sougatadc 358 Report post Posted March 28, 2015 Poor online payment gateway penetration in India is going to be a boon. Whatsapp will remain free in India, says Neeraj Arora, VP, Whatsapp. http://m.thehindubusinessline.com/on-campus/indians-can-build-the-next-whatsapp-neeraj-arora/article6566077.ece/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commonman 228 Report post Posted March 28, 2015 Internationally, the largest user base of Whatsapp is in India. So they will definitely give some benefit to Indians. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ni0987 179 Report post Posted March 29, 2015 Poor online payment gateway penetration in India is going to be a boon. Whatsapp will remain free in India, says Neeraj Arora, VP, Whatsapp. http://m.thehindubusinessline.com/on-campus/indians-can-build-the-next-whatsapp-neeraj-arora/article6566077.ece/ I don;t agree with this 'poor payment gateway' reason. Whatsapp knows about competition it faces and how easily users can switch over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NagpurDaMunda 2 Report post Posted March 29, 2015 Yeah, you start enforcing annual fee, people start to migrate to Telegram. As Simple as that! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sunny1 3 Report post Posted March 29, 2015 And Indians obsession with free ka maal and budget consciousness due to living standards and earning capacity. The moment they charge there will be another app which will offer it free. Then we already have to pay data charges. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pasumark 51 Report post Posted March 30, 2015 It can never charge in India. We are so much loyal . How will they get income? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commonman 228 Report post Posted March 30, 2015 Yes, this is the country where people can ask milage even for a BMW 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACS 130 Report post Posted April 2, 2015 Even if they choose to remain free, there has to be a way to commercialize India operations in the near future. If not continuous on-screen irritating ads, at least a banner when you say 'quit'. Again, how close is competition to WhatsApp in terms of market share in India? The only app that's advertised well is the Bharti-group developed Hike app. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inception 75 Report post Posted April 10, 2015 Whatsapp is free on Aircel and Rcom. Airtel has Hike Reliance Jio has its own Chat app. Even MTS can offer Telegram, which is itself free. . In the line LINE is there along with may others. Competition is high, so Whatsapp remains free in India. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
