According to Gruber, carriers found out about iMessage when it was announced[1]: > (A well-informed little birdie tells me that Apple’s phone carrier partners

According to Gruber, carriers found out about iMessage when it was announced[1]: > (A well-informed little birdie tells me that Apple’s phone carrier partners around the world found out about iMessages when we did: during today’s keynote.) They can't be thrilled (despite the limitations discussed here). [1] http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/06/06/imessage http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/06/06/imessage