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by umangd 4092 days ago
interesting read. The app-only model is indeed locking users into a den from where they is no escaping.
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I think a lot of us thought the same thing when AOL, CompuServe and Prodigy brought us into their walled gardens. Things are cyclical. If you're on the upswing of the cycle, it can look like you're going to go up forever. If you step back and watch the ebb and flow of the cycle, though, you get a much clearer picture of where things are headed in the long run.