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651 points openchampagne | 2 comments | 04 Feb 25 16:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.469s | source
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maratc ◴[04 Feb 25 16:48 UTC] No.42934917[source]▶
It's always nice to see some first-party apps from Apple[0], but historically the "iPhone-only social networking" hasn't been very successful — iTunes Ping or Game Center haven't been a huge hit, while group messaging in iMessage has only gained some traction within the US and virtually non-existent almost everywhere else.

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[0] One can even say "first first-party party app" in this case :)

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Jeremy1026 ◴[04 Feb 25 16:51 UTC] No.42934980[source]▶
Fortunately you don't need everyone to be on iOS to reply. So you can send your Android using friends invited and they'll just get a weblink.
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ASalazarMX ◴[04 Feb 25 17:30 UTC] No.42935658[source]▶
Unfortunately you need an iPhone to create the invite, or contribute anything else than a reply. They have to know their uncoolness is tolerated but not welcomed in the walled garden.
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r00fus ◴[04 Feb 25 18:58 UTC] No.42936953[source]▶
Mission Accomplished. iOS is a significantly large enough market that it will have some success for those looking to replace FB/evite.

You can say the same thing about FB/Whatsapp or any other social network - you have to be in-network to get the invite even.

Looking forward to testing this out for some events.

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1. Synaesthesia ◴[04 Feb 25 20:59 UTC] No.42938573[source]▶
In the US yeah it is. In the rest of the world, not so much.
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2. criddell ◴[04 Feb 25 21:15 UTC] No.42938831[source]▶
The US market is probably big enough to make the service a success. Sometimes you don't need to be the biggest to be good enough.