Signal gaining popularity in India after WhatsApp policy changes

Post by kerng » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 4:01 PM UTC

codeknight11 wrote: post #5

Signal won't be able to make even a dent in WhatsApp's empire. WhatsApp isn't just a messaging app. With its stories and statuses, it's a mini social network in and of itself. Beyond the HackerNews crowd, most people don't care about privacy. They care about features. Signal won't be able to compete with WhatsApp unless it builds some of those features into its app. Edit - HackerNews crowd seems to get tunnel visione…

Post by dunefox » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 4:07 PM UTC

tchaffee wrote: post #85

codeknight11 wrote: post #5

Signal won't be able to make even a dent in WhatsApp's empire. WhatsApp isn't just a messaging app. With its stories and statuses, it's a mini social network in and of itself. Beyond the HackerNews crowd, most people don't care about privacy. They care about features. Signal won't be able to compete with WhatsApp unless it builds some of those features into its app. Edit - HackerNews crowd seems to get tunnel visione…

> Beyond the HackerNews crowd, most people don't care about privacy. That's just not true. It was my non-tech friends who suggested we move off WhatsApp. And zero objections from anyone in my WhatsApp groups.

Post by sdepablos » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 4:53 PM UTC

benhurmarcel wrote: post #96

sdepablos wrote: post #22

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Sometimes I think HN people were born out of thin air and don't have families. That or mine is special, because if I said to them to change from WhatsApp to whatever in the basis of privacy concerns they'd say that: 1. FB already knows everything about them (btw, a social network the still use) 2. They'd lost contact with a lot of people And all this without taking into account features that can make the product even…

I thought Facebook was too popular to ever fall down. And yet here we are, it's easier than ever to ignore it. Also, installing an alternative doesn't make you lose contact with anyone. You can set up Signal and make yourself available there without removing Whatsapp. Many people slowly stopped using Facebook without ever deleting it. Still has the same effect.

Post by Vinnl » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 5:21 PM UTC

bostik wrote: post #62

Vinnl wrote: post #41

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It's only until the end of your post where you say "unless it builds some of those features into its app". That's kind of an important qualifier. Signal has been steadily growing for a while, and while doing so, implementing plenty of features from other competing apps: disappearing messages came, stickers came, group video calling came, etc. I'm not saying they're definitely going to overtake WhatsApp, but they've f…

> unless it builds some of those features Here's a thing I don't understand - why is everyone obsessed with copycatting? By aiming for feature parity you, as a business or service, are letting a competitor dictate your roadmap. And what's worse, with features they have already shipped.

Post by stiltzkin » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 5:48 PM UTC

codeknight11 wrote: post #5

Signal won't be able to make even a dent in WhatsApp's empire. WhatsApp isn't just a messaging app. With its stories and statuses, it's a mini social network in and of itself. Beyond the HackerNews crowd, most people don't care about privacy. They care about features. Signal won't be able to compete with WhatsApp unless it builds some of those features into its app. Edit - HackerNews crowd seems to get tunnel visione…