WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M
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WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M
WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M | TechCrunch
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The deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the matter, is Automattic's second acquisition of a cross-platform messaging solution.

kinda like trillian in the olden days… not sure all them proprietary services are gonna let 'em use their platforms though.

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I’ve never heard of Beeper.

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That’s the one that was able to bridge iMessage to Matrix for about 5 minutes until Apple shut them down to defend their walled garden and anticompetitive behaviour.

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sounds about right haha

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