“It’s time for Apple to fix texting”
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“It’s time for Apple to fix texting”
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#2Why would Apple fix something that do not affect Apple users ?
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#3I can’t take this site seriously. It says it’s ‘not about’ the green and blue bubbles.
It is, and it’s largely that Apple has a vested interest in making their ecosystem look so much better in general.
If I’m texting my friends with an Android and group chat, etc; isn’t working properly - I will automatically assume something about Android is broken, because it works perfectly to my other friends who use iPhones.
Apple will never - ever - ‘fix’ this, because it’s not ‘broken’, it’s a design meant to create the illusion that iOS is the better ecosystem.
iMessage is one of Apple’s most valuable psychological tricks to keep people within the ecosystem, or convert others to join in.
This is a waste of a call to action.
It will be about as effective as praying to Rain Gods for rain. :P
Apple has a massive vested interest in not fixing this ‘problem’.
There’s also a ton of cross platform messaging apps that already have no issues when used with each other - including popular open source ones like Signal.
The websites’ creator has their heart in the right place, but their mind is confused. This is all intentional on Apple’s part. It’s genius and they know it. They will never willingly stop a plan that is working so very well.
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#4Who uses sms anymore these days?
I tried to go back to a non-smart phone, but it was impossible due to not having whatsapp. That might be a 'local' thing though, not sure.
Anyway, they should just release imessage for android; that would piss off meta too, which is a win in my book ;)
Re: “It’s time for Apple to fix texting”
#5Why would Apple fix something that do not affect Apple users ?
Per the article, they do affect iPhone users.
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#6I would agree more if the RCS standard wasn’t also hot garbage…
I would encourage anyone who is curious to read more about it. It’s taken so long to gain traction that it has also become somewhat legacy. Also, it still requires a carrier sponsored phone plan? How is this “modern” in comparison to say every other carrier agnostic messaging app in existence?
Also this: https://twitter.com/RonAmadeo/status/1480679515298934786
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#7Who uses sms anymore these days? I tried to go back to a non-smart phone, but it was impossible due to not having whatsapp. That might be a 'local' thing though, not sure. Anyway, they should just release imessage for android; that would piss off meta too, which is a win in my book ;)
I use and prefer that others use SMS for messaging me. I do have other communication apps, but by far and away SMS is my daily driver.
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#8I can’t take this site seriously. It says it’s ‘not about’ the green and blue bubbles. It is , and it’s largely that Apple has a vested interest in making their ecosystem look so much better in general. If I’m texting my friends with an Android and group chat, etc; isn’t working properly - I will automatically assume something about Android is broken, because it works perfectly to my other friends who use iPhones. Ap…
You've explained the subtext of the article. Which means the article did need to be written.
Re: “It’s time for Apple to fix texting”
#9Who uses sms anymore these days? I tried to go back to a non-smart phone, but it was impossible due to not having whatsapp. That might be a 'local' thing though, not sure. Anyway, they should just release imessage for android; that would piss off meta too, which is a win in my book ;)
Plenty of people in Europe with our pre-pay SIM cards, having like 5 000 free SMS per month, minimum.
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#10Why would Apple fix something that do not affect Apple users ?
Per the article, they do affect iPhone users.
The article is an ad from Google. They have a vested interest.
While I'm sure there are grains of truth in the article, I'm also sure they're presented in such a way to lead you to a conclusion.
Google wants to either get access to the iMessage ecosystem or relegate it to the fringe. Because they can exert pressure on RCS, they cannot exert pressure on iMessage.