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rblatz on Jan 21, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: SpaceX Sells 10% Stake to Google, Fidelity for $1B

Right, so glad that everyone is still on AIM, ICQ, or even, BBM. They had huge networks, and barely anyone uses them now. This market has proven multiple times that users will switch and it will happen suddenly.n especially if whatsapp tries too hard to monetize them.

seanflyon on Jan 21, 2015 [–]

If WhatsApp tries too hard to monetize, it will not go well for them. If they try just hard enough, they might make quite a bit of money.

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