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It's sad that they keep trying to bolt this functionality onto existing apps. Why not leave Instagram and Facebook alone as functional tools with purposes -- po
by dont__panic 4y ago
It's sad that they keep trying to bolt this functionality onto existing apps. Why not leave Instagram and Facebook alone as functional tools with purposes -- posting statuses, photos, keeping in touch with friends and family -- and then create a separate TikTok competitor? And a separate Snap competitor? Is it just because FB's awful awful Snap clone crashed and burned and nobody used it, so they're afraid to launch a new app these days?
- solarmist 4y agoBecause you have to start shrinking when you acknowledge this. It’s a form of loss avoidance, I think. That or trading the known for starting something new.
- throwaway_4ever 4y ago> and then create a separate TikTok competitor? And a separate Snap competitor? They did, it was called Threads and no one used it. https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/17/instagram-will-shut-down-its-companion-app-threads-by-year-end/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/17/instagram-will-shut-down-i...
- dont__panic 4y agoOh my. I was referring to the earliest attempt, [Poke](https://techcrunch.com/2012/12/21/facebook-poke-app/ https://techcrunch.com/2012/12/21/facebook-poke-app/). Later, there was [Slingshot](https://www.engadget.com/2014-06-17-facebook-slingshot.html https://www.engadget.com/2014-06-17-facebook-slingshot.html). And now Threads. I guess my original comment was unfair -- Facebook does try to launch clone apps. They just don't work!