KillaBeez@lemmy.world to Reddit@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWith apps like Mlem on iOS, we are getting very close to an Apollo+Reddit experience. How can Reddit successfully monetize what are basically just forums? What makes it special anymore ?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareWith apps like Mlem on iOS, we are getting very close to an Apollo+Reddit experience. How can Reddit successfully monetize what are basically just forums? What makes it special anymore ?KillaBeez@lemmy.world to Reddit@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareKillaBeez@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoIf something like this can pop up in weeks and provide all of the functionality people need, what makes Reddit valuable in the first place?
minus-squareMentallyExhausted@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoCritical mass and inertia. That’s not a product I’d want to invest in, though.
minus-squaredarkkite@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoLemmy has been around for years. to answer your question. ability to scale to millions of users and having broad appeal. features can be copied but scale and other non functional requirements like security takes time
If something like this can pop up in weeks and provide all of the functionality people need, what makes Reddit valuable in the first place?
Critical mass and inertia. That’s not a product I’d want to invest in, though.
Lemmy has been around for years.
to answer your question. ability to scale to millions of users and having broad appeal.
features can be copied but scale and other non functional requirements like security takes time