Whatsapp and Instagram only compete with others if you can convince others to install another app and switch to it. Switching phones is easier, so is whatever e

Whatsapp and Instagram only compete with others if you can convince others to install another app and switch to it. Switching phones is easier, so is whatever else you personally use by far. I'm glad beeper exists, but it shouldn't have taken this long for it to exist. Only one way to reduce harmful network effects, give users more choice.