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Same reason people buy lottery tickets. Big winners motivate people to replicate their efforts cargo-cult style.

Remember the thousands of "pixel ad" sites following the Million Dollar Homepage?

Remember the thousands of Flappy Bird clones?

Prepare for more chat apps, because WhatsApp scored big.



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