> I don't totally understand the concept of having an everything app. Isn't the OS the "everything app"?
Why are you downloading apps from the App Store instead of running separate OSes? This is the same concept, just one level down.
Really, WeChat is just a browser with extra APIs and a website catalog.
> Do people like the wechat experience because you have one login and don't have to go through an onboarding process in every mini-app?
I’m not fully familiar with its history, but from what I understand Tencent added more and more “apps” to their chat app and eventually let third parties into it. This is exactly what Facebook did in 2010: we also had third party “apps” on Facebook. They were also just iframed websites with extra APIs.
> I’m not fully familiar with its history, but from what I understand Tencent added more and more “apps” to their chat app and eventually let third parties into it. This is exactly what Facebook did in 2010: we also had third party “apps” on Facebook. They were also just iframed websites with extra APIs.
It's crazy how long ago this feels. FarmVille legitimately took over the country for a bit.
Why are you downloading apps from the App Store instead of running separate OSes? This is the same concept, just one level down.
Really, WeChat is just a browser with extra APIs and a website catalog.
> Do people like the wechat experience because you have one login and don't have to go through an onboarding process in every mini-app?
I’m not fully familiar with its history, but from what I understand Tencent added more and more “apps” to their chat app and eventually let third parties into it. This is exactly what Facebook did in 2010: we also had third party “apps” on Facebook. They were also just iframed websites with extra APIs.