Except people at one point realized that IE is shit and switched to better alternatives. I don't see this happening with WhatsApp - everyone and their great grandfather uses it and all other messengers are niche occurrences
WhatsApp is usually 2 years behind Telegram for all cool and interesting features.
Technically, unironically, its latest desktop version for Windows is better than expected. It's no longer based on Electron or whatever, consumes less resources than before and works adequately.
That said, I still don't like it.
It has become better, though.
I really don't get the need to have an app that does messaging. My phone DOES messaging, built in. Why do I need another one?
featureset and costs - most messaging apps don't support markdown to the same extent, sms and mms may cost extra depending on your carrier and contract, etc.
not defending whatsapp but rather the concept in general - use signal/discord myself depending on the situation
It has at least one advantage relative to ie6.exe - it's cross platform.
I have WhatsApp and Viber. 95% of people use WhatsApp, even though I prefer Viber. I do not really have anything against it, even if FB owns it. And I do not have a FB account.
I still use IRC daily
I wish. It's completely replaced text messaging in a lot of countries, it's not going away anytime soon
No, I don’t think I will.
WhatsApp is like hemorrhoids, you can try to ignore it but it's getting your attention eventually no matter how hard you try.
Aim wants a word.
