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Or attention-span-slippage caused by slow app downloads. Happens to me all the time.

Excellent point.

Or load time/time to engagement. Sometimes I'll just dump an app if it throws up registration screens within 20 seconds of opening it.

More like appocalypse.

My best guess is that folks hear about an app from the media or friends, download it, but then forget to use it or never hit the intended use case.

Both theories resonate with me, empirical evidence suggests that your's is the more likely.

I would trust a vampire chicken.