why hasn’t anyone forked telegram web and made it work with xmtp?

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Oh for sure, xmtp doesn’t have enough users to justify a standalone app

If it were easier to spin up a world class xmtp client app inside of other apps it might lead to something interesting

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Good question. I think both are important and lead to the similar outcomes 

Something that’s forkable and highly customisable might be better for teams that want to focus on building novel features closer to messaging 

Vs plug in and play which may be better for apps that would benefit from lower friction comms

do you see this like Plaid (embedded, consistent UX)? or just easier-to-use SDKs and APIs?

Standalone apps are great to showcase what's possible, but ultimately the burden is on the value it can bring to people to justify its use. Critical mass does a lot, but affinity groups + utility can go far.

And while we're on the topic of reach, here's some stats about network size:

Standalone apps are great to showcase what's possible, but ultimately the burden is on the value it can bring to people to justify its use. Critical mass does a lot, but affinity groups + utility can go far.

And while we're on the topic of reach, here's some stats about network size: https://dune.com/xmtp_team/dash

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