Great article, Ted. It's a pattern we've all seen before - whoever nails the core utility / experience (Google->search, FB->friending) gets to build a massive p

Great article, Ted. It's a pattern we've all seen before - whoever nails the core utility / experience (Google->search, FB->friending) gets to build a massive platform around it. And messaging is clearly at the core (if not THE core) of the smartphone.