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by WrkInProgress 5108 days ago
WhatsApp is also based on your phone number and it works across all major mobile platforms (iOS, Android, WP, BB)
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> mobile platforms

And that's the problem. I want to have clients on all my devices (desktop, tablet, smartphone) accessing the very same account, like GTalk.

I should have read the article completely first.

I was thrown off by the comparison to iMessage in the article title.

if you want to "whatsapp" someone, you both have to have the app installed.