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WhatsApp introduces ads in its app

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713 points greenburger | 1 comments | 16 Jun 25 13:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.44s | source
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vips7L ◴[16 Jun 25 14:58 UTC] No.44290234[source]▶
Just another reason iMessage is coming out on top.
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tacker2000 ◴[16 Jun 25 22:18 UTC] No.44293902[source]▶
imessage is irrelevant outside of the US.
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vips7L ◴[16 Jun 25 23:50 UTC] No.44294399[source]▶
That literally means nothing when it comes to determining which is the better platform.
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tacker2000 ◴[17 Jun 25 07:14 UTC] No.44296466[source]▶
Imessage is a platform also owned by big tech, and the primary motivation and goal of Apple is to keep users locked in to their own ecosystem.

As a a result, imessage doesnt support any other mobile platforms properly, and even discriminates against users that dont have an iphone. The world outside of the US doesnt have 80% iphone penetration.

How you can say that imessage is any “better” is a complete mystery to me.

Both apps (whatsapp and imessage) are just here to serve their big tech overlords in their own bigger picture.

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vips7L ◴[17 Jun 25 08:16 UTC] No.44296799[source]▶
> How you can say that imessage is any “better” is a complete mystery to me.

We’re literally in a thread about being served ads in WhatsApp.

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tacker2000 ◴[17 Jun 25 09:05 UTC] No.44297092[source]▶
They are both not a good solution to good, secure, ubiquitious and “free” messaging.
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1. vips7L ◴[17 Jun 25 10:34 UTC] No.44297547[source]▶
Yes let’s keep moving the goal post.