Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square220fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down132
arrow-up1418arrow-down1external-linkApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square220fedilink
minus-squareEarthwormjim91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·11 months agoI 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.
minus-squarejormaig@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·11 months agoThey 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.
minus-squarefilister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·11 months agoExactly I don’t know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
minus-squarepolle@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoTIL iMessage is still a thing.
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoTentatively exempted. The decision isn’t final.
I 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.
They 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.
Exactly I don’t know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
TIL iMessage is still a thing.
Tentatively exempted. The decision isn’t final.