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My own experience: I've seen a few new Telegram users. I don't think I've seen a single Whatsapp user leave.



That's how it starts. Then one day you realize you haven't used WhatsApp in months, or you get an new phone and don't think about installing it...

I'm not saying this will happen soon, but it happened in the past several times with products with a strong network effect.

Think about AIM, MSN, Friendster, MySpace...




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