Wickr
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Wickr developed encrypted messaging products for consumers, enterprises and government organizations.
02 / Wickr FAILURE REASONS
Failure reasons
AWS closed the consumer product Wickr Me while concentrating on enterprise and public-sector communications. The decision concerned the free consumer service, not the closure of all Wickr products.
03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Acquisition
Wickr was acquired.
- Consumer service discontinued
Wickr Me was scheduled to end on 31 December 2023; enterprise and government services were outside this closure.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
Material for this section is being gathered and checked. It will appear here once ready.
Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN
How the factors connect
- 01
AWS prioritized enterprise and government communications
- 02
Consumer Wickr Me deprioritized
- 03
Free consumer service discontinued