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Honestly I use the app-gap as a feature. Not having the fluff is great because snapchat is making people illiterate. We went from real words to abbreviations to

Honestly I use the app-gap as a feature. Not having the fluff is great because snapchat is making people illiterate. We went from real words to abbreviations to no words and minimal attention span. On the other hand now that Uber and bank of america have a universal app it feels more complete.

twblalock 10y ago
Missing "fluff" is not the problem. The problem is this: When the next killer app comes out, whatever it is, you may want to use it -- but it is very unlikely to be available on Windows Phone.
- wangchow 10y ago
  However, want and need are very different. I may desire an app, but not having it can make me better off. For instance, look here at the selfie deaths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-related_injuries_and_deaths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-related_injurie... This may seem ridiculous but that's what these apps are doing to people. :)
  - jpttsn 10y ago
    Interesting attitude. People kill themselves with toasters too. Would that dissuade you from using one?
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jhoechtl 10y ago
Why the downvote? This is a legit and conscious comment
- tedunangst 10y ago
  It's unlikely that the absence of snapchat on Windows phone will improve literacy.
- colemickens 10y ago
  Some person doesn't like Snapchat. Their dislike of Snapchat and inability to install it on their phone due to choice of platform has absolutely nothing to do with, and absolutely no influence on what phones other people buy or what apps they install on it. I have an Android phone and it doesn't have Snapchat on it. I also have friends with varieties of phones, and Snapchat, and they're very intelligent. It's donwvoted because it's a pointless "get off my lawn comment" that says nothing other than "I look down on all Snapchat users".
azinman2 10y ago
Are you really trying to defend less choice?
- criddell 10y ago
  When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!
  - tedunangst 10y ago
    More like, when life gives you lemons, criticize the intelligence of people who have apples.

twblalock 10y ago

Missing "fluff" is not the problem. The problem is this: When the next killer app comes out, whatever it is, you may want to use it -- but it is very unlikely to be available on Windows Phone.

wangchow 10y ago
However, want and need are very different. I may desire an app, but not having it can make me better off. For instance, look here at the selfie deaths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-related_injuries_and_deaths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-related_injurie... This may seem ridiculous but that's what these apps are doing to people. :)
- jpttsn 10y ago
  Interesting attitude. People kill themselves with toasters too. Would that dissuade you from using one?

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jhoechtl 10y ago

Why the downvote? This is a legit and conscious comment

tedunangst 10y ago
It's unlikely that the absence of snapchat on Windows phone will improve literacy.
colemickens 10y ago
Some person doesn't like Snapchat. Their dislike of Snapchat and inability to install it on their phone due to choice of platform has absolutely nothing to do with, and absolutely no influence on what phones other people buy or what apps they install on it. I have an Android phone and it doesn't have Snapchat on it. I also have friends with varieties of phones, and Snapchat, and they're very intelligent. It's donwvoted because it's a pointless "get off my lawn comment" that says nothing other than "I look down on all Snapchat users".

azinman2 10y ago

Are you really trying to defend less choice?

criddell 10y ago
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!
- tedunangst 10y ago
  More like, when life gives you lemons, criticize the intelligence of people who have apples.