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dodyg
on Feb 20, 2014
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Scaling to millions of simultaneous connections (2...
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.
usethis
on Feb 20, 2014
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Wasn't the US also slow in adopting SMS?
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/618c4f5c-37ac-11db-bc01-0000779e23...
dodyg
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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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WhatsApp is also not associated with the titillating "share nude pics" culture of SnapChat.