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Messenger, [11] also known as Facebook Messenger, is an American proprietary instant messaging service developed by Meta Platforms.Originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008, the client application of Messenger is currently available on iOS and Android mobile platforms, Windows and macOS desktop platforms, through the Messenger.com web application, and on the standalone Facebook Portal ...
Microsoft announced that it had purchased a 1.6% share of Facebook for $240 million ($353 million in 2023 dollars [31]), giving Facebook an implied value of around $15 billion ($22 billion in 2023 dollars [31]). Facebook focused on generating revenue through targeted advertising based on user data, a model that drove its rapid financial growth.
The lock screen displayed notifications (sorted by priority using an internal algorithm) from both Facebook and other apps on cards, while also displaying updates in a similar format. [1] Home aimed to hide as much of the Android shell as possible; by default, interface elements such as the status bar on the top of the screen were hidden. [2]
Windows 10 May 2019 Update [1] (also known as version 1903 [2] and codenamed "19H1" [3]) is the seventh major update to Windows 10 and the first to use a more descriptive codename (including the year and the order released) instead of the "Redstone" [4] or "Threshold" codename. It carries the build number 10.0.18362.
Facebook launched the Facebook Platform on May 24, 2007, providing a framework for software developers to create applications that interact with core Facebook features. [1] [2] A markup language called Facebook Markup Language was introduced simultaneously; it is used to customize the "look and feel" of applications that developers create.
On February 19, 2014, one year after a venture capital financing round at a $1.5 billion valuation, [39] Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms) announced it was acquiring WhatsApp for US$19 billion, its largest acquisition to date. [22] At the time, it was the largest acquisition of a venture-capital-backed company in history. [21]
[159] [160] Chinese companies are building a PC and mobile operating system, based on Android, to "compete directly with Microsoft Windows and Google Android". [161] The Chinese Academy of Engineering noted that "more than a dozen" companies were customizing Android following a Chinese ban on the use of Windows 8 on government PCs.
Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system built around user-generated content and games, [1] [2] officially referred to as "experiences". [3] Games can be created by any user through the platforms game engine, Roblox Studio, [4] and then shared to and played by other players. [1]