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0 points8fingerlouie4y ago0 comments

> It's perfectly fine to support some baseline feature set (one-to-one text messages) and build more optional features on top of it.

So keep the status quo (SMS/MMS) and build more features on top of that ?

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grishka4y ago

> the status quo (SMS/MMS)

There are countries that aren't the US. I honestly don't remember when was the last time I've actually sent an SMS. 99% of SMS messages I receive are notifications and 2fa codes. If anything, "status quo" over here is Telegram and VKontakte.

Besides, the issue with SMS/MMS is that it's a closed system tightly controlled by carriers. The internet is an open system.

rolisz4y ago

In the EU (at least in Romania), MMS is not a thing, and even SMS is not the status quo. Everyone talks using WhatsApp mostly.

NotOscarWilde4y ago

SMS stopped to be status quo here (central Europe) because it still costs money to send each single text. It made sense when no other mobile communication option was available (early 2000s) but not anymore. WhatsApp or any other messaging platform is strictly better as long as your phone is connected to the internet.

kmlx4y ago

> So keep the status quo (SMS/MMS) and build more features on top of that ?

what you are describing can be called "iMessage" :)

madsbuch4y ago

Those are not extensible enough as they are bound to the transport layer.

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