True, but I think the fact that a good portion of the services were the “first” to be used also comes into play.
As an example, I always think of WhatsApp, which in my country has (unfortunately) become the messaging service used by everyone, even businesses. WhatsApp was the first to arrive in a market where no one else offered that service (or offered it at its level), and thanks to this, it has gained a following of users who now, out of laziness, don’t want to switch services even though they (perhaps) realize that there are better ones out there.
For many, they use it simply out of habit and the laziness of not wanting to switch to something else. Like those who used Internet Explorer because installing another, clearly better, browser was too much of a hassle.
Because people forgot about “net neutrality” and, for example in my country, mobile operators include 2GB WhatsApp, 4GB Facebook etc. in their packages. The newest trend I saw is “unlimited data for ChatGPT”. Internetust be classified as a utility globally. But at this rate, soon power companies will have “100kWh free for Bosch appliances” or something like that.
Another classic day at Meta. I still wonder why people use their services.
It’s free on poorer countries even for those without mobile internet data. And we know why the service is free…
True, but I think the fact that a good portion of the services were the “first” to be used also comes into play.
As an example, I always think of WhatsApp, which in my country has (unfortunately) become the messaging service used by everyone, even businesses. WhatsApp was the first to arrive in a market where no one else offered that service (or offered it at its level), and thanks to this, it has gained a following of users who now, out of laziness, don’t want to switch services even though they (perhaps) realize that there are better ones out there.
For many, they use it simply out of habit and the laziness of not wanting to switch to something else. Like those who used Internet Explorer because installing another, clearly better, browser was too much of a hassle.
What do you mean its free even for those without data?
Because people forgot about “net neutrality” and, for example in my country, mobile operators include 2GB WhatsApp, 4GB Facebook etc. in their packages. The newest trend I saw is “unlimited data for ChatGPT”. Internetust be classified as a utility globally. But at this rate, soon power companies will have “100kWh free for Bosch appliances” or something like that.
I mean even without any mobile credit, you can still browse Facebook in many developing countries.