Ask HN: What it takes to operate a service like WhatsApp

2 points by usladha 13 years ago · 0 comments · 1 min read

I would like to know what is a real cost of running a service like Whatsapp. It looks like a simple socket connection stuff. Does Whatsapp stores and forwards the messages or is it peer to peer.

I would like to know the disruption point of services like WhatsApp