Pressure grows on Apple to open up iMessage::Samsung has joined Google’s campaign to force Apple to make iMessage RCS-compatible—but European regulators are more likely to get that job done.

  • danielfgom@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Unless the EU makes them use RCS they never will. In the US iMessage is literally THE REASON people buy the iPhone. It’s their main selling point. They don’t care how much pressure you place on them, they aren’t going to lose those sales willingly.

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      9 months ago

      The EU has dragged Apple through the mud in order to make them change for the better, they will be able to do the same.

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        9 months ago

        If what the first commenter said is true. They will just implement RCS or an alternative in the EU and make up some reason why they can’t or won’t for the US market.

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          9 months ago

          I’ll take it. Whatever makes them suffer at least a little bit. (Apple, that is.)

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      9 months ago

      I have seen people literally say they like that iMessage is exclusive, and they like to keep Android users away/separate

      It was reeking of classism in addition to being generally a terrible thing to read