MacVoices #23204: MacVoices Live! - The Turbulent Genesis of Threads (2)

<p>This MacVoices Live! panel continue their examination of the birth and rapid evolution of Meta’s Threads. <strong>Chuck Joiner</strong>, <strong>David Ginsburg</strong>, <strong>Ben Roethig</strong>, <strong>Jeff Gamet</strong> and <strong>Web Bixby</strong><strong> </strong>consider the timing of the launch, whether it met the “minimum viable product” test, and whether litigation against Meta would be successful. (Part 2) </p> <p><a href="http://patreon.com/macvoices"><img height="61" alt="Patreon" class="size-medium wp-image-12562 aligncenter" src="http://www.macvoices.com/wp-content/uploads/Digital-Patreon-Wordmark_FieryCoral-300x61.png" width="300" /></a></p> <p>This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by our <strong>Patreon</strong> supporters. Get access to the MacVoices Slack and MacVoices After Dark by joining in at <a href="http://patreon.com/macvoices"><strong>Patreon.com/macvoices</strong></a>.</p> <!--more--> <br /> <h3>Show Notes:</h3> <p><strong>Chapters:<br /><br /></strong>0:02:20 Mark Zuckerberg: From Devil to Internet Hero<br />0:08:40 Facebook's dilemma: To pay or not to pay?<br />0:10:14 Lack of web interface for Threads app<br />0:12:24 Debate over curated vs chronological timeline in Threads<br />0:16:07 Possibility of a paid subscription for desired features<br />0:16:30 The Question of Paying for Twitter Subscription<br />0:17:09 Elon Musk and Twitter Threaten Lawsuit Against Meta<br />0:17:27 Twitter Lawsuit: Slinging Mud or Proving Damages?<br />0:18:43 The Potential of Robot Cars and Rockets<br />0:20:41 Analyzing code line by line for comparison<br />0:22:35 Twitter's missed opportunity to address infringement<br />0:24:35 Recreating the threaded microblogging platform, but not Twitter's uniqueness<br />0:26:08 Giving up on the idea of a true Twitter clone<br />0:27:44 Unique Marketing Play and Rushed Release<br />0:33:43 Clarifying X as the parent company of Twitter, legal implications.<br /><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><strong>Guests:<br /></strong></p> <p><strong>Web Bixby</