Re:How Duolingo reignited user growth
by rchaud on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @10:33AM
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That's "enshittification" for you.
All apps start off good, because they actually have to deliver value to the end-user. Once there are enough end-users, it's time for investors to take some (if not all) of that value. Suddenly you'll need a larger base of users, on the app for longer amounts of time. It's not enough for them to learn, they also have to start buying things in the app.
All apps start off good, because they actually have to deliver value to the end-user. Once there are enough end-users, it's time for investors to take some (if not all) of that value. Suddenly you'll need a larger base of users, on the app for longer amounts of time. It's not enough for them to learn, they also have to start buying things in the app.
Every B2C mobile app faces this exact dead end.