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Users spend more minutes per day in Pokémon Go than Facebook

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Re: Users spend more minutes per day in Pokémon Go than Facebook

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Post by calsy »

adamors wrote: post #7

Can we have a moratorium on Pokemon Go posts? It is getting really annoying, especially since submissions regarding it have absolutely no value.

Why? Pokemon Go is the most talked about topic in tech at the moment. Considering this a tech news site, it would seem more than appropriate to show this content.

Re: Users spend more minutes per day in Pokémon Go than Facebook

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Post by goodplay »

I would be very happy if Niantec releases an in-depth write up on the how the backend was implemented and what measures they took to make it scale to handle this kind of traffic.

I don't care much for the game, but details of why the servers weren't (aren't?) able to handle the traffic interests me immensely.

Re: Users spend more minutes per day in Pokémon Go than Facebook

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Post by thaumasiotes »

curiousgal wrote: post #9
baq wrote: post #2

duh. call me if that's still the case in 3 months.

I hope it's here to stay, maybe, since it uses a lot of battery power, phone manufacturers will start prioritizing that.

"Start"? Battery power is one of the primary complaints people make about their phones. It's been a priority for... ever.

Re: Users spend more minutes per day in Pokémon Go than Facebook

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Post by Roritharr »

goodplay wrote: post #12

I would be very happy if Niantec releases an in-depth write up on the how the backend was implemented and what measures they took to make it scale to handle this kind of traffic. I don't care much for the game, but details of why the servers weren't (aren't?) able to handle the traffic interests me immensely.

I'm pretty sure they had immense scaling capabilities, but were hitting upon bottlenecks which were unexpected. I'd be also really interested in what those were.

Re: Users spend more minutes per day in Pokémon Go than Facebook

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Post by joncrocks »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #14
curiousgal wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hope it's here to stay, maybe, since it uses a lot of battery power, phone manufacturers will start prioritizing that.

"Start"? Battery power is one of the primary complaints people make about their phones. It's been a priority for... ever.

While it's one of the primary complaints (after purchase), the market would seem to suggest that people prefer smaller/thinner phones in terms of purchasing decisions.

Re: Users spend more minutes per day in Pokémon Go than Facebook

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Post by davidiach »

ionwake wrote: post #5

hmmm is anyone else essentially finding the game unplayable due to server issues? Or is this perhaps a region specific issue?

My own experience is that the game freezes after catching a Pokemon about 70% of the time. It's really annoying.

I'm playing in Germany.

Re: Users spend more minutes per day in Pokémon Go than Facebook

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Post by curiousgal »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #14
curiousgal wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hope it's here to stay, maybe, since it uses a lot of battery power, phone manufacturers will start prioritizing that.

"Start"? Battery power is one of the primary complaints people make about their phones. It's been a priority for... ever.

Of course it's been a complaint forever but how many flagship phones with great battery life do you count? My point is that More battery-hungry widespread applications = More pressure on manufacturers to answer to those complaints.
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