Again, as I stated... it's Apple system. It's their choice.
But these gaming companies is quite different from what's going in the states with iMessage... Heck, I could get Mario Kart on Android or iOS? Does iMessage exist cross-platform?
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Department of Justice and FTC Looking Into Beeper iMessage Controversy
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But these gaming companies is quite different from what's going in the states with iMessage... Heck, I could get Mario Kart on Android or iOS? Does iMessage exist cross-platform?
It’s also their point though. Beeper could do that, rather than ripping off iMessage.
Mostly agree with this, I think that for interoperability between messaging apps (something the EU is currently legislating) all messaging apps should fallback to either SMS or (better) RCS. This would of course require Apple to allow third party SMS/RCS apps which would be a good thing IMO.
There is absolutely no reason Beeper should get to essentially steal another companies messaging service for their own use.
I don’t care if it’s bipartisan or not. Those politicians on both sides have to be voted out of office. I am not advocating anyone break the law but this administration has to go and be voted out, leaving no doubt what the voters were thinking.
what other technology? Beeper was hijacking into Apple’s own technology..
Alright, let’s build everyone their “perfect phone” and “perfect computer”. Because kumbaya kumbaye - the world is perfect and peaceful.
Not fantastic. Because in order to use iMessage I have no other option to buy an Apple device... that's not good look.
I don't understand why be against it. It helps everyone involved... including Apple users, answer me this... why do you not want iMessage on Android?
Apple should not be forced to make iMessage cross platform. End of discussion. Google has had their chance to make an iMessage competitor and they fumbled it hard, that’s the only reason why they’ve been pressuring Apple to support RCS.
You can get a microtransaction-heavy demo of Mario Kart on mobile, but the 40 million selling Mario Kart 8, is only available on Switch.
But it seems like you agree that Apple has the right to choose here. You just think they SHOULD release for Android. Which is a valid opinion. That just simply doesn’t give the right to piggyback on their servers and do it yourself.
Partly off topic - but why do they care so much about privacy when it runs (encrypted as always) on an Android device) but nothing about MacOS running as Hackintosh with Bootloaders, Kernel Extensions and god knows what else?
If anything was really security impacting, id take a look into the hackintosh world.
If anything was really security impacting, id take a look into the hackintosh world.
I am not against an iMessage client for android, but there is no reason they should be forced to build one nor should they be prevented from shutting down one that is essentially stealing from them (servers and messaging systems aren't free to run).
You also have to buy an Apple device to use iMovie. What’s your point?
That’s exactly the way a platform value add works for a consumer lifestyle device.
LOL yeah let’s get the civil rights division and EEOC involved 😂
Maybe you right.
But at this point, iMessage being locked to Apple devices particularly iPhones (given their popularity) ... has become something DOJ should look into. And yeah, Google had their chance to create an iMessage competitor... but you notice that each attempt was cross-platform.
I don’t think anybody here is against having iMessage on Android. I actually think Apple should do it. But I don’t think we should contort antitrust law to force Apple to do something they obviously don’t want to do.
Why? iMessage is a message protocol, should the DOJ look into the fact that WhatsApp messaging protocol is tied to the WattsApp application? Or the fact that Messages protocol is tied to the Messages application?
What is anti-competitive about having a messaging protocol that only works on one platform when there are countless protocols that are cross platform?
Google has every right to choose to make it cross platform, just like Apple has every right to choose to not make iMessage cross platform.
What are they looking into here? I don't think it is against the law to deny access to assets that are not for public consumption.
Well, from my perspective... it prevents a user from switching.
Is the government really going to bat for a shady company using surreptitious methods because of a green bubble? Furthermore, this is all moot since they’ll be incorporating RCS messaging in the future.
You can export your messaging history from the messaging protocol which gives you your history before you switch.
Do any messaging protocols actually support importing of message histories? I'm not really into this scene but by this logic the fact that you can't export from Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp also prevent switching to other messaging services.
Who would you vote in that you consider more competent? One cannot vote politicians out, only others in.
It really doesn’t, imo. But okay I understand YMMV.
If your reason for not switching is because you don't want to lose something you like, it just sounds like Apple is doing their job right.