John GruberJul 6, 2023

Threads is the most fun, most interesting new product of the year, and no one in the E.U. can use it, or will be able to use it anytime soon, because their own elected officials passed a law that effectively bans it.

Nice job. Have fun over here in the library.

Show thread(((Jyrki Wahlstedt)))Jul 6, 2023
@gruber Yup, and Meta is the most reliable company on Earth 😅
Show threadJohn GruberJul 7, 2023
@jyrkiw You say that, but technically, I’d say Threads might be the most impressive online launch in the history of the internet. Incredible to just flip the switch and welcome 30 million new users in a day and, minor glitches aside, the thing just works.
Show threadTito CiuroJul 7, 2023
@gruber @jyrkiw That yes. But fun? 🙄
Show threadJohn Gruber
@titociuro @jyrkiw It really is fun and jovial over there. Also, personally, I find it fun to see something successfully launch at unprecedented scale.
Jul 8, 2023 at 9:32pmIvory for iOS
Show threadTito CiuroJul 8, 2023
@gruber @jyrkiw Interesting. For sure, the launch has been very impressive, though not entirely unexpected given that they can funnel up to what, 3.4B people? What I’m surprised is about the joviality. Would not expected that from Meta. If FB is any indication, I would expect Threads to inherit the problems FB has. But hey, let’s not pop that balloon. Good for them.