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Re:Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads [pdf] by HWR_14 on Friday July 07, 2023 @12:22AM (#36627085)
Is there a giant difference in complexity between 100 million MAU and 3 billion MAU? It seems like "being present in Andorra" has the complexity, not the order of magnitude more users.

That said, being present in Andorra is probably necessary to get to 3 billion MAU but not 100 million MAU.

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Re:Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads [pdf] by whateverman23 on Friday July 07, 2023 @01:22AM (#36627527)
> That said, being present in Andorra is probably necessary to get to 3 billion MAU but not 100 million MAU.

Exactly. You know those undersea cables that Google laid? Or Facebook's controversial "Free Basic" internet program in India?

At a certain point you start to run out of people, and need to go to great lengths to get more people on the internet and using your services. And then you need to start a financial relationship with those people.

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