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Signals very explicit goal is making something that's usable for everybody. If they'd wanted to make a nerd-messenger they'd make a different product. (I still
by detaro 4y ago
Signals very explicit goal is making something that's usable for everybody. If they'd wanted to make a nerd-messenger they'd make a different product.
(I still consider it a major downside that the phone number is the only lookup key)
- daneel_w 4y agoSounds pretty drastic to me to draw the line between "everybody" and "nerds" at the point of the contact book being available or not.
- detaro 4y agoFeel free to insert your word choice of "smartphone-flipping demographic" instead. The point is that if you argue based on "the crowd that goes for signal", that crowd being everyone is the clear aim of Signal, and thus they design around that goal.