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Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus... by stirner on Saturday June 04, 2016 @09:50AM (#11836305)
> Why waste resources on an inferior web version when they can focus their attention on the very successful mobile app.

Perhaps because the web version is not limited to the proprietary runtime of a single operating system.

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Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus... by baby on Saturday June 04, 2016 @11:28AM (#11836637)
I would think most phones support a messenger app. Except if you have a really old or bare phone, but then it might not even support internet?
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Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus... by stirner on Sunday June 05, 2016 @12:37AM (#11839648)
There are many devices that are not smartphones.

Yes, most devices support the abstract concept of a messenger app, but they each have their own runtimes and APIs that the app must be written for. Writing a web version supports a huge number of clients in a single pass.

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