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But it’s not just that iMessages kills SMS because it’s free. It kills it because it’s better. While the sending of photos, videos, and text matches SMS (and MM
by Fargren 15y ago
But it’s not just that iMessages kills SMS because it’s free. It kills it because it’s better. While the sending of photos, videos, and text matches SMS (and MMS), it’s better with iMessage because it’s streamlined and simplified.
This just seems like he's throwing buzzwords around, but I haven't seen iMessages in action. What about them is more streamlined and simplified than SMS?
- danilocampos 15y agoThere's no bill at the end of the month.
- guywithabike 15y agoWhat about them is more streamlined and simplified than SMS? The pricing.
- czhiddy 15y agoFrom what I can tell, it's a replacement for the current SMS/MMS app on iPhones (and new on iPad, sans SMS/MMSing). People you text messaged before can now be iMessaged instead for free. People with non-iOS phones can still be SMSed as usual. So it looks like the end effect for users is that they use less text messages the more iOS-using friends they have. I guess if the network effect kicks in and everyone in your social circle ends up with an iPhones/iPad, messaging each other will be completely free - no need for text message plans anymore.