A Quote by Jan Koum

People have SMS, right? It stinks. It's a dead technology, like a fax machine left over from the Seventies, sitting there as a cash cow for carriers.

Jan Koum

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Cash Cow Dead Fax Left Like Machine Over People Right Seventies Sitting Sms Stinks Technology

Quote Author

Jan Koum
American - Businessman
Born: February 24, 1976

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