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Re:Young people in 13 EU countries refuse surveillance of on... by Laaas on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @11:53AM (#35057617)
The obvious reason being that the decentralised alternatives have an obviously worse UX. Matrix is great, but it's not quite there yet.
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Re:Young people in 13 EU countries refuse surveillance of on... by anaganisk on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @12:17PM (#35058037)
Decentralized alternatives are primarily built by developers, Im not sure if Matrix employs specialized UI/UX teams. But at least a lot of attention is definitely paid in designing UI/UX for apps like Whatsapp, Discord, etc. They have cash to employ designers. Developers gain a good amount of knowledge, popularity, and skill, maintaining open source code, but for UI/UX, there is not much to gain for designers unless paid for.
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