Inside Matrix, the protocol that might finally make messaging apps interoperable

https://lemmy.world/post/993833

Inside Matrix, the protocol that might finally make messaging apps interoperable - Lemmy.world

ARTICLE LINK [https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/30/inside-matrix-the-protocol-that-might-finally-make-messaging-apps-interoperable/] ^just because I sometimes miss them when the post has a text body^ So, I kept seeing the option to list a “Matrix” username in my lemmy profile across various instances, but I had no idea what Matrix actually was. This is from last December so it’s not hot off the press, but it was a good read and I wanted to share it in hopes it might help add some context for anyone else like me wondering what it’s all about!

So why is Matrix allowed to survive when XMPP (the original protocol that made messaging apps interoperable) was killed when it started to thrive?
A few big companies, notably Google (with Google Talk), made a concerted EEE effort to kill XMPP.
Embrace, extend, and extinguish - Wikipedia