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		lostlogin on Dec 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How WhatsApp became an unstoppable global cultural... > 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 Messages: 2007 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messages_(Apple) iMessage: 2011 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMessage WhatsApp: 2009 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp

emchammer on Dec 14, 2024 | [–]

Tidbit: The original iChat had an IPv6 link-local messaging function which worked entirely without Internet access or servers.

steve1977 on Dec 15, 2024 | | [–]

There also was an iChat server for Mac OS X Server IIRC.

steve1977 on Dec 15, 2024 | [–]

But those were not mobile services, more like Apple's implementation of ICQ or MSN Messenger.

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