Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch
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Muse outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile metrics in the US and Canada shows distribution and default surfaces still beat pure model mindshare. If you’re building a consumer assistant, assume you’re competing with feed-integrated agents, not standalone apps.
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