Re:Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech
by kmeisthax on Saturday June 12, 2021 @01:14AM
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>Americans don't seem to be interested in using massive platform apps that contain the kitchen sink
I mean, Facebook's app is basically exactly that.
Re:Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech
by bobthepanda on Saturday June 12, 2021 @11:14AM
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And how many young people are using Facebook?
Facebook reported declines in daily active users in North America during Q3 2020: https://www.engadget.com/facebook-q3-2020-earnings-204642328...
Re:Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech
by mucholove on Sunday June 13, 2021 @08:32AM
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Dude. It’s a failed kitchen sink. We Chat was both my bank and my Amazon. I kept money on it and was the best way to go to the store. Heck—I even used WeChat as my Uber (Didi) because I didn’t have a Chinese card and the in-app WeChat app balance could pay for my ride.
Re:Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech
by andreilys on Saturday June 12, 2021 @12:44PM
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Not sure how you were able to miss TikTok which has absolutely blown every other tech co out of the water with respect to stickiness and engagement.
Re:Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech
by bobthepanda on Sunday June 13, 2021 @03:20PM
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ByteDance hasn't made substantial acquisitions since the launch of TikTok and it's not clear how they would leverage their current product's popularity into other domains.
Re:Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech
by candiodari on Sunday June 13, 2021 @03:55AM
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Euhm ... tiktok ? In US and EU.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100836/number-of-us-tik...
Re:Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech
by bobthepanda on Sunday June 13, 2021 @03:21PM
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Responded here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27495441
Americans don't seem to be interested in using massive platform apps that contain the kitchen sink; WeChat is available but not popular, same for LINE, and Messenger never successfully became that.
Right now the most successful overseas strategy for a software company has been Tencent's games strategy (as opposed to their WeChat one), and in that respect they're mostly just a holding company.