Comment on Meta is removing its Messenger apps for Windows and macOS

• tiramichu@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  5. They know people use the desktop app in order to not use the phone app, and they want those people on the phone instead because the phone is even more data-valuable and ad-valuable

  Facebook web on mobile browser already doesn’t allow messenger, and tells you to get the app. Pulling messenger from the desktop web browser will be the next move, forcing people to app completely.

  Glad I don’t use it.

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  • vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And that’s when I’m installing Prosody on my VDS and telling family to use Conversations.

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• EmilyIsTrans@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah, someone has looked at the spreadsheet and realised that basically no one uses the desktop app I’ll bet

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• FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  and 5. They know that they’re not going to lose any meaningful number of users by getting rid of these apps that just cost them money needlessly

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