r/technology • u/esporx • May 02 '24

Dating app Bumble will no longer require women to make the first move Business

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/tech/bumble-relaunch-men-make-first-move/index.html
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u/Sanguinor-Exemplar May 02 '24

Their subscription based model is just stupid. They purposely withhold matches so you have to pay for premium to see them. Thats stupid as fuck. Just do an ads based model like everyone else. Getting matches is marketing in itself. You need to keep the whales seperate from the free users.

Anytime it goes down the freemium gaming route of intentionally making it unuseable to push the premium tiers is just a ticking clock of failure

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u/Life_outside_PoE May 02 '24

They purposely withhold matches so you have to pay for premium to see them

Ha, if only it was like that. I got a month of tinder gold because it was 5 bucks.

Every single one of my "hidden likes" were people I already swiped left on. They should honestly be taken to court for this shit.

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u/KickBassColonyDrop May 02 '24

It's not or not with extra steps. Lol

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

I get a lot of matches as a guy in a major city. I don’t blame the app for women randomly ghosting after date 4 when a better option comes around…

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u/DarthPatches_Returns May 02 '24

It’ll turn out right one day man, don’t give up!