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And that is entirely Apple's fault. That is one of my main frustrations with Apple: In order to compel more people to use their platform, they made a proprieta
by thomastjeffery 9y ago
And that is entirely Apple's fault.
That is one of my main frustrations with Apple: In order to compel more people to use their platform, they made a proprietary communication service, and preloaded it on all of their devices. Now I have to deal with this arbitrary segregation, just because some corporation decided it would help their bottom line.
This is exactly the kind of practice rms warned us about decades ago, and there is nothing any individual can do about it.
- s73v3r_ 9y agoGoogle Duo works just fine on iPhones.
- thomastjeffery 9y agoThe problem is that it isn't preinstalled, while iMessage and Facetime are. Apple tries very hard to convince its users that its practices are not the problem, but those who choose not to use Apple products. Anything that doesn't come preinstalled is seen as an unnecessary inconvenience by most iPhone users.
- s73v3r_ 9y agoGiven that the app is free, and that people are willing to install apps their friends recommend, I don't think this is much of a barrier. WhatsApp doesn't seem to have this issue, for instance.
- thomastjeffery 9y ago> I don't think this is much of a barrier. Unfortunately, many iOS users do, and Apple cultivates that attitude as its culture.
- s73v3r_ 9y agoNo, they just prefer what iOS provides, or they don't know many people who use WhatsApp. For all it's popularity elsewhere, here in the States, WhatsApp is not used very much. I've never downloaded WhatsApp, mainly because I don't know anyone who's on it. That's a bigger barrier than anything being preinstalled.
- mistermann 9y ago> And that is entirely Apple's fault. If Skype didn't suck so much it could be the cross platform standard.