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This seems like a terrible idea which would merely entrench monopolies further. Phone number interoperability was to establish an unbranded phone network that
by zaroth 7y ago
This seems like a terrible idea which would merely entrench monopolies further.
Phone number interoperability was to establish an unbranded phone network that could be serviced by any telco. Making every service deliver messages to and from Facebook would be an absolute nightmare.
- amelius 7y agoWhy would every message need to end up on Facebook? Perhaps you should think of it more as e.g. e-mail.
- gingabriska 7y agoEconomies of scale. Whoever can do it cheaper and at scale gets the job.
- username444 7y agoPerspective is important. Messaging is already so inexpensive as to be free, it's time to move towards the other end of the pendulum. We need privacy and accountability more than the ability to further reduce the cost of a message from $0.0001 to $0.00005
- MereInterest 7y agoHow would requiring use of an open API entrench a monopoly? If I could send messages from IRC to Facebook, that would be one less reason to have a Facebook account.
- mises 7y agoPhone lines are very expensive, and there is limited space. In other words, phone interoperability was regulated into place because no one can have five telephones. Many people have five messaging apps. Its inconvenient, but not like a phone.