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People often use a dominant app not because it's good, but because it's the only practical way to reach an important goal in their life.

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  1. Marco Arment Developer and podcaster; created Instapaper and Overcast
    Most people use a Facebook-owned app not because it's a good app, but because it's a means to an important end in their life.

    ↗The future of the App Storemarco.org

    13 Sept 2021

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