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Re:A new basis for open, distributed, real-time communication by huntaub on Thursday September 04, 2014 @12:26PM (#8269161)
This is a very cool project, and one that I am very partial to. I agree that having a common application layer for structured data would be incredibly useful for developers and users across the board by freeing data from the big silos.

Question: Are you looking to expand beyond IM and VoIP, or do you see those as the main areas where the protocol will function?

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Re:A new basis for open, distributed, real-time communication by oddvar on Thursday September 04, 2014 @12:56PM (#8269342)
as per the FAQ: The initial goal of Matrix is to fix the fragmentation of VoIP and IM, but Matrix’s real potential and ultimate mission is to be a new and truly open ecosystem on the Internet enabling services, devices and people to easily communicate with each other.

I'd say IM and VoIP would be the obvious common cases, but Matrix can and will be used to solve all kinds of problems!

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