Facebook’s combined messaging system won’t arrive this year

Facebook is reportedly working to combine Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram messaging into a single, unified platform, but don’t expect that system to hit anytime soon: CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that the project — “to whatever term we end up doing this” — would likely not show up until 2020 and beyond. “The integration that we’re thinking about, we’re really early in thinking through this,” Zuckerberg said on the company’s Q4 earnings call. “There’s a lot more we need to figure out.” The combined system is a long-term project for Facebook While Zuckerberg wouldn’t provide too many details as to the actual plan for allowing Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp users to communicate, he did elaborate as to why the company is pursing it.... Continue reading…