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coob on Nov 13, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: WhatsApp bucks convention, quietly builds a messag...

WhatsApp still has one thing going for it that 'in-grown' tech does not - interoperability. BBM and iMessages only work on those platforms, WhatsApp transcends them.

der_ketzer on Nov 13, 2011 [–]

The thing I don't like about WhatsApp vs BBM/iMessages is that I must share my phone number (at least I don't know another way) to chat. I think sharing a phone number is more personal than a pin like in BB.

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