After writing yesterday about the hottest new UI for the Steem Blockchain (STEEMPEAK), I realized that I should speak a little bit more why I believe STEEMIT INC is not developing the front-end of steemit.com.
Reason #1 - Focus on the Blockchain
If STEEM is to become the "Blockchain of Opportunity", Steemit Inc has to make sure that it spends most of it's bandwidth on the blockchain infrastructure. Things like scaling, hivemind and SMTs.
With those critical pieces in place, other people can come in and create a better business that Steemit Inc could do on their own.
Reason #2 - Major UI Change Incoming
Hivemind Version 1 is online and work is being done (version 1.5 and version 2) to make it available for UIs to create very powerful communities that third-parties are going to use.
Implementing communities on the website will change the user experience so much that it would be counterproductive to spend energy on a UI that will change that much.
Who knows...maybe that UI is already ready...just waiting for Hivemind to be completed.
Reason #3 - Push Entrepreneurs to Create Better Solutions
It could also be a tactic. By having a sub-par MVP front-end, Steemit Inc may be signaling to the market that there is a lot of space for improvement. In some way, forcing people to organize and compete for who can make the better front-end than them.
Your Take?
These are the only 3 good reasons that I can think of. I have faith in the STEEM blockchain and I'm still very much excited about its future.
Share below your take on why Steemit Inc might now be developing the UI as much as we would like, IN THE MEANWHILE, I highly suggest that you take a look at STEEMPEAK...it's worthwhile!
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