WhatsApp is testing a premium subscription, but it is mainly cosmetic : whatsapp@lemmy.world

submitted 6 months ago by nemeski@piefed.social to c/whatsapp@lemmy.world

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[–] Piatro@programming.dev 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

It's jUsT cOsMeTic! Where have I heard that before...

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 point 6 months ago*

Video games!

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[–] Occultist0178@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago

I paid for WhatsApp back in the day and then they were bought by Facebook... 💩

[–] torubrx@piefed.social 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Kinda want this to happen and go even further. This way my country will stop using this fucking app for everything

[–] RiQuY@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 months ago*

They won't, YouTube has a subscription too and massives amounts of ads, and people still use it.

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[+] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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[–] Dsklnsadog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Oh, they definitely thought it through… and then realized they could probably get more than a dollar out of us.