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2011-09-10 , 23:07
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Originally Posted by kolos View Post
OK Estel, you will make a lot of people happy if you could port this app. Personally I don't need it, because I use Gtalk and Skype, but I would be interested in some others (dictionaries with pronunciation etc.).
It's closed source, so no dice unless WhatsApp Inc do it. I think we should shun this type of application and promote the use of open protocols. That's the way forward, to prevent such companies from exploiting network externalities. What happens when the whole world is using WhatsApp? They start to bleed you dry, that's what.
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