iMessage was introduced in 2011 alongside iOS 5. It was believed to be Apple’s answer to platform-exclusive messaging platforms like BlackBerry’s BBM and Samsung’s ChatON at that time. Prior to that, the Messages app was mainly used for sending/receiving regular text messages and MMS.
However it seems that thanks to more iPhones being adopted on an annual basis, along with more iPads being sold, it looks like Apple’s iMessages is quite a hit amongst iOS users. According to a recent Q&A session that Apple’s CEO Tim Cook had with investors, it was revealed that the number of iMessages sent a day currently numbers at 40 billion. (more…)
Apple Handles 40 Billion iMessages, 15-20 Million FaceTime Calls Daily original content from Ubergizmo.