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Universal Chat Application, Beeper, Will Be Available To Everyone (For Free) In A Matter Of Weeks. (blog.beeper.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by admin@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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I was on the beta testing team and have been using Beeper for a little over two years now.

The convenience of having an application to house all of your chat networks is amazing.

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[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Only problem is, the average user gets hooked to the shiny UI, not to the invisible backend.

When Microsoft bought Skype, they switched from a secure P2P network to a server-centered network easy to mitm... and the majority of users said nothing. Later on, they switched a few UI elements, and suddenly there was a user uproar.

If Beeper gains any traction, a shiny privative UI is their out to monetize/enshittify the service.