Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app
Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app
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Illegal Anti-Competitive / Cartel behaviour, yes??
Apple, you are only exempt-from-law UNTIL the regulators decide to do their jobs honestly.
THEN, you're hosed.
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71 0 ReplyI mean, even the EU already exempted iMessage from the new rules.
Because they already follow a standard. SMS and MMS.
And with them adopting RCS? There’s nothing they can force to open iMessage.
20 0 ReplyThey exempted iMessage because it's not big in Europe. If it were as big as in the US it would've fallen under the DMA.
33 0 ReplyExactly I don't know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
25 0 ReplyI have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it's very rare.
2 0 ReplyCurious, what are the most popular apps used?
1 0 ReplyLiterally everyone I know uses WhatsApp. It's probably been over a decade since I last sent or received an actual SMS (except for 2FA codes).
9 0 ReplyI'd rather not use a meta application just to send an SMS. I have WhatsApp but it's only for communication with overseas relatives.
With RCS I don't see the appeal of WhatsApp
2 0 ReplyAnd that mindset is why iMessage is popular in the US /shrug
2 0 ReplyThe appeal is: 100% of your family and friends use it. A good fraction of businesses use it for customer service too. Not using it will have you left out of a pretty big chunk of social life.
1 0 ReplyWhatsApp works on Android (AOSP), while RCS only works on Google-approved versions of Android. But I am not about to use both.
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WhatsApp
6 0 ReplyAccording to this:
- FB Messenger
- Viber
- Telegram
5 0 ReplyI use Telegram.
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In the Netherlands: whatsapp. You can't avoid whatsapp here. Telegram is used by a smaller fraction, but it got a bit of a bad rep during the pandemic due to primarily attracting anti-vax rioters.
2 0 ReplyIn Japan and a lot of Asia, most people use LINE.
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TIL iMessage is still a thing.
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Tentatively exempted. The decision isn't final.
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