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minus-squareairportline@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·4 months agoIs Threads even a good enough product for users to be willing to endure ads?
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoNo, now that Bluesky is around I’ve stopped using Threads altogether.
minus-squarebaggachipz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoBlue sky getting ads in 3, 2, 1….
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoI mean… either they introduce ads, or they start charging for the service. VC funding only lasts so long, and they have bills to pay (and probably shares to sell).
minus-squarebaggachipz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoAnd that’s the problem. Sure, it’s better than threads or xitter now. The business model dictates that it will sink to the same level.
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Is Threads even a good enough product for users to be willing to endure ads?
No, now that Bluesky is around I’ve stopped using Threads altogether.
Blue sky getting ads in 3, 2, 1….
I mean… either they introduce ads, or they start charging for the service.
VC funding only lasts so long, and they have bills to pay (and probably shares to sell).
And that’s the problem. Sure, it’s better than threads or xitter now. The business model dictates that it will sink to the same level.