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Embrace, extend, extinguish. Decent article.

• mariusor 3y ago
  The article is not decent because the premise "niche protocol is still niche after big player dumped using it" it's blatantly obvious. It's just another trite "X is dead, netcraft confirms it" juxtaposition of maybes and what ifs.
  • pessimizer 3y ago
    > "niche protocol is still niche after big player dumped using it" I'm pretty sure it's more: "growing niche protocol collapsed to near invisibility after big player reimplemented it, extended it, then broke compatibility" If we're making up quotes, they might as well reflect the article.
    • mariusor 3y ago
      The article is about how XMPP is a foreshadowing for what's going to happen to the Fediverse after Meta will enter the space. What I'm saying is that hobbyists (like me) that develop fediverse software will probably be there _after_ meta gets bored and finds reasons to drop out, which is pretty much what happened to XMPP. And that it does not mean the death of anything.
      • newlog 3y ago
        You miss the possibility that when all the compatibility problems start to happen, a possible organic adoption (by other than hobbyists) would be hampered. At the same time, hobbyists that could be joining the network because of their initial ethos, would also refrain from joining given the blur and dilution of its values.
        • mariusor 3y ago
          Another bunch of what ifs and maybes.