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Looks like they already tried this once: https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/17/instagram-will-shut-down-its-companion-app-threads-by-year-end/ https://techcrunch.c

• comte7092 3y ago
  Fair, but their main competitor wasn’t doing everything it could to implode at the time either.
  • joegahona 3y ago
    I was just sharing what I thought was a useful link, not editorializing (though I can see where it looks like I was). Amazing how that came and went and — I’m guessing — many people (even in a niche place like HN) probably don’t remember.
• drusepth 3y ago
  For anyone confused by the same name on separate apps, this is the description of the previous Instagram Threads app: > Threads was introduced in 2019 as a companion app to Instagram shortly after the company shut down its other standalone messaging app, Direct. Instead of focusing solely on the inbox experience, Threads was built as a “camera-first” mobile messager designed to be used for posting status updates and staying in touch with those you designated as your “Close Friends” on Instagram.
  • codethief 3y ago
    Ahh, I knew I knew I had seen that name before! So they've indeed pulled a Google Meet[0]. [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Meet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Meet