The Meek vs Drake disses had more anticipation. Drake using a ghostwriter, Meek trying to hire a ghostwriter, Meek being Twitterfingers, Meek blackballing Philly artists, and eventually Pusha T's expose of Drake's secret child which, consequently, ruined an Adidas deal of Drake's were all very exciting and meaningful developments.
The Kendrick vs Drake disses came out too fast. People couldn't digest them properly until the battle was already over. Regardless of how wide their reach will be, it could have been bigger if they did radio debuts. That's a lot of people on the road in their cars and trucks that aren't tuning into DJ Akademiks. The claims in their disses about each other's secrets, since they haven't been verified yet, aren't meaningful.