The sooner mobile networks start acting like dumb IP pipes, the better. I don't care about SMS (I can't remember the last time I sent a message with it), I can

The sooner mobile networks start acting like dumb IP pipes, the better. I don't care about SMS (I can't remember the last time I sent a message with it), I can use VoIP for calls and everything else uses TCP/IP or UDP/IP. SMS is legacy precisely because it requires mobile carriers to maintain the system. RCS is a joke because it requires exactly the same amount of co-operation and aoption has been terrible to date. Google's move away from internet-based messaging (unconnected to the mobile carrier) was a step in the wrong direction, but one that was unsurprising given their track record with messaging applications.