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Re:Status.im Invests $5M in Riot.im by Kudos on Monday January 29, 2018 @02:19PM (#16259927)
> I found the way the software tries systematically to push the user towards the "official", centralized matrix server distasteful though.

Seems like they're simply trying to reduce friction for the on-boarding process to me. Characterising it as distasteful is taking the piss a bit.

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Re:Status.im Invests $5M in Riot.im by amandine on Monday January 29, 2018 @03:00PM (#16260178)
Indeed, trying to find the balance between "accessible for your average WhatsApp user" and "powerful for more advanced users" is still something we're working on. Nothing deliberate here.

- Matrix team

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