Comment on WhatsApp is officially getting ads

• Redex68@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I mean, there are some who will be willing to do that, but the vast majority of average people won’t pay for something if a free version exists (like WhatsApp)

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  • SheenSquelcher@lemm.ee ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Even if they charged 1.99 they’d be making a decent cut for future investment (they are a nonprofit).

    GrapheneOS lives on donations too. Its definately possible.

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    • Redex68@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I mean comparing it to GrapheneOS doesn’t make much sense, they don’t have recurring costs.

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      • SheenSquelcher@lemm.ee ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        What, like salaries?

        grapheneos.org/hiring

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