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I'm not writing it off yet. More of my friends are calling than in 2007 when it was texting, IM and then the mass rush to Facebook. Quite a few are now cuttin
by anexprogrammer 10y ago
I'm not writing it off yet.
More of my friends are calling than in 2007 when it was texting, IM and then the mass rush to Facebook. Quite a few are now cutting down Facebook, a couple have left completely.
Maybe it's an age thing, but I find a 30 min call much more effective at "topping up the friendship" than any number of minutes online chat. I had a very early ICQ, and no end of IM since, but since smart phones the fragmentation has got so ridiculous I rarely bother. I think I'd need to install about 10 with 2-5 contacts in each to cover most and miss everyone using iMessage of course (never did understand why Apple didn't release for multiple platforms).
- seanp2k2 10y agoThey didn't support multiple platforms for the same reason Blackberry's BBM was a Blackberry exclusive; platform lock-in. I have iMessage and I love using it with people I text regularly. It still works for SMS, but it's a degraded experience. There are tons of other options now, but I still use iMessage the most since it's the best-integrated messenger on iOS, and they'll keep it that way with things like private APIs + total control over the App Store.