Look at all the lifes and resources thrown in the dumpster for absolutely nothing. True insanity.
Well, you pay with your data so there's that...
Man, I remember upgrading from a GB Color to a GBA SP, finally being able to play in the dark without this weird magnifying glass / light attachment.
Good old times.
Wow. Revolutionary.
I wouldn't even download it if they paid me for it.
People expect to switch platforms and immediately have the same experience there is mind-blowing.
We all spent 10ish years (!) tailoring our experience on Reddit. It's no surprise that you can't replicate all of that within 2 weeks.
WhatsApps main "killer feature" was being early in the market to quickly reach a critical user mass.
Doesn't matter which competitor, people will install an alternative, see that only 5-10% of their contacts have it and will immediately uninstall.
I see potential in preinstalled messaging apps. But it needs to be cross-compatible between iOS and Android. Otherwise it won't fly.
Many have tried, many have failed.
You simply need a killer feature to get people to change.
That's what happens if you try too hard to milk an existing franchise instead of going with your own ideas...
All yours, I'm good.
So they did something right for the wrong reasons and with the wrong measures?
It's even worse as PC gamer.
My Gaming rig literally sat there 4 years unused because of two kids.
Now I feel the urge to game again, everything in this rig is outdated. Spent couple hundred bucks to get it ready again and it was amazing getting back to building a PC.
Now do I have time for playing? Hell na, see you in three years upgrading again.