WordPress.com Owner Buys Beeper, App That Enabled iMessage on Android

Automattic purchases Beeper in $125 million deal; CEO to join
Beeper briefly brought Apple’s iMessage to Android devices

Beeper’s Eric Migicovsky is joining Automattic as part of an acquisition deal.Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg

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April 9, 2024 at 10:30 AM EDT

Automattic Inc., the internet company behind popular online blogging service WordPress.com, acquired the messaging app at the heart of a recent dispute with Apple Inc.

In a deal announced Tuesday, Automattic is buying the Beeper app and absorbing its 27 employees. That includes Beeper co-founder Eric Migicovsky, who will become Automattic’s head of messaging.

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