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I don't know. Android is not exactly a place with a lot of paid software. No way Apple would make it free for Android and ad supported. Maybe they could have co
by pwthornton 5y ago
I don't know. Android is not exactly a place with a lot of paid software. No way Apple would make it free for Android and ad supported. Maybe they could have come up with some kind of iCloud Android bundle, and maybe it would have done well, but I am not convinced there is a massive market for a paid consumer messaging service.
- cglong 5y agoOP doesn't sound like they were arguing that iMessage should be a paid service, just that Apple could've captured most of the market.
- RandallBrown 5y agoI think making iMessage free on Android and then using it as a tool to migrate people from Android to iPhone would more than pay for itself.
- bsaul 5y agoi think making it free for android would have certainly made it easier for people to try android for their next device, and thus the net balance isn't really clear..