Facebook's Zuckerberg explains why users were forced to download separate Messenger app

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Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained that the social networking giant forced users of its main mobile application to download a separate Messenger app for messaging because it felt that apps should do one thing well and users could be better served by having a standalone messaging app that performed that function well.

The change, which went into effect over the summer, caused a backlash among users, who felt annoyed at having to download another app in order to use what had been one of the core features of Facebook’s main app. (As things stand, Facebook counted 703 million mobile daily active users on average as of Sept. 30, an increase of 39 percent year-over-year, so the change didn’t exactly hurt that much.)

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