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In previous articles, it was said the update was held up and prevented Telegram from releasing a feature that would revolutionize chat... > He claims that the

by weikju 4y ago

In previous articles, it was said the update was held up and prevented Telegram from releasing a feature that would revolutionize chat... > He claims that the update is “about to revolutionize how people express themselves in messaging” https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/11/23301864/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-blames-apple-holding-back-major-update https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/11/23301864/telegram-founder... Not so revolutionary in my opinion. Good way to spin an update delay to get some articles written about themselves though.

threeseed 4y ago
a) Idea is copied from KakaoTalk stickers which was released a decade ago. b) Emoji are copied from Apple emojis. c) PR strategy is copied from the dozens of startups who also played this victim game.
- drclau 4y ago
  Regarding a), I seem to remember that Yahoo Messenger had animated stickers _with audio_. I recall they had a pack with Madonna's (the artist) voice/songs. I just don't recall when exactly that was, but I think it was ~2005. Edit: I just found this: https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-audibles-now-available-on-yahoo-messenger https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-audibles-now-avai...
  - Spooky23 4y ago
    The audible “buzz” in Yahoo Messenger remains my favorite feature to this day.
  - jbverschoor 4y ago
    The tweakers.net forum has had animated emojis since early 2000s
    - Handytinge 4y ago
      I ran multiple phpBB2 forums in that time with them. They weren't "emojis" though, they were emoticons. :)
- d0mine 4y ago
  It reminds me how Apple products such as ipod, iphone were described (derivative, unoriginal). Nonetheless, the products are great.
- weikju 4y ago
  oh I wasn't commented on whether the idea was new or not, but about how non-revolutionary it is.. In the sense that it won't change communication in a fundamental way, won't change how I express myself online, etc.
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by weikju 4y ago

threeseed 4y ago

a) Idea is copied from KakaoTalk stickers which was released a decade ago. b) Emoji are copied from Apple emojis. c) PR strategy is copied from the dozens of startups who also played this victim game.

drclau 4y ago
Regarding a), I seem to remember that Yahoo Messenger had animated stickers _with audio_. I recall they had a pack with Madonna's (the artist) voice/songs. I just don't recall when exactly that was, but I think it was ~2005. Edit: I just found this: https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-audibles-now-available-on-yahoo-messenger https://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-audibles-now-avai...
- Spooky23 4y ago
  The audible “buzz” in Yahoo Messenger remains my favorite feature to this day.
- jbverschoor 4y ago
  The tweakers.net forum has had animated emojis since early 2000s
  - Handytinge 4y ago
    I ran multiple phpBB2 forums in that time with them. They weren't "emojis" though, they were emoticons. :)
d0mine 4y ago
It reminds me how Apple products such as ipod, iphone were described (derivative, unoriginal). Nonetheless, the products are great.
weikju 4y ago
oh I wasn't commented on whether the idea was new or not, but about how non-revolutionary it is.. In the sense that it won't change communication in a fundamental way, won't change how I express myself online, etc.

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