From CNET: Samsung told CNET today that ChatOn will be discontinued on 1 February 2015 everywhere except the US. It will then shut down in the US at an unconfirmed date soon after, with the delay due to "existing contractual obligations with US mobile carriers."
Samsung says the decision was made "as we strive to meet evolving consumer needs by focusing on our core services."
For many, instant messaging on mobile phones first came to prominence thanks to BlackBerry Messenger. BlackBerry devices have always been marketed to business types for their security and productivity features, but in past years an unexpected secondary market sprang up: teenagers. BlackBerry's messaging service BBM was a hit with text-happy kids because it was free so they could chat to each other constantly without racking up text fees.
Such was the popularity of BBM among the yoof it was even blamed for the UK's Tottenham riots in 2011.
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