In its favor, the mobile
chat app space is one that is open to competition.
Given that
the chat app space is growing at rapid speed, most companies are happy to share their figures — in declining to do so, WhatsApp is leaving question marks over its presence.
Facebook is absolutely right to look at moving into the mobile
chat app space however, with WhatsApp losing its «international shine», it would do better to look at a fresher (and less expensive) rival, or bring real - time chat features and other improvements to its own messaging app, which it bolstered when it bought Beluga.
Not exact matches
Both of the executives were demonstrating Facebook's
Spaces virtual reality
app in which people can chit -
chat, play games, and interact with each other in digital worlds.
You might already use Slack or Convo today, two of the most popular
apps in this
space, but the big news here is that, with a simple click if you're already using Microsoft Office 365 for word processing and email, you can now
chat with colleagues, exchange documents, start a Skype phone call, and communicate in real - time.
With the
Spaces app, people can interact with other Oculus Rift users inside a virtual playground where they can
chat, draw 3D animations, and frolic with digital avatars that resemble cartoonish versions of their real selves.
Perhaps its biggest competitor in the
space is the hot enterprise software startup Slack, whose
chat app is used by several big companies like Capital One and IBM.
However, Microsoft faces a lot of competition in what's becoming an increasingly crowded
space of work - and -
chat apps.
Mobile
chat, the category of
apps that facilitate the exchange of messages, emojis, photos and other content over the Internet from a smartphone or tablet, is an increasingly crowded
space.
The West Hollywood - based
app calls itself «the new way to furnish your
space», letting users
chat to a...
Companies like Avvo with its Advisor product, LegalZoom with it's subscription legal plan, and QuickLegal with its on demand video
chat app, have all started making a foray into the on demand legal advice
space.
Coinbase, a cryptocurrency broker and one of the best funded startups in the
space, recently built a
chat - and - payment
app called Token that's also based on the Ethereum network.
The
app's Snapchat Stories clone Messenger Day launched in March to heavy criticism, with some saying the broadcast social media feature doesn't fit in the
chat utility and stole screen
space from the message threads.
The problem is they'll have to download the
app but won't get any bells and whistles or the ability to connect with Google
Chat, Hangouts,
Spaces, the upcoming Allo messaging product, or Google's Android SMS
app.