Does anyone know the reasoning behind this? Off the feature list, it seems like it has little more to offer than Whatsapp, and easy worse platform support..
They also acquired TalkTo, a startup that lets you chat to business. The ability to talk to your friends using Talk is just a trojan horse to connecting you with businesses later on, where real money would be made.
http://blog.path.com/post/89363978092/path-talkto