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Remember how much shit Microsoft got when they did crap like this with Windows and IE? I guess Bill Gates just wasn't charming enough.
by metalliqaz 4y ago
Remember how much shit Microsoft got when they did crap like this with Windows and IE?
I guess Bill Gates just wasn't charming enough.
- thih9 4y agoSomehow I don’t mind this time. I like what Apple is doing and the UX they have been able to achieve so far. I wouldn’t want to force them to adopt some third party protocol, especially if this is initiated by Google (who has a history of failed text/chat products).
- kangalioo 4y agoThey don't have to change their protocol, they'd just have to port to Android
- thih9 4y agoI assumed the latest idea was for Apple to adopt RCS > But Apple can adopt RCS—the modern industry standard—for these threads instead. Source: https://www.android.com/get-the-message/ https://www.android.com/get-the-message/ , published around the beginning of August as far as I recall.
- metalliqaz 4y agoThey already support good, old-fashioned text messages, they could just do it without being petty.
- thih9 4y agoMessages is a complex app. I imagine adding a new protocol (with its own quirks) and ensuring it stays compatible with everything else is in the best case not easy.
- smrtinsert 4y agoTurtlenecks go a long way
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoTypically to the chin.
- sircastor 4y agoMicrosoft’s market share was substantially higher then Apples is in their relative market segments.
- metalliqaz 4y agoI'd say higher, but not substantially. iPhone dominates the premium smartphone market, and iTunes is massive too.
- angryasian 4y agowhen looked at by manuf. this isn't true at all.