Oh how this article hit home! While looking for an article to write on in my Feedly page, one of the first articles I came across was in regards to Facebook making their messenger service mandatory. I have been a 'holdout' of installing Facebook Messenger on my phone and do not mind hitting the "NO" button to install each time I open up my messages on Facebook.
I have to say for about a little over a year (maybe more!) now, I have had the message to install Messenger on my phone. All I can think to myself is, why would I download yet another app to use in conjunction with a different app? Seemed pointless to me. Now I think I understand WHY Facebook is doing this. They want to begin CHARGING people to use Messenger. I guess I understand the logic behind it. People are using your service to communicate with people instead of text-messaging. Phone companies charge you do this and using Facebook to share these messages saves people money. Facebook, as a company, sees this as a chance to bring in even more revenue. Smart for Facebook, but will people really start to pay for the service? I know I will not be one of them! If I want to send a more private message to someone, I will gladly use my phone (which I am already paying for). If it is not a personal message, I will just simply post it on my friend's wall.
No Facebook, I will not conform to using Messenger! And I hope others will not as well :)
References:
- "Facebook Makes Messenger Mandatory." Read Write Web. July 29, 2014. Web. Retrieved July 29, 2014. http://readwrite.com/2014/07/29/facebook-messenger-app-foursquare-mandatory
I feel like a traitor now. I got sucked in and installed it so that I don't have to have Facebook open for people to send messages to me. When I log on it sucks up so much of my time that messenger is just more convenient. But I have no intention of paying for the service...ever.
ReplyDeleteLol. Oh don't fee like a traitor Alicia, lots of people use it! I'm just one of those odd souls who is skeptical about downloading things on my phone (or computer) if I do not need to!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I've been a solid holdout for not installing Facebook messenger for years. It's sad that they're going to make this a mandatory feature, as it's not really one I'm a fan of. I have a lot of people on my Facebook list that I enjoy catching up with from time to time, but don't really want the constant presence of the IM feature. Maybe that makes me a little anti-social. Either way, It's sad to see Facebook imposing this on us. Thanks for posting this one Trevor!
ReplyDeleteAbout 10 minutes before sitting down to read this, I installed Facebook Messenger! I strongly dislike installing apps on my phone and to have Facebook and another app that can do what Facebook used to - ugh! Lets not even go there!!! Great post and very interesting article!
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