3 ms·Steve said iMessage would be an open standard way back in the 2000s. Still waiting.by sys_64738 6y agoSteve said iMessage would be an open standard way back in the 2000s. Still waiting.dhosek 6y agoIIRC, it was Facetime he said that about. I believe it ended up there were legal obstacles (plus he allegedly made the statement off the cuff), but I could be wrong.sys_64738 6y agoYou probably are. He was on stage during a presentation so no 'off the cuff’ pretense occurred.