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Compare the two homepages without cookies [1][2]. The rounded buttons in orange instead of Twitter-blue. The footer nagbar. The similar navigation menu. Follow
by Confiks 4y ago
Compare the two homepages without cookies [1][2]. The rounded buttons in orange instead of Twitter-blue. The footer nagbar. The similar navigation menu.
Following the whole banning-saga my impression was that Notes was a genuine extension of the Substack platform, but it being a frontend clone explains why such a tantrum was thrown by Musk.
[1] https://twitter.com/ https://twitter.com/
[2] https://substack.com/notes https://substack.com/notes
- alsodumb 4y agoI'm not saying Twitter front end is that hard to clone, but I wonder how many ex-twitter employees are at Substack now working on Notes.
- paxys 4y agoSeems just like one of the many cookie-cutter Twitter clones out there. I don't think people would even be talking about Substack Notes had it not been for Musk's tantrum.
- lapetitejort 4y agoCompetitors are refining their Musk Tantrum Inducer algorithms to better market their products.
- drusepth 4y agoI wasn't able to see the Substack design until I hacked away at the obtrusive signup wall. Here's a side-by-side comparison for anyone that doesn't want to go through the same process: https://i.imgur.com/On0RZG8.png https://i.imgur.com/On0RZG8.png
- epolanski 4y agoStrikingly similar, but so are most websites anyway.
- twobitshifter 4y agoIf you sign in to twitter the sidebar becomes almost identical
- pantalaimon 4y agoIs there any way to access Substack Notes without an account?
- wilsonnb3 4y agoThis is just what 95% of websites look like these days, they both could be demo pages from the react or angular doc's. The fact that Musk is known to be thin-skinned and prone to internet outbursts explains why he threw such a tantrum.