Somewhat unrelated, but I've wondered if I should stop using emoji reactions. They're fun and useful in some contexts (e.g. thumbs up for "Understood"), but I also feel like they're so low-effort that they invite less thoughtful replies.
The headline seems somewhat editorialized for what Summers is actually saying, even as he is quoted in the article.
> “I’m not ready to stand with those who are sure they have seen the future here,” he concludes, “but it seems to me that it’s a serious mistake to write this off as either ill-conceived or illegitimate.”
You are wrong, and I don't mean to sound insulting but it seems like you are making these comments on theory and not on experience.
I have multiple sites with pop-ups that see outstanding open and click-through rates, it's not even close to the same thing as buying an email list (which doesn't work, as you pointed out).
That's interesting, I'm unfamiliar with what sort of data is available for App Store users, I'm assuming there's no way to really test the performance of different icons?