[gm]

If you're saying it died before it went to 25% of the world's population as a userbase, then you are using a definition of "death" that no one else is using.

[muzani]

I would define it as turning from something loved by a smaller number of people into something most of the world hates a little.

[kzzzznot]

The latter made it a lot of money.

[muzani]

Money is a lagging indicator. The love gave it a lot of value early and that value converted to money several years later. Network effects means it takes a lot of time to switch to a new product, but if they do, it will happen quickly and seemingly suddenly.