> Apple decided to do their own thing and call it texting instead of just making their own entire messaging system. They did make their own messaging system. T

> Apple decided to do their own thing and call it texting instead of just making their own entire messaging system. They did make their own messaging system. Their Messages (née iMessage) is entirely separate from carrier provided SMS/MMS. It's accessed via the same application as SMS because on early iOS they only supported SMS. The Messages/iMessage features were added to their existing application. Saying "this is texting plain and simple" ignores a ludicrous amount of complexity about the underlying systems. There's nothing plain and simple about text messaging systems. If you're going to bash Apple for supposedly creating problems at least familiarize yourself with the subject.