noodlejetski@kbin.social to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agoso, which Big Tech company do you think is going to shit the bed next and popularize its Fediverse/FOSS equivalent in the process?message-squaremessage-square207fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1144arrow-down1message-squareso, which Big Tech company do you think is going to shit the bed next and popularize its Fediverse/FOSS equivalent in the process?noodlejetski@kbin.social to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square207fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTwig@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoReddit started out with more tech-y users, then got more mainstream. Maybe the same can happen here.
minus-squareStormyfemme@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoReddit blew up when it got decent mobile apps. If the fediverse (is that really what we’re calling it?) gets decent mobile app support that helps simplify the onboarding process and connection to communities there’s a much higher chance.
minus-squarePigeon@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoYeah. A lot of (possibly most?) people don’t even own desktops or laptops anymore - they just use their phone and/or tablets.
Reddit started out with more tech-y users, then got more mainstream. Maybe the same can happen here.
Reddit blew up when it got decent mobile apps. If the fediverse (is that really what we’re calling it?) gets decent mobile app support that helps simplify the onboarding process and connection to communities there’s a much higher chance.
Yeah. A lot of (possibly most?) people don’t even own desktops or laptops anymore - they just use their phone and/or tablets.