line was originally developed as mobile application for Android and IOS smaartphones.The service has since expanded to BlackBerry,Nokia Asha Asia and Oceania, windows Phone ,firefox os and ios tablets.Thee application also exists in versions for laptop and desktop computers using the Microsoft Windows and Mac Os platforms.Line began in 2011 as the brainchild of engineers at NHN japan,the Japanese arm of Naver Cororation based in South Korea.Today the popular messaging service is operated by Line Corporation,a spinoff company headquartered in japan,which still remains a subsidiary of Naver.