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> There needs to be an interoperable, highly functional solution that doesn't depend on wireless carriers. Carriers have a lot of control over Android and they
by wvenable 5y ago
> There needs to be an interoperable, highly functional solution that doesn't depend on wireless carriers.
Carriers have a lot of control over Android and they simply didn't want to be cut out. Google could have just copied iMessage from the start if it wasn't for carriers not wanting to be cut out of messaging.