Someone tagged me a few days ago asking why I didn’t take seriously that Twitter/X would become WeChat for the rest of the world.

That’s simple neither Apple nor Elon will allow it. WeChat is basically an app store of its own. Instead of getting a ride via the Didi app, you use its WeChat official account to hail a ride and pay.

1. Apple won’t allow anyone else to do this.

2. No mobile app would willingly be disintermediated by Elon Musk. It’s bad enough Apple & Google call the shots as is.