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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 137 points 2 days ago (4 children)

It was already dead for a lot of users when they sold it to an analytics company in 2022.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 2 days ago

I stopped using it then and I actually thought they went under, huh.

[–] nfreak@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I've been using it for ages and didn't even know about all of this. What a shitshow, jesus christ.

I'm getting a new phone pretty soon anyway so after I stick Graphene on there I'll find something new instead for sure.

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Yep - and I recall arguing at the time with one of the Nova people sent to Reddit to try and sell us on the idea that everything was just fine, and nothing would change, and hey, look over there, a huge distracting thing...

It was bullshit then, and so it's proved. What a waste of a truly exceptional launcher.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

yeah i didn't know it still exists lol