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by MarkSweep 4499 days ago
I think the app may not be used much here so people were not expecting it to be bought for so much. Anecdotally I know people who use Line, WeChat, and GroupMe. I don't know anyone who uses Whatsapp.
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dodyg 4499 days ago
If "here" means the US, then yeah. WhatsApp is replacing SMS with I guess pretty much the rest of the world.

WhatsApp is also not associated with the titillating "share nude pics" culture of SnapChat.

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usethis 4499 days ago
Wasn't the US also slow in adopting SMS? http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/618c4f5c-37ac-11db-bc01-0000779e23...
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dodyg 4499 days ago
Yup - I lived in NYC and Chicago from 2000 - 2006 - and as far as I can remember, I didn't see much usage of SMS at that time.
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