IANAL, but for those asking why Apple should be expected to port iMessage to Android, I believe that is possibly missing the point. Epic is probably using iMes

IANAL, but for those asking why Apple should be expected to port iMessage to Android, I believe that is possibly missing the point. Epic is probably using iMessage lock-in as a supporting argument for anti-competitive behaviour from Apple. It doesn't necessarily matter beyond Apple's self admission that they exhibit this behaviour in more than one way.