Facebook Messenger bots are here and they want to kill apps
 

Facebook Messenger bots are here and they want to kill apps
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As predicted, developers can **w build bots inside Facebook Messenger.

The an**uncement was one of the highlights of Facebook’s jam-packed F8 schedule and it further proves what many have been predicting for a long time, bots are the future.

Right **w, the bots that are available are more limited – and the discovery process isn’t perfect – but it’s clear **w, more than ever, that bots make a lot of sense.

Beyond that, Messenger’s bot strategy speaks to a few realities of modern computing and communication.



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