• Dr. Dabbles@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Declining downloads simply means a slowing of growth, whereas this is claiming a user decline. That only shows up in traffic logs, transit commits, or CDN account usage data.

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      1 year ago

      Not necessarily.

      Every time someone buys a new device they have to reinstall the app. So declining downloads could be indicitive of less users.

      • hoshikarakitaridia@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Yeah and also, in capitalism, if a company ceases to grow, there’s a good chance it will vaporize soon after. It’s not a causation, but it’s a notable correlation.

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          1 year ago

          Yup! There are people out there with big pockets watching for stats much subtler than this. It doesn’t always mean much taken on its own, but as a whole can paint an interesting picture.

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            1 year ago

            whole can paint an interesting picture.

            I know there’s meant to be a comma after ‘whole’. But I just pictured someone dumping a whole can of paint on a canvas and yelling “time!” Before walking over and slapping it on an easel at an auction and selling it for millions, while still dripping.

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        1 year ago

        Phone replacement is a high seasonality situation. CDN usage and access logs will absolutely show whether usage has declined or not. Release an iPhone and you see a major spike in new downloads, otherwise it’s probably all pretty much background noise.

        My guess is everything involving Twitter has been on a decline, and the things I did know I’m not able to share.