Mattex001:
Telegram has a better features!

I see them taking over the market soon enough!

Folks are reluctant to try other new messenger apps because the bulk of their contacts are on WhatsApp!

Rolling out new apps isn't the problem but penetrating the market is difficult, why should I use its when I get almost an identical service from my current provider.

They need to embark on an aggressive marketing to stand the test of time.

WeChat is almost no where to be found today.

KvnqPrezo:


Google gat what it takes...what do you think??

Mattex001:


They have what it takes tho. But they probably won't be ready to spend much on an app that wouldn't fetch them much in returns. WhatsApp is free for life time, and has a better ergonomics (ease of use)

Other messengers are still learning when it comes to UI. But then let's just see how it goes.

mylora:
This could be a fall back for those class of phones whatsapp wanna render useless come 31st Dec. Let's see how it goes tho

mylora:
This could be a fall back for those class of phones whatsapp wanna render useless come 31st Dec. Let's see how it goes tho

Peacefullove:
but let's face the truth, the app that's gonna kill WhatsApp must be super classic ... which none has achieved yet

KvnqPrezo:

Talking of uniqueness I don't think whatsapp can beat Allo....whatsapp just have the popularity...
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Whatsapp is boring at times because you hardly know who's online...

Mattex001:
Telegram has a better features!

I see them taking over the market soon enough!

Folks are reluctant to try other new messenger apps because the bulk of their contacts are on WhatsApp!

Rolling out new apps isn't the problem but penetrating the market is difficult, why should I use its when I get almost an identical service from my current provider.

They need to embark on an aggressive marketing to stand the test of time.

WeChat is almost no where to be found today.

Mattex001:
Telegram has a better features!

I see them taking over the market soon enough!

Folks are reluctant to try other new messenger apps because the bulk of their contacts are on WhatsApp!

Rolling out new apps isn't the problem but penetrating the market is difficult, why should I use its when I get almost an identical service from my current provider.

They need to embark on an aggressive marketing to stand the test of time.

WeChat is almost no where to be found today.

lanre316:


Google can penetrate the market further if they can pre-load Allo on all their future android releases, like Apple did with iMessage.

Kingy10:
How can it overtake WhatsApp.
Some people just buy smartphones cos of WhatsApp subscription, they don't buy data.. just WhatsApp N60 sub

ollah2:


Do you think companies thing like this? I think Google has an edge over other 3rd party apps. They should just embed it in Android alongside Duo and ensure no OEM tempers with it in the dialer app. This move alone will win hearts and they should also add sms support to it. That service have refused to die.

When Gmail debuted they were loads of email services(hotmail, yahoo, AOL, et al). Only hotmail exist at the moment and it might have died if not owned by Microsoft.

Messaging app is a different ball game entirely tho but with Android and also owned by Google. They have an edge.

Mattex001:
Telegram has a better features!

I see them taking over the market soon enough!

Folks are reluctant to try other new messenger apps because the bulk of their contacts are on WhatsApp!

Rolling out new apps isn't the problem but penetrating the market is difficult, why should I use its when I get almost an identical service from my current provider.

They need to embark on an aggressive marketing to stand the test of time.

WeChat is almost no where to be found today.

Kingy10:

I was just joking bro, how many are the pple using N60 sub out of the 1 billion users.
Let's be frank, the next 3 yrs Allo can't be on same level as WhatsApp. No matter how d tech Allo use, WhatsApp does the basic things most users want. & It has many users. Zuckerburg is on another level, the recent feature of connecting fb with WhatsApp it's part of promotion for WhatsApp. & Besides its free, even when its 0.9 dollars per year, most pple still use it free of charge. What I thnk z d next important aspect is to start partnering with Mobile networks for them to make his app easier to access & that's wat he's currently doing.

mylora:
This could be a fall back for those class of phones whatsapp wanna render useless come 31st Dec. Let's see how it goes tho

encryptjay:
For now, WhatsApp is king. I don't envisage Allo making much impact soon.
Zuckerberg won't just sit back and allow Allo to take over.
Unless they decide to make it a stock app and integrate in future Android versions/updates.
Rome wasn't built in one day.
WhatsApp still has a strong foundation and fanbase.

Incredibleme:
Zuckerberg is a die hard capitalist but the allo app stands a chance against whatsapp. It has a funky User interface, more likely to distract the younger generation from almighty whatsapp.

its already got my attention.

timbros:


This is exactly what Google needs to do: pre-install Allo in their future android releases.

I just downloaded it and the UI is pretty cool.

Let's see how it goes though.

KvnqPrezo:
Whatsapp will be overtaken by Allo if only they have good marketing plan... . Please who knows how whatsapp makes money