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Not sure if you read the article, but it did spend a good while focusing on why people who like Facebook may not like it: in particular it is missing a good num

Not sure if you read the article, but it did spend a good while focusing on why people who like Facebook may not like it: in particular it is missing a good number of features we're used to in Facebook. For example, I can watch videos in the Facebook app, but not Facebook home (a little strange). Similarly, you can't share webpages, etc. His whole thesis was that it took over too much of the phone while simultaneously not providing enough Facebook features. Seems like a fair criticism to me.

bpatrianakos 14y ago
His main thesis focuses far more on why people who don't live in Facebook wouldn't like this ("it took over too much of the phone") than why people who like Facebook will like it. The mention of features Facebook fans would love was really more of an afterthought than the point. It was like saying "all this stuff sucks but I guess it'd be cool if you love Facebook". Articles like this always seem to be written by someone who doesn't understand the audience of the product. "So while Home offers more of Facebook than you’re likely to want, it gives you fewer ways of interacting with the social network than you probably would like." (emphasis mine) Written like exactly the kind of person I'm describing. I think if it were fair criticism then it would focus more on how engrossing and mesmerizing the author says it is and of course then mention some of its lacking features. If you take out all the love-to-hate-it parts it'd end up being a fairly positive review of the product. And please don't do that, the "not sure if you read the article" thing. I didn't come away with the same message as you but I read it.
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charleslmunger 14y ago
That's wrong, you totally can share web pages to Facebook from Chrome. Just press the "Share..." option and select Facebook.
gfodor 14y ago
You can update and improve software after the initial launch. Who knew!

bpatrianakos 14y ago

His main thesis focuses far more on why people who don't live in Facebook wouldn't like this ("it took over too much of the phone") than why people who like Facebook will like it. The mention of features Facebook fans would love was really more of an afterthought than the point. It was like saying "all this stuff sucks but I guess it'd be cool if you love Facebook". Articles like this always seem to be written by someone who doesn't understand the audience of the product. "So while Home offers more of Facebook than you’re likely to want, it gives you fewer ways of interacting with the social network than you probably would like." (emphasis mine) Written like exactly the kind of person I'm describing. I think if it were fair criticism then it would focus more on how engrossing and mesmerizing the author says it is and of course then mention some of its lacking features. If you take out all the love-to-hate-it parts it'd end up being a fairly positive review of the product. And please don't do that, the "not sure if you read the article" thing. I didn't come away with the same message as you but I read it.

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charleslmunger 14y ago

That's wrong, you totally can share web pages to Facebook from Chrome. Just press the "Share..." option and select Facebook.

gfodor 14y ago

You can update and improve software after the initial launch. Who knew!