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What is "green bubbles" a reference to? I understand what you mean, I think, I've just not heard that phrase before. Also, totally agree.

kube-system 5y ago
It's a reference to the green background messages in iMessage, which indicate that the other person is not using iMessage.
- vmception 5y ago
  And to add further, they don’t know they are being excluded from some more interactive imessage group chats or at the very least talked about or noticed They rationalize their choices with “I don't want to be around superficial people like that anyway” not realizing just how many people are judging and questioning their decision making process “oh god someone thats going to talk my ear off about all the control they have over their phone but cant share a photo when signal drops on a hike” Anyway hope it gets better, it shouldn't be “wealthy Americans use Apple devices and ignore cross platform chat apps” but right now it is. Maybe Apple’s Imessage and Airdrop go cross platform and help fix this culture, instead of relying on Google and a ton of OEMs to improve a UX they dont care about. People don’t want to send unencrypted SMS.
  - swiley 5y ago
    But remember, poor Apple shouldn't be hit with an anti-trust lawsuit over this.
    - vmception 5y ago
      haha ehh it is just a notification that the SMS is unencrypted, whereas iMessage is encrypted the culture itself created the rest of the consternation in favor of Apple. Apple can successfully lean on it being an unencrypted notification than an anti competitive practice. Even two iMessage users can randomly fail back to green bubbles and the SMS network, and it has nothing to do with competitors.
  - chana_masala 5y ago
    > They rationalize their choices with “I don't want to be around superficial people like that anyway” This is such a laughably exaggerated view. I would bet less than 1% of Android users choose not to use Apple because of some anti-superiority viewpoint.
- noneeeed 5y ago
  Ah right. I'm on Android so didn't realise, thanks.

kube-system 5y ago

It's a reference to the green background messages in iMessage, which indicate that the other person is not using iMessage.

vmception 5y ago
And to add further, they don’t know they are being excluded from some more interactive imessage group chats or at the very least talked about or noticed They rationalize their choices with “I don't want to be around superficial people like that anyway” not realizing just how many people are judging and questioning their decision making process “oh god someone thats going to talk my ear off about all the control they have over their phone but cant share a photo when signal drops on a hike” Anyway hope it gets better, it shouldn't be “wealthy Americans use Apple devices and ignore cross platform chat apps” but right now it is. Maybe Apple’s Imessage and Airdrop go cross platform and help fix this culture, instead of relying on Google and a ton of OEMs to improve a UX they dont care about. People don’t want to send unencrypted SMS.
- swiley 5y ago
  But remember, poor Apple shouldn't be hit with an anti-trust lawsuit over this.
  - vmception 5y ago
    haha ehh it is just a notification that the SMS is unencrypted, whereas iMessage is encrypted the culture itself created the rest of the consternation in favor of Apple. Apple can successfully lean on it being an unencrypted notification than an anti competitive practice. Even two iMessage users can randomly fail back to green bubbles and the SMS network, and it has nothing to do with competitors.
- chana_masala 5y ago
  > They rationalize their choices with “I don't want to be around superficial people like that anyway” This is such a laughably exaggerated view. I would bet less than 1% of Android users choose not to use Apple because of some anti-superiority viewpoint.
noneeeed 5y ago
Ah right. I'm on Android so didn't realise, thanks.