It's crazy how an US company dominates the world's messaging market but not in the US

somenameforme 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

It's definitely not the world's messaging market. For instance in Japan and many places in SEA, Line is the standard messenger - one many people probably haven't even heard of. Though it does have a nice play on words - are you on Line?

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oarla 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It’s not uncommon. Orkut back in the day was wildly popular in Latin America and India. WhatsApp is the same. I think users in NA have a lot of high quality options as against those in Asia and LatAm who don’t have much reliable options other than ones developed in NA.

	▲	SoftTalker 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		You can get an android phone for about one tenth of what a new iPhone costs. That’s why android dominates lower income markets. Apple decided they just don’t want to be there.

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unethical_ban 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Instagram and iMessage are also US owned services.

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tacker2000 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Well, FB didnt build up the initial user base, just purchased it and grew it from there.