Automattic acquires Beeper, a source says for $125M, and absorbs its 27 employees; Beeper co-founder Eric Migicovsky will become Automattic's head of messaging
- Automattic purchases Beeper in $125 million deal; CEO to join — Beeper briefly brought Apple's iMessage to Android devices
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- So Automattic bought Texts and *then* *also* bought Beeper. I briefly tried both, but haven't stuck with them - although the promise of a single messenger app was strong, I didn't love the issues with e.g. iMessage. @andypiper@macaw.social · Andy Piper
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- Ooh, this is an interesting one: Automattic (Wordpress, et al) have bought up Beeper. Considering how well they have done with Pocketcasts, which I've been using for years, I'm pretty optimistic about this. — https://techcrunch.com/... @jamesdoc@mas.to · James Doc
- I feel like I could think up a dozen other way Automattic could spend $125 million dollars that aren't this dumb https://techcrunch.com/... @vmstan@vmst.io · Michael Stanclift
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Discussion
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@matthewcassinelli …
Matthew Cassinelli
on mastodon
Can't help but immediately assume Automaticc and Apple will butt heads at some point http://www.techmeme.com/...
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@ericmigi
Eric Migicovsky
on x
In other news, we sold Beeper to @automattic . The deal closed on April 1. The next day was my first day as their Head of Messaging! Beeper, as you know and love it, will continue as an independent team and product within Automattic. Our whole team has moved over, joined by n…
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@batuhan
Batuhan Içöz
on x
tl:dr for our users; assume texts is sort of like beeper local and beeper is sort of like texts cloud. until we release the next best chat app in the world with the best parts of both beeper & texts!
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@parkerortolani
Parker Ortolani
on x
not the first cross platform messaging app that Automattic has purchased, wonder what they're really up to
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@stevejburge
Steve Burge
on x
$50m for Texts and $125m for Beeper. Messaging is a big bet for Automattic. This is an interesting perspective on that bet: [Link to NYT: “Beeper Messaging App Is Acquired as a Bet on a Regulatory Shift"]
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
on x
$125M for a 25 person team whose claim to fame is getting blocked by Apple for trying to interop with iMessage is a sweet exit. Automattic's bet on Tumblr didn't work out and so it's looking at messaging as its next growth vehicle. Telegram is valued at $30B so it makes sense [im…
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@holdenthepage
Holden Page
on x
Wild money in a post-ZIRP environment for a chat app that doesn't have its own moat
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@kylekashuv
Kyle Kashuv
on x
Beeper absolutely rocks. No product has brought me more joy. Excited for Eric and the team. (Just a happy user here)
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@onbeeper
@onbeeper
on x
FYI: Beeper does not currently support iMessage, but there's good reason to be cautiously optimistic about the future. In March, the US government took up our fight and sued Apple for blocking Beeper Mini's access to iMessage. The FCC is also investigating. 🤞 Apple has also an…
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@davidsven
David Woodland
on x
Day 1 Beeper fan. Congrats @ericmigi @bradtgmurray!
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@ericmigi
Eric Migicovsky
on x
After 3 years, Beeper is finally out of beta! No more waitlist - you can head over to https://beeper.com/ and download it today. I'm excited to hear what you think of it. Read more on our blog: https://blog.beeper.com/... Also...👇 [image]
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@artemr
Artem Russakovskii
on x
Whoa, @automattic, the company behind @WordPress and @TextsHQ, is acquiring Beeper @onbeeper, folding Texts into it, and dropping the Beeper waitlist. Techcrunch said the deal is worth $125 million. https://blog.beeper.com/... https://blog.beeper.com/...
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@automattic
@automattic
on x
Your inbox just got better. Welcome to Automattic, Beeper! https://automattic.com/... [image]
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@ericmigi
Eric Migicovsky
on x
🎉🎉🎉
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@colejryan
Cole Ryan
on x
Congrats to @ericmigi and the team at Beeper! The future of messaging is in good hands.
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@onbeeper
@onbeeper
on x
Today, we are opening Beeper's doors wide open - no more waitlist! Get it for free at https://www.beeper.com/...! Thank you to our 115,000 early Beeper users, and 450k patient folks on our waitlist.
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@onbeeper
@onbeeper
on x
Also, I'm excited to announce that Beeper has been acquired by Automattic. This acquisition marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter as we continue our mission to create the best chat app on earth. In many ways, our journey has only just begun. Beeper has just over 115,000.…
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@onbeeper
@onbeeper
on x
Beeper Launch Day: No more waitlist + we joined Automattic! - No more waitlist, Beeper is now available for everyone! - Beeper has been acquired by Automattic - Our new Android app is out of beta Download now: https://beeper.com/ Read more on https://blog.beeper.com/ [image]
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
on x
Beeper - the messaging company that recently fought Apple over bringing iMessage to Android - has been acquired by WordPress maker Automattic for $125 million https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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r/beeper
r
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WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M | TechCrunch