[NiekvdMaas]

This is just a wrapper for web clients of the "protocols" they support. So WhatsApp is web.whatsapp.com in a tab, Skype is web.skype.com, etc.

[joshschreuder]

It appears as though WhatsApp desktop is basically a wrapper on web.whatsapp.com as well.

[lucb1e]

I assumed as much, and yet still no Linux version. I don't use WhatsApp anyway but it's still disappointing.

[magazinelala]

Way to undermine the hard work of talented developers. Is that envy? You should see all the features its offer before calling it just a "wrapper".

[59nadir]

I think you're reading a bit too much into his comment. It's true that the phrasing can seem dismissive, but I don't think it's meant as such to that extreme of a degree.

It being a collection of wrappers is either true or not and is not necessarily a value judgment, but a technical detail.

[manmal]

It IS a wrapper around the web version. To be fair, the web version is very solid. It even warns you when your phone's battery is running low.