Zoho’s Chief Scientist class=”backlink” target=”_blank” href=”https://www.livemint.com/news/india/come-back-home-sridhar-vembus-advice-to-h-1b-visa-holders-says-it-may-take-5-years-to-build-your-lives-but-11758444234408.html” data-vars-page-type=”story” data-vars-link-type=”Manual” data-vars-anchor-text=”Sridhar Vembu”>Sridhar Vembu on September 30 clarified that he wants the company’s breakout messaging app to be “interoperable like UPI and email” and not closed like rival WhatsApp. In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Vembu added: “We do not want to be a monopoly ever”.
Sridhar Vembu on his vision for Arattai
In a post on X, early on September 30, Vembu wrote, “On class=”backlink” target=”_blank” href=”https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/arattai-sees-3-000-to-350-000-sign-ups-a-day-could-zohos-messaging-platform-be-india-s-whatsapp-rival-11759114648416.html” data-vars-page-type=”story” data-vars-link-type=”Manual” data-vars-anchor-text=”Arattai”>Arattai, we have initiated discussions with Sharad Sharma of iSpirt, the group that did the technical work to make UPI happen, to standardize and…

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