probably could have said the same about Google and XMMP, but look what happened
corporations exist to make money, and this includes eliminating or incorporating anything that could get in their way or make money
the fact that the Fediverse is starting to get a bit more popular is going to convince them to get in on it (and then eventually try to control as much of the market as possible) or make it irrelevant so the average person is funneled to them again
the term always gives me images of channer culture; like it reminds me when the internet as a whole thought that 4chan and its ilk were cool and elite for being shitty for "lulz"
probably could have said the same about Google and XMMP, but look what happened
corporations exist to make money, and this includes eliminating or incorporating anything that could get in their way or make money
the fact that the Fediverse is starting to get a bit more popular is going to convince them to get in on it (and then eventually try to control as much of the market as possible) or make it irrelevant so the average person is funneled to them again