>I have to spend hundreds of dollars upfront to buy a phone But the phone doesn't have to be bought from Facebook, whereas with iMessage you have to pay Apple

>I have to spend hundreds of dollars upfront to buy a phone But the phone doesn't have to be bought from Facebook, whereas with iMessage you have to pay Apple for a phone. >maintain a phone line to use WhatsApp. I wonder what the reason for this is. Maybe to reduce spam? Data collection?