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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by tsugu@slrpnk.net to c/memes@lemmy.ml
 

I use the apps my friends use but it gets tiring to keep up with so many.

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[–] NeroRecursive@jlai.lu 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

From left to right we have instagram, signal, whatsapp, element, discord, telegram, and messenger

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Isn't Instagram the same as messanger?

[–] unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

WhatsApp is also owned by meta, so out of the 7 options, 3 of them are owned by the same company and yet continue to lack support for interoperability.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 8 months ago

The fact that Meta doesn't even bridge their various services or chat platforms really speaks volumes about what their broader goals and plans are

[–] tsugu@slrpnk.net 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

In terms of being useless, most certainly. But they are two separate services despite being owned by the same company.

[–] msage@programming.dev 6 points 8 months ago

Well, actually no