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The colour of the bubbles is a brilliant marketing play. People put peer pressure [1] on each other to “upgrade” their bubbles from the ugly green to the cool b
by chongli 6y ago
The colour of the bubbles is a brilliant marketing play. People put peer pressure [1] on each other to “upgrade” their bubbles from the ugly green to the cool blue by buying an iPhone.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/15/18624681/apple-imessage-android-blue-green-bubble-color-meaning-whyd-you-push-that-button-podcast https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/15/18624681/apple-imessage-a...
- Terretta 6y agoSorry to burst your bubble, but it’s not just marketing: in the US, the green bubbles are sold by your carrier to marketing firms, while blue bubbles are opaque to your carrier.