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I don't think this is contrived at all. It is not a "feature." It's not like you open the Instagram app and you can access Threads. You have to download the Thr

by selykg 3y ago

I don't think this is contrived at all. It is not a "feature." It's not like you open the Instagram app and you can access Threads. You have to download the Threads app. Sure, you can sign in using your Instagram account, but you can't just use an already existing app, therefore I don't see it as a "feature" as you're describing. This is not bundled with Instagram.

true_religion 3y ago
By their metric of what an app is versus a feature, Google never releases apps since you always use your existing Google account. Maybe Google should embrace this so they can rid themselves of bad PR from shutting down apps.
- isykt 3y ago
  It’s not that Meta didn’t release an app, it’s that Meta releasing an app and having it get 100m users isn’t a clear signal of anything other than what we already knew — that Meta is a massive force in social media. The “fastest growing” metric is only interesting when it points to a new phenomenon. For example, when TikTok hit the scene, I’m sure it was the fastest growing app at the time. That was interesting because it’s a different format and company.
damnesian 3y ago
>It's not like you open the Instagram app and you can access Threads Well, you almost can. My Instagram account that was previously established, and the linkage was immediate and felt automagical. Almost no friction.
- anaganisk 3y ago
  It's no different than using sign in with Google. And there are bajillion apps out there that offer sign in with Google, doesn't mean every Google user is subscriber of the app. Same thing with threads.
simonsarris 3y ago
> It's not like you open the Instagram app and you can access Threads. ... This is not bundled with Instagram. uhh have you looked at IG profiles now? There's literally a link to threads on every profile of every user that signed up! Even on desktop! see top center: https://instagram.com/simonsarris https://instagram.com/simonsarris Dedicated links from profiles with an icon is as close as you get to being bundled while still technically being two apps. Also threads glitched yesterday and gave me the follower count and bio from Instagram on my profile page for a while, which was... very odd. The profile part makes sense, since it asks if you want to import that. The follower count being swapped was something else. But it suggests a maybe even too-tight integration.
- MikusR 3y ago
  Clicking that link doesn't create a user.

by selykg 3y ago

true_religion 3y ago

By their metric of what an app is versus a feature, Google never releases apps since you always use your existing Google account. Maybe Google should embrace this so they can rid themselves of bad PR from shutting down apps.

isykt 3y ago
It’s not that Meta didn’t release an app, it’s that Meta releasing an app and having it get 100m users isn’t a clear signal of anything other than what we already knew — that Meta is a massive force in social media. The “fastest growing” metric is only interesting when it points to a new phenomenon. For example, when TikTok hit the scene, I’m sure it was the fastest growing app at the time. That was interesting because it’s a different format and company.

damnesian 3y ago

>It's not like you open the Instagram app and you can access Threads Well, you almost can. My Instagram account that was previously established, and the linkage was immediate and felt automagical. Almost no friction.

anaganisk 3y ago
It's no different than using sign in with Google. And there are bajillion apps out there that offer sign in with Google, doesn't mean every Google user is subscriber of the app. Same thing with threads.

simonsarris 3y ago

> It's not like you open the Instagram app and you can access Threads. ... This is not bundled with Instagram. uhh have you looked at IG profiles now? There's literally a link to threads on every profile of every user that signed up! Even on desktop! see top center: https://instagram.com/simonsarris https://instagram.com/simonsarris Dedicated links from profiles with an icon is as close as you get to being bundled while still technically being two apps. Also threads glitched yesterday and gave me the follower count and bio from Instagram on my profile page for a while, which was... very odd. The profile part makes sense, since it asks if you want to import that. The follower count being swapped was something else. But it suggests a maybe even too-tight integration.

MikusR 3y ago
Clicking that link doesn't create a user.