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0 pointsjoegahona2y ago0 comments

Looks like they already tried this once: https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/17/instagram-will-shut-down-i...

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For anyone confused by the same name on separate apps, this is the description of the previous Instagram Threads app:

> Threads was introduced in 2019 as a companion app to Instagram shortly after the company shut down its other standalone messaging app, Direct. Instead of focusing solely on the inbox experience, Threads was built as a “camera-first” mobile messager designed to be used for posting status updates and staying in touch with those you designated as your “Close Friends” on Instagram.

codethief2y ago

Ahh, I knew I knew I had seen that name before! So they've indeed pulled a Google Meet[0].

[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Meet

comte70922y ago

Fair, but their main competitor wasn’t doing everything it could to implode at the time either.

joegahonaOP2y ago

I was just sharing what I thought was a useful link, not editorializing (though I can see where it looks like I was). Amazing how that came and went and — I’m guessing — many people (even in a niche place like HN) probably don’t remember.

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