KillaBeez@lemmy.world to RedditEnglish · 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-square24fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down13
arrow-up151arrow-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 RedditEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareKillaBeez@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 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-up25·1 year agoCritical mass and inertia. That’s not a product I’d want to invest in, though.
minus-squaredarkkitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 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