Similarly, Telegram, a cloud-based instant messaging service, was launched in 2013.
Facebook, in 2011, launched its own instant messaging app-Facebook Messenger (or now simply, Messenger)-which has evolved into the company’s flagship app which integrates several services into a solitary platform. Six years ago, two former Yahoo! employees, Brian Acton and Jan Koum, launched WhatsApp, a mobile internet-based messaging app, which was later bought by Facebook for $19 billion in 2014. The instant messaging space has seen repeated disruption over the last decade. Google, however, allowed the service to function over third-party apps, available on platforms other than Windows (iOS, Android etc). On a similar note, last year Google shut down its standalone Google Talk software (on Windows), forcing users to migrate to its Hangouts app. Through its integration, it allowed the existing Live user to log into Skype and access its calling facilities. In the case of the Windows Live Messenger, its death was confirmed soon after Microsoft purchased Skype, the popular peer-to-peer internet telephony or VoIP calling software. Yahoo Messenger joins the Windows Live Messenger (or MSN Messenger in its previous avatar) among iconic ’90s softwares, making way for new-age communication apps.
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