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- I could never get used to the keyboards - The devices I owned were generally pretty slow, or got slow over time - iMessage lock-in - Hundreds of dollars in
by reilly3000 7y ago
- I could never get used to the keyboards
- The devices I owned were generally pretty slow, or got slow over time
- iMessage lock-in
- Hundreds of dollars invested in Apple purchases
- The app ecosystem, while giant, always seemed to be junky to me
- a few iOS-only apps
- I never found a decent SMS from desktop solution, although I'm sure they are out there
- Vaguely superior hardware
- Animojis is probably the biggest one
- peteretep 7y ago> iMessage lock-in > SMS from desktop solution > Animojis is probably the biggest one Every so often I am reminded people still use SMS, and by extension, iMessage. I think a combination of being in South East Asia for a long time, and also moving around so much, and both me (and almost everyone I know) uses various messaging apps not tied to a phone number (WhatsApp, Messenger, LINE). I have a British VOIP number where SMS goes through to my email. I wonder how much longer phone numbers, and, by association, SMS have to live.
- ilikehurdles 7y agoiMessage is no more tied to a phone number than WhatsApp
- Karunamon 7y agoIt’s tied enough that if you leave iPhones and don’t remember to tell Apple to disable iMessage, any iOS user trying to SMS you will not reach you.