@deshipu @technomancy I'm not a billionaire asshole¹ so I don't know. I've also not given it much thought but if you don't expect the worst, I don't really know what to say.
Look at Jabber / XMPP²: we could have had an open protocol and a wealth of different clients but we're stuck with WhatsApp³ in most of the world and whatever the hell the US uses.
¹ just a regular one
² yes, I know XMPP still exists but who uses it?
³ try using an non-iOS or degoogled phone, see how that goes