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Isn't this a problem inherent with dogfooding, and not isolated to Facebook? Building it and using it doesn't mean you want to in the first place.

>It’s always a sign of trouble when you’ve built something you don’t want to use yourself.

I'm not convinced that this can be isolated to this alone. I doubt a homescreen alone would make someone want to jump ship from one ecosystem to another

>Why does everyone I know who works at Apple carry an iPhone? Every single one? Not because they have to. It’s because they want to.

I was under the impression that this is an Apple culture thing? It's alleged that if you wear a competitor's brand on Nike Campus, you'll be politely asked to leave (or forced to buy a new pair of shoes while they burn yours). what is Apple's culture's take on this?

>(Doesn’t look like it, judging by the “via Twitter for iPhone” metadata on his recent tweets.

I know Twitter clients can still access the data, I'm guessing there's no easy way to do it

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