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>Is it too much friction to click to install a third-party messaging client?

Yes. This is why defaults matter. In this case, it generated a network effect.




Clearly not in Europe or India or China. First world problems, I guess.


Countries where iPhones are less dominant and the Android SMS app is the default - so we see people using Whatsapp or equivalent.




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