At the very least, hopefully Apple will notice that there is enough of an appetite for iMessage on Android that people are getting innovative about it.
The point is to get people to buy iPhones because of getting shunned for green bubbles. It came out in litigation, the CEO straight up admitted it in writing
That was an interesting read. There wasn’t actually any mention of green bubbles from Apple indicated in the article, but the emails referenced in a different article linked in that one quoted a top exec’s concern that adding iMessage to Android would only remove a barrier to parents buying their kids something other than an iPhone. The intent is pretty clear that they don’t want Android and iPhone users to be able communicate fairly in iMessage.
Still, isn’t RCS support enough? I mean, assuming you simply refuse to just ask other people to download a different app?
From a technical POV, sure. For the average person if Apple doesn’t show RCS as blue bubble? They still won’t care, and will keep excluding people, and keep getting Apple phone sales
What’s their motivation? Unless they charge for it, the other service to non customers and remove one of the barriers keeping people in iOS.
I’ve read that EU won’t force it to open, so either there is profit involved or I don’t see apple doing it.
I know all that. It’s the reason why it’s not considered by the EU. But doesn’t address the fact that the is no reason for Apple to open up, unless I’m missing something
Apple reportedly built a version of iMessages for Android a long time ago. Then they realized how many phones their bubble scheme sold and reversed course.
At the very least, hopefully Apple will notice that there is enough of an appetite for iMessage on Android that people are getting innovative about it.
The point is to get people to buy iPhones because of getting shunned for green bubbles. It came out in litigation, the CEO straight up admitted it in writing
Do you have a source on this? Sounds like an interesting read.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/8/23343336/apple-tim-cook-imessage-blue-green-bubbles-texting-rcs
That was an interesting read. There wasn’t actually any mention of green bubbles from Apple indicated in the article, but the emails referenced in a different article linked in that one quoted a top exec’s concern that adding iMessage to Android would only remove a barrier to parents buying their kids something other than an iPhone. The intent is pretty clear that they don’t want Android and iPhone users to be able communicate fairly in iMessage.
Still, isn’t RCS support enough? I mean, assuming you simply refuse to just ask other people to download a different app?
From a technical POV, sure. For the average person if Apple doesn’t show RCS as blue bubble? They still won’t care, and will keep excluding people, and keep getting Apple phone sales
What’s their motivation? Unless they charge for it, the other service to non customers and remove one of the barriers keeping people in iOS. I’ve read that EU won’t force it to open, so either there is profit involved or I don’t see apple doing it.
Nobody (a small subset) uses that in the EU.
iPhones are a status symbol as they are in the US but only play a small part in here (65% Android).
https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/184516/umfrage/marktanteil-der-mobilen-betriebssysteme-in-europa-seit-2009/
The US alone has a 53% share for iOS.
https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/77324/umfrage/marktanteile-der-betriebssysteme-fuer-smartphones-in-den-usa/
I know all that. It’s the reason why it’s not considered by the EU. But doesn’t address the fact that the is no reason for Apple to open up, unless I’m missing something
Apple reportedly built a version of iMessages for Android a long time ago. Then they realized how many phones their bubble scheme sold and reversed course.