatsApps main “killer feature” was being early in the market to quickly reach a critical user mass.
Doesn’t matter which competitor, people will install an alternative, see that only 5-10% of their contacts have it and will immediately uninstall.
I see potential in preinstalled messaging apps. But it needs to be cross-compatible between iOS and Android. Otherwise it won’t fly.