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		WhatsApp drops annual 99¢ fee, vows service will remain ad-free (arstechnica.com)
		2 points by msh on Jan 18, 2016 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

_mhyx on Jan 18, 2016 [–]

This seems like a very big deal for a lot of very poor people - a Bolivian friend keeps in touch with his family there entirely by WhatsApp. I wonder how much this will actually increase the userbase, especially in the Third World.

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