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I fully expect this to happen. iMessage is a clear shot across the carrier's bows -- in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd have preferred that Apple go af
by jfb 15y ago
I fully expect this to happen. iMessage is a clear shot across the carrier's bows -- in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd have preferred that Apple go after voice first before the obscenely marked up texting market. They're getting gutted from the inside out, and I can only imagine the frantic rent-seeking that's going on even as we speak to get this sort of thing "sorted out".
- Hyena 15y agoI don't see this. Carriers already compete with messaging services like AIM creating AppleTalk-for-mobile doesn't seem that disruptive considering. The article's evidence looks more like ATT responding to a bifurcating market with no-text and text-heavy users. It's profitable for them to fold mid-level users into unlimited plans and attract more people who'd rather have the $15.