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Why did they ignore Android usability and performance for so long? Also, I guess one of the cool things was the mystery meat UX but I wonder if that hurt them a
by Yhippa 8y ago
Why did they ignore Android usability and performance for so long? Also, I guess one of the cool things was the mystery meat UX but I wonder if that hurt them as they tried to garner broad appeal? Sometimes I see other people's Snaps and have no idea how they did certain things like effects, text, or interactive elements.
- shanghaiaway 8y agoSnapchat didn't have to be a fad. Spiegels incompetence as a CEO and as a product person killed the business.
- nicoburns 8y agoYeah, I think instagram has eaten snapchats lunch just by having a much better (more performant) implementation. The snapchat app are so much more battery than anything else on my phone that I've actually completely uninstalled it, even though I quite liked using it.
- addicted 8y agoThey explicitly focused on teens in rich countries with high end phones and high speed mobile connections. They wanted to target that “rich” niche.
- AmericanChopper 8y agoMarket segmentation. Apple users are worth more money. Which kinda makes this pivot to the developing world a bit of head scratcher. High ARPC was one of the key differentiators they promoted back during their IPO.