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> It doesn't make sense to complain that iMessage isn't what you want it to be. Why not? I don't know the specifics of this case, but if you are a user as well
by parennoob 10y ago
> It doesn't make sense to complain that iMessage isn't what you want it to be.
Why not? I don't know the specifics of this case, but if you are a user as well as developer that is going to release apps on the App Store and give x% of your revenue to Apple, it might make a lot of sense for Apple to listen carefully when you complain that iMessage is horrible and a pain to script around.
You really love iMessage because it is free from spam and abuse, not because it is tied-down. It is Apple's job to make it the former and avoid the latter.
- sjwright 10y ago> Why not? Because alternatives exist that satisfy your needs. > You really love iMessage because it is free from spam and abuse, not because it is tied-down. It is free from spam and abuse because it is tied-down. This isn't a controversial statement; it's one of the famously difficult problems in computer networks. Nobody has solved it.
- TeMPOraL 10y ago> Because alternatives exist that satisfy your needs. This argument makes sense only in applications that can be substituted for one another. With IMs, like with social networks, you'd have to replace not just the app, but also your friends. Since you are in a way being forced to use that particular communications app, it makes sense to ask it to complain about it getting worse.
- nilved 10y agoFor one, other commenters in this thread (including the #1) post about receiving spam on iMessage. For two, you can't say that you receive less spam on iMessage for any particular reason, or that that reason can't apply to other messaging apps.