Why, because it can't be monetized by Facebook?
Because it doesn't do the job well. It's difficult to send any media, group chats are a pain, international messages often incur fees, it doesn't work on wifi-only, and so on.
Whatsapp is used by a lot of "neighbourhood watch" groups, so you'd need an IRC-like channel to replace it.
Because it doesn't do the job well. It's difficult to send any media, group chats are a pain, international messages often incur fees, it doesn't work on wifi-only, and so on.
Whatsapp is used by a lot of "neighbourhood watch" groups, so you'd need an IRC-like channel to replace it.