Cross platform messaging

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing executable instructions configured to, when executed, cause the apparatus to:
• receive a plurality of email messages by a messaging application having a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface of the messaging application comprises an instant messaging interface in a first display region displaying only instant messages and an email messaging interface in a second display region displaying only email messages;
• and
• processing, by the messaging application, each of the plurality of email messages as either an email message or as an instance message by:
• determining whether to process the email message as only an email message or only as an instant message,
• displaying, by the messaging application, the email message in the email messaging interface if it is determined that the email message should be processed only as an email message, and
• display, by the messaging application, text included in the email message within the instant message interface if it is determined that the email message should be processed only as an instant message,
• wherein at least one of the plurality of email messages is processed by the messaging application as an email message, and at least one of the plurality of email messages is processed by the messaging application as an instant message, and wherein when a particular email message is processed as an instant message that particular email message is not also processed as an email message.

One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing executable instructions configured to, when executed, cause an apparatus to:

• receive a plurality of email messages by a messaging application having a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface of the messaging application comprises the instant messaging interface in a first display region displaying only instant messages and an email messaging interface in a second display region displaying only email messages;
• and
• process, by the messaging application, each of the plurality of email messages as either an email message or as an instance message by:
• determining whether to process the email message as only an email message or only as an instant message,
• displaying, by the messaging application, the email message in the email messaging interface if it is determined that the email message should be processed only as an email message, and
• displaying, by the messaging application, text included in the email message within the instant message interface if it is determined that the email message should be processed only as an instant message,
• wherein at least one of the plurality of email messages is processed by the messaging application as an email message, and at least one of the plurality of email messages is processed by the messaging application as an instant message, and wherein when a particular email message is processed as an instant message that particular email message is not also processed as an email message.