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But the west already has iOS and Android. A super app is just a wannabe OS.
by fassssst 3y ago
But the west already has iOS and Android. A super app is just a wannabe OS.
- valianteffort 3y agoGoogle and Apple don't offer social media, the former has a video/streaming platform but doesn't seem concerned about losing it's dominant position.
- fassssst 3y agoGroup messaging is social media.
- wizofaus 3y agoA super app presumably has a dedicated product manager with some sort of vision and control of what goes into what features are available. You could hardly say the same of iOS+AppStore or Android+Playstore. Note that I'm not the least bit convinced we would benefit from a super app, but WeChat seems to fill a need for however many millions of users it has.
- pohl 3y agoCould you elaborate on that? It sounds like you’re saying that Google and Apple have no product management and they’re just shipping random features every year, but that sounds bonkers so I must be misunderstanding.
- wizofaus 3y agoEr, no, I specifically said iOS plus AppStore and Android plus PlayStore, as it's from there that users get the functionality that's not part of the core-OS, and even allowing for the apps Apple & Google publish themselves I don't believe there's any one product manager that decides what features the full set of such apps should offer.