1. it is not free software
2. you cannot use your own clients/server
3. you are tied to your mobile number
4. it is not able to communicate with other networks
5. people shilling for signal do not understand that it is currently just whatsapp but not owned by facebook/meta. who knows if that could change just like whatsapp changed.
and maybe more but this is the jist of it...
i do understand matrix by default has a learning curve but there are dozens of clients that cater to a variety of users. you can pick and choose whatever you like, all you have to do is some experimenting
1. it is not free software 2. you cannot use your own clients/server 3. you are tied to your mobile number 4. it is not able to communicate with other networks 5. people shilling for signal do not understand that it is currently just whatsapp but not owned by facebook/meta. who knows if that could change just like whatsapp changed.
and maybe more but this is the jist of it...
i do understand matrix by default has a learning curve but there are dozens of clients that cater to a variety of users. you can pick and choose whatever you like, all you have to do is some experimenting