January 19, 2016

Yesterday WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum announced that the company is discontinuing its annual subscription fee, reports the Wall Street Journal. While the messaging app is free for the first year of use, users must subscribe for $1 a year thereafter. With nearly a billion users, this change in strategy is significant. WhatsApp explains why on their blog: “…we’re happy to announce that WhatsApp will no longer charge subscription fees. For many years, we’ve asked some people to…