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		viraptor 12 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How WhatsApp became an unstoppable global cultural... Making the protocol a standard doesn't mean they have to accept every client. They already restrict that.

toast0 12 months ago [–]

Making it an open standard and then not accepting any clients but their own is an option I didn't even consider.

Not sure it would help them build their network, but I guess it's an option.

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