Post ATd73BslVAlTR7D2Aa by Unatributed@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #ATd73Aj9nPU7r1hqYS by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T04:57:56Z
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I’m beginning to wonder if Meta’s decentralized social network “leak” was just well-timed PR to distract from their massive layoff of 10,000 employees.
(DIR) Post #ATd73BslVAlTR7D2Aa by Unatributed@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T05:02:21Z
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@atomicpoet I don't think the layoff's are specifically related... However, the announcement of a decentralized network is most likely just to appease investors and possibly stem the losses they are likely seeing.Dell did something like this recently when they announced their "green" computing initiative after Frame started getting a lot of press for their modular laptops.
(DIR) Post #ATd73CTdI6FtHSSTdQ by Unatributed@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T05:04:44Z
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@atomicpoet This is a common tactic used be companies... They see things that they think will challenge their market share -- so they announce an initiative or some such thing in order to look like they are doing the right thing.The part that bothers me is the press eating it up without any critical thought put into the announcements...For example: how would Meta operate a distributed network? Seems to be something of an oxymoron for a centralized company.
(DIR) Post #ATd73CcUl9LPiwbYRs by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T04:59:45Z
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How to convince the world that everything is okay:Spread rumours about a decentralized social network. After all, Meta can’t be in trouble if they’re developing something new, right?
(DIR) Post #ATd73Cy7Skdqo0ip9c by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T05:06:39Z
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@Unatributed Exactly it. For Meta to move into decentralized social media would be an existential challenge for them.
(DIR) Post #ATd73Df0tGx8x2n50q by Unatributed@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T05:11:27Z
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@atomicpoet Just thinking about it -- the only way iot would make sense would be if they did something like Google and had site specific product offerings... IE -- Google sells corporate licenses to their applications which are tied to a corporate identity.Having a messaging system that could be shared between groups of companies (ie, different entities under an umbrella corporation) could make sense. Beyond that I don't see a case for Meta.
(DIR) Post #ATd73EFAipsOlBhxNA by Unatributed@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T05:12:58Z
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@atomicpoet So, really, it would make more sense for Google, Microsoft and Amazon since they have cloud based application suites...
(DIR) Post #ATd73EP67vofFyLsqO by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T05:05:18Z
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Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I think Meta is stuck in a death loop. But their demise will be much slower than Twitter’s.
(DIR) Post #ATd73EnYezNkTpnPyC by Jdreben@mastodon.world
2023-03-15T05:26:24Z
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@Unatributed @atomicpoet I bet apple does this. Been seeing more engineers show up on the #Fediverse 👀
(DIR) Post #ATd7HVeylXN4pVaYy0 by Jdreben@mastodon.world
2023-03-15T05:29:01Z
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@Unatributed You mean Framework? Wow hadn't heard of that Pseudo initiative from Dell in response. Makes sense. Quite similar disruption to a market entrenched business desires to keep centralized.
(DIR) Post #ATd7IEUa52n9sI4OVU by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T05:29:04Z
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@Jdreben @Unatributed The Fediverse seems the place to be if you want to hobnob with devs.
(DIR) Post #ATd7ZhqKCygVpLZYG0 by mookie@trblcorp.com
2023-03-15T05:31:09Z
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@atomicpoet @Jdreben @Unatributed And also #StarTrek fans 😁