Decade of tech startups: MXIT, the rise and fall of Africa’s mobile revolution
CAPE TOWN – O
ne of the biggest tech names to join the South African tech
cemetery
in the last decade is one Stellenbosch founded social network, Mxit.
ne of the biggest tech names to join the South African tech
cemetery
in the last decade is one Stellenbosch founded social network, Mxit.
What was then considered to be the biggest instant messaging platform in the country became a victim of tech developments such as WhatsApp. In the history of Mixers,as Mxit users were known then, 2015 will forever be remembered as the sad moment for millions of users of this African tech giant.
Mxit was officially closed down in 2015 and its intellectual property handed over to a trust, known as The Reach Trust, to focus on education efforts.
Source: iol.co.za
