walty8
Joined 9 years ago
Joined 9 years ago
This is the sub-goal, but not ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is to maximize the profit, with accounts created, all the analytics will work out, and they could do all kinds of promotions or targeted ads.
I guess that's the same reason why you are asked to install a mobile app whenever you visit Reddit mobile WEBSITE. It does not attempt to make your life better. At least it's not the ultimate goal of ecosystem.
Well, this actually reminded me the case of Apple issued Microsoft for the infringement in 1988 [1], and Apple did not win because the Mac UI was actually 'referenced' from Xerox as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Micros....
[1]: https://bartsolutions.github.io/2020/11/20/safari-extension/