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This is the perfect example for "picking pennies in front of a charging steamroller". IM is already chosen as infrastructure by platform makers (Apple, Facebook
by ovi256 15y ago
This is the perfect example for "picking pennies in front of a charging steamroller". IM is already chosen as infrastructure by platform makers (Apple, Facebook), given that they've integrated in into their offerings. This is the kind of startup that withers after the next platform update.
Do they have some secret sauce that enables them to offer way more value than a vanilla IM app ? That's their only escape route.
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoFacebook is the only platform company that can really "win" this. If they made messaging a bigger priority in their mobile apps they could very well own the market. At the moment Facebook apps are made to reflect the Facebook website with the newsfeed being the center of everything. This is a shame, but fixable. IMessage is a supplement for SMS, not a replacement.
- tobias3 15y agoWell, there is Facebook Messenger? It's pretty much the same as WhatsApp...
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoI wasn't aware of this app, looks like it's available for iOS, Android, and Blackberry. That indeed does sound like a winner.
- marquis 15y agoI will never use Facebook as my primary IM tool. I have IM disabled in Facebook as the last thing I need is all my 'friends' accessing my time and online presence.
- dhawalhs 15y agoIts biggest plus is that it is cross platform. They have apps for Blackberry, Android, iOS and Symbian. So you can talk with almost anybody out there. At least in my home country, most people have Blackberry/Symbian. Imagine having a group conversation with people on different platforms and in different countries.