You Chose Poorly

Sawyer has ten messaging apps. Mikey has nine. Most everyone with a smartphone has at least five. How is this the new normal? Also, Mikey has a new phone, and Sawyer's apartment is burning. What Sawyer is currently using: iMessage/SMS Facebook Messenger WhatsApp Google Hangouts Slack Miitomo Skype Twitter Instagram Tumblr What Mikey is currently using: Line Viber WhatsApp Facebook Messenger Twitter Instagram iMessage/SMS Slack Show notes: Never mind, I’ll find someone like you Wiki: Instant Messaging Wiki: Comparison of instant messaging clients What's the Deal with All These Messaging Apps? Screw Texting. It’s Time to Pick a Universal Messaging App Trillian & Adium Franz Snowball: all your chat apps in one place on Android Popularity of messaging apps continues to skyrocket The State of Messaging Apps, in 5 Charts The end of apps is here. Long live chat bots XKCD: Standards