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Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by sshine on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:51PM (#34041234)
> why would any consumer want an "everything app"?

1. Everyone else has it

2. You can pay with it anywhere (pay in shops, pay people, pay online)

The Apple and Android app stores are everything apps.

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Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by wfaler on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:56PM (#34041318)
"Everyone else has it (China)" doesn't make me want one.
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Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by sshine on Sunday December 18, 2022 @03:28PM (#34042828)
It’s called the network effect.

Twitter, Facebook and WeChat are mainly valuable because others have it.

You may be immune to the network effect, but then again, you’re commenting on Hacker News. :-)

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