Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness Bracket Challenge to determine the best apps of all time. The Elite Eight is officially born! Calculator took Uber to Schools in yesterday’s tournament, earning over 73% of the votes and advancing to the next round. Today we have the largest encrypted messaging app going toe-to-toe with the undisputed champion in maps.
If you’re just tuning in, you can read all about the selection criteria for this historic contest. right here. Check out the full group of participants included below. And as always, if you think we’ve missed your personal favorite app, give us a shout in the comments. Now, let’s take a look at today’s participants.
Here’s what we had to say about WhatsApp in the first round:
Launched in 2009, WhatsApp began as an altruistic attempt to protect users’ privacy through a bare-bones platform focused solely on encryption. But its popularity exploded and the capital’s vultures began circling.
In 2014, Facebook acquired the platform for $19 billion, and it wasn’t long before co-founder Jan Koum emerged publicly. recognize He sold his soul to the devil and his users’ personal information to Zuckerberg. Another co-founder, Brian Acton, had hoped to continue WhatsApp’s original dream by taking a senior role at Signal, but the app failed to gain the same kind of foothold.
To be fair to Zuck, WhatsApp hasn’t changed at nearly the same pace as other Facebook acquisitions, and it still doesn’t even include advertising (Still they are coming). In some ways, WhatsApp has achieved Facebook’s original mission: to be a place for friends.
Here’s what we wrote about Google Maps:
Google Maps, launched in 2005, is one of the oldest contenders in the race, but has shown no signs of slowing down in old age. It’s hard to argue against a mobile app that can be said to have made the world a better place. The days of printing MapQuest directions are officially over with this bad boy coming onto the scene. Even Apple couldn’t catch up.
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