Twilio launches in Europe
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Obtaining phone numbers in every country is a bit of a tricky legal process. If we waited until we had all of Europe lined up it would take quite awhile and that wouldn't be very "lean" of us. What if it turns out nobody wants to buy numbers in Croatia but we spent a bunch of time trying to get numbers there?
In the end we will roll out incrementally as we bring on new carriers and forge new relationships in other countries in Europe.
If I recall correctly, even the original iPhone was rolled out country by country, or at least groups at a time, and Apple certainly has a lot more resources than a startup.
It also makes you look like: A - amateurs B - you don't understand or care about markets outside the US
And changing pricing up is hard. Look at what happened to Netflix on the streaming/dvd plans.
And to be honest, I'd rather pay the same standard US price, rather than some inflated price where $1 suddenly equals £1.
The other thing you'll need to watch in Europe is VAT (sales taxes, currently 20% in the UK). Which if you're not including in your prices, you should mark as such.
Takes about 4 seconds to explain what their service does. Wonderful.
Since most of the people I know have unlimited SMS it opens the possibility to many services. Including "extending" Siri.
Just click the "let me know when its ready" link and enter your email address
Does this mean that outbound rates to EU countries (e.g. Holland) will drop sometime soon?
But perhaps from 501 Folsom St. Third Floor San Francisco California 94105 Europe looks so awfully far away, that one can only see the UK.
Same as for "Twilio Launches in Chile" instead of "Twilio Launches in America" when you launch in Chile.