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by EGreg 3098 days ago
How did WhatsApp introduce messaging? We already had messaging apps for years, including Skype, Facebook Messenger, iMessages, BBM and so on.

I think WhatsApp just made a rock-solid basic product that cost $1 a year after the first year, and that was its appeal.

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No, it was universality. WhatsApp had apps for all type of phone platforms including symbian, blackberry and even Tizen. Your friends could be on it despite whatever phones they're using.