Daring FireballOct 10, 2024
★ Consider the Plight of the VC-Backed Privacy Burglars
https://daringfireball.net/2024/10/consider_the_plight_of_the_vc-backed_privacy_burglars
Consider the Plight of the VC-Backed Privacy Burglars

The question to ask is, “Is this what users want and expect?” Sometimes it really is that simple. I’m not sure it’s ever worth asking “Is this what growth-hacking VC-backed social-media app makers want?”

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Show threadMeroviusOct 11, 2024

@daringfireball @otl

> first-party apps necessarily have certain advantages third-party apps do not (otherwise, there’d be no distinction)

*this* 🤏 close to enlightenment.

Show threadDelricOct 11, 2024
@Merovius @daringfireball @otl it’s not tho. If you build a thing to work seamlessly, you should be able to without concern for making it easier for competitors to latch on. Do you expect Nintendo to host and load PlayStation games, or vice versa? Or for Ford to design their trucks to accept Chevy motors? Of course not, it’s absurd
Show threadMerovius

@delric My answer to all those questions is "I would expect them to not make it artificially harder, yes".

It seems to me you'd have to be a real brown-nosing apologist for anti-competitive behavior to feel any different.

Oct 11, 2024 at 5:30pmWeb