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> WhatsApp also predates iMessage and FaceTime. I was surprised to find this accurate. Though the lineage for a Mac user would likely include Messages and iCha
by lostlogin 2y ago
> WhatsApp also predates iMessage and FaceTime.
I was surprised to find this accurate. Though the lineage for a Mac user would likely include Messages and iChat, which go back further.
iChat: 2002 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IChat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IChat
Messages: 2007 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messages_(Apple) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messages_(Apple)
iMessage: 2011 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMessage https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMessage
WhatsApp: 2009 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp
- emchammer 2y agoTidbit: The original iChat had an IPv6 link-local messaging function which worked entirely without Internet access or servers.
- steve1977 2y agoThere also was an iChat server for Mac OS X Server IIRC.
- steve1977 2y agoBut those were not mobile services, more like Apple's implementation of ICQ or MSN Messenger.