Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
by fassssst on Friday July 28, 2023 @08:25PM
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But the west already has iOS and Android. A super app is just a wannabe OS.
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Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
by valianteffort on Friday July 28, 2023 @08:34PM
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Google and Apple don't offer social media, the former has a video/streaming platform but doesn't seem concerned about losing it's dominant position.
Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
by fassssst on Friday July 28, 2023 @09:27PM
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Group messaging is social media.
Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
by wizofaus on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:17AM
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A super app presumably has a dedicated product manager with some sort of vision and control of what goes into what features are available. You could hardly say the same of iOS+AppStore or Android+Playstore.
Note that I'm not the least bit convinced we would benefit from a super app, but WeChat seems to fill a need for however many millions of users it has.
Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
by pohl on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:00AM
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Could you elaborate on that? It sounds like you’re saying that Google and Apple have no product management and they’re just shipping random features every year, but that sounds bonkers so I must be misunderstanding.
Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
by wizofaus on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:14AM
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Er, no, I specifically said iOS plus AppStore and Android plus PlayStore, as it's from there that users get the functionality that's not part of the core-OS, and even allowing for the apps Apple & Google publish themselves I don't believe there's any one product manager that decides what features the full set of such apps should offer.