While I like Signal, it&#x27;s essentially dead in the water as a mainstream platform [0]. They were too late, the network effects are too great and they didn&#x27;t execute the user part very well. The technology can do a lot of good for users of whatapp, but if they would have had a different perspective they could have exceeded that by becoming a protocol for encrypted communication. I think the would even have done a lot more good even just appealing to companies and make it a solution for company communication. Not as romantic though.<p>[0] I think Hemlis were right when they came to this conclusion.
[1] While it&#x27;s useful if you need encrypted communication it&#x27;s a mess for normal users. Not only is there a lot of confusion what it does and how it works, there&#x27;s a lot of problems with notifications, messages and upgrades. And usage is extremely uncommon outside tech circles.