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I would argue that they destroyed Instagram in the process. It set them on a path where they add more and more "features" to Instagram for legitimate strategic
by whyenot 5y ago
I would argue that they destroyed Instagram in the process. It set them on a path where they add more and more "features" to Instagram for legitimate strategic reasons, but in the process it turned a focused app into something now approaching the hot garbage that is the Facebook.
- onlyrealcuzzo 5y agoThe hot garbage app makes almost as much money as Facebook, so... There's that...
- rurp 5y agoFor now, but this whole thread is about accepting short term costs for long term gains. The overall direction of Instagram doesn't seem to be following that model.
- whiplash451 5y agoThis book explains very well why and how FB destroyed Instagram from day one, cutting its core values (and therefore long-term value) into pieces. https://www.amazon.com/No-Filter-Inside-Story-Instagram-ebook/dp/B07TFB4R2S/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=no+filter+the+inside+story+of+instagram&qid=1643894964&sprefix=instagram+insid%2Caps%2C137&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/No-Filter-Inside-Story-Instagram-eboo...