I think most people outside of tech enthusiasts don't equate WhatsApp with meta/Facebook. And those that do, don't care because that's where everyone is. Apple made a big mistake not cornering the market and going cross-platform with iMessage.no way here in west europe. i am admin of several whatsApp groups. nobody would switch to a new conversation because of „new apple features“ because everybody is in other whatsapp groups etc etc. yeah and i am a zuck hater. nobody cares.
Probably could have sold stickers and other nonsense through iMessage for all platforms. I like being able to color my chats based on types of chats/groups like work and home.