Countdown is on.., page-314

Funny how Thred are a Hong Kong born company hey?..

How many Australian expats are living over there?..

Thred aka the Western WeChat quietly launches its technology while the world is focussed on bombing in Syria and the inconsistencies of the new US President.

Will we become Microsoft owned?..

Was there a handshake deal to keep our little minnow afloat when we ran flush out of cash last year and looked down for the count?.. Were MSFT so taken aback by this technology (as was Facebook when it was presented to VP Dan Rose?) that they threw them a lifeline in the form of Bizspark admission?.. and were given the title "key startup partner in the mobile and messaging space"?..

Listen we will give you all the resources and support you need to get this product up and running.. but.. you launch on our Toolbar in the Office Suite. We get first dibs on your tech..

MSFT behind the eightball on social. Did they identify Thred as their ticket to hit the other players in this space hard while they are fumbling about with chatbots and how to monetise their various silos?..

I'd like to think this is pretty close to the mark tbh

We shall see in due course.