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Re:Safari is now probably the influential wild card browser ... by oarsinsync on Saturday March 20, 2021 @03:20AM (#26521405)
> Because any app that is social in nature (where interactions between users is required really) that can only reach 50% of users does not have 50% of the potential value, it's closer to 0.

This wasn’t true 10 years ago when Instagram launched, and was iPhone only for a considerable time.

Clubhouse seems to think it’s not true today either, also iPhone only.

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Re:Safari is now probably the influential wild card browser ... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday March 20, 2021 @04:09AM (#26521578)
> 10 years ago when Instagram launched, and was iPhone only for a considerable time

iPhone users are, on average, higher earners than the median American [1]. Being iOS only means you get the vast majority of high-income Americans.

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/195006/percentage-of-us-...

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