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Sen. Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper's iMessage on Android app

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Re: Sen. Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper's iMessage on Android app

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Post by gnicholas »

cute_boi wrote: post #4

I don't know why Beeper was putting their future on something that was reversed engineered. It is so easy for apple to deny list those keys used from hacked iphones...

Apparently they have a broader offering that aggregates messaging across various different platforms (though not iMessage anymore). I have also wondered if the value prop is sufficient if iMessage is not in the mix, but have concluded that their team is probably smarter/more well informed than me, and they're dedicating years of their lives to this!

Re: Sen. Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper's iMessage on Android app

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Post by shermozle »

gnicholas wrote: post #7
cute_boi wrote: post #4

I don't know why Beeper was putting their future on something that was reversed engineered. It is so easy for apple to deny list those keys used from hacked iphones...

Apparently they have a broader offering that aggregates messaging across various different platforms (though not iMessage anymore). I have also wondered if the value prop is sufficient if iMessage is not in the mix, but have concluded that their team is probably smarter/more well informed than me, and they're dedicating years of their lives to this!

I've been using Beeper for a while now and have zero interest in iMessage. It aggregates Discord, Signal, SMS, LinkedIn, Slack, Twitter, WhatsApp message into one place. It's fantastic!

(Though it's recently developed a weird bug where my Signal messages out aren't delivered to the remote recipient... Such is the nature of adversarial interoperability.)

Re: Sen. Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper's iMessage on Android app

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Post by gnicholas »

shermozle wrote: post #8
gnicholas wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apparently they have a broader offering that aggregates messaging across various different platforms (though not iMessage anymore). I have also wondered if the value prop is sufficient if iMessage is not in the mix, but have concluded that their team is probably smarter/more well informed than me, and they're dedicating years of their lives to this!

I've been using Beeper for a while now and have zero interest in iMessage. It aggregates Discord, Signal, SMS, LinkedIn, Slack, Twitter, WhatsApp message into one place. It's fantastic! (Though it's recently developed a weird bug where my Signal messages out aren't delivered to the remote recipient... Such is the nature of adversarial interoperability.)

Are you paying for this, or are all of the features you use part of their free offering? I didn't realize until just now that they created a free tier: https://blog.beeper.com/p/beeper-is-now-free

Re: Sen. Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper's iMessage on Android app

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Post by pipeline_peak »

“Big Tech executives are protecting profits by squashing competitors”

Beeper isn’t a competitor to Apple, they’re a pest. The type of pest that could be squashed like a bug if Apple ever chose to support Android.

But they chose not to, and while I don’t agree with that, it’s their platform. All this company is doing is cashing in on that.

I’m an advocate for reverse engineering and FOSS, but once you try to monetize like this, that’s a dangerous game.

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