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If you ask me, I would like to see all of the billion plus people in India getting on Viber. What opportunities do you see in India? We have about 15 million users in the country now and we see potential for much more. That is a stand we have taken and I don't think we will change.

First of all, the mobile screen is very small and we do not think that is an optimal media to push advertisements without sacrificing user experience. What about advertising? We do not believe in plastering our users with advertisements. Viber is a platform, and there will be value-added services that come on top.

You will see more such features from Viber in the future.

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In Philippines it is a free service as of now, but we see this as a potential channel for monetisation. This is a feature that has been in the works and we are announcing a global soft launch now. We did this in response to the natural disaster in Philippines, for people to track and get in touch with their relatives. And over the past few days, we have launched this service where Viber users can call non-Viber phone numbers. Viber's user base has been growing, but what about the bigger challenge of making money? We already have the sticker store. There is room for co-existence, be it offering complementary services or billing services for some of the paid services that apps like ours offer. When they disrupt such services, they are not denying us an opportunity but they are treating their consumers badly. We are popular not because we are free, but because users see something useful in what we offer. How do you see that relationship evolving? At the end of the day, what carriers have to realise is that applications like Viber offer something that users want. Companies like Viber live in constant tension with telecom carriers who complain about loss of revenue. Some of our competitors have been marketing themselves aggressively to gain users but Viber has grown mostly by word of mouth and that is testament to what users think of competing products. Some features such as the ability to switch a call that is already in progress from one device to another - say from tablet to a phone, or desktop to tablet without interrupting the conversation - makes us unique. Unlike most of our competition, Viber is available on multiple platforms, including desktops and even tablets now. I think Viber is far ahead on that front. It is a competition between the R&D departments at each of these companies to come out with features that enrich user experience. But it helps you narrow down if you look at the features that they offer. How will you differentiate Viber? Sure, there are numerous players in the market. The market for instant messaging apps is getting crowded. In an exclusive interview, Marco told Lison Joseph about the company's plans to monetise the popular platform. The company has already signed up 15 million users in India and is gearing up to tap the market aggressively, according to CEO and founder Talmon Marco, an Israeli entrepreneur. Viber has expanded beyond small-screen devices to tap users on desktops and tablets as well, taking the fight to traditional voice-over-internet players such as Skype, which is owned by Microsoft. On mobile phones, it competes with rivals such as Whatsapp, Line and WeChat. Viber is a highly useful app that lets users save lots of money on calls.With over 200 million users, Viber is among the fastest-growing instant messaging applications.

And all of these features are multiplatform, meaning they auto-sync between devices so you can carry on with chats on your smartphone that you’ve started on your PC, and vice versa. The desktop version includes all the features of the original app, such as the option to make voice or video calls, or send stickers or other files in your chats.

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Once you install the app on your computer, the only thing left to be done is log in with your registered ID.

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The only fixed requirement is that you already have the Viber app preinstalled on your mobile device, whether it be Android or iOS, so you can sync your account details and view all the data assigned to your phone number, including contacts and chat history.

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This is a new software that’s compatible with the various available mobile versions of Viber and offers you a complete and fully functional alternative to let you communicate with your contacts, sending and receiving calls and messages no matter which device you’re on. Viber, the popular IM and VoIP app for mobile devices, also has its own desktop client for Windows and Mac, which massively increases the flexibility of this widely used, free communication tool.

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