Re:FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization
by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @06:11PM
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Just to be even more explicit-this isn’t “popularity” in the sense of a fashion trend. A communication app’s usefulness depends on the number of people with whom you can communicate.
Re:FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization
by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @08:48PM
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But its not a valid criteria - If tomortow it somehow dissapeared, another app would take its place immediately
You're not wrong about any of this, but that final phrase weighs far more for most people than anything else. It is a communications app after all, and is only useful if there are people to communicate with.