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There is nobody preventing Apple from developing an Android app for iMessage. They already have a bunch of apps on the play store, including one for Apple TV, B

by est31 4y ago

There is nobody preventing Apple from developing an Android app for iMessage. They already have a bunch of apps on the play store, including one for Apple TV, Beats, and a migration app for iOS. https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Apple https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Apple

Retric 4y ago
Apple can’t provide the same assurance that an android app is secured. The degree that matters is of course debatable, but it is one of their talking points.
- hatsix 4y ago
  Apple can't provide assurance that browsers are secured, but they allow for iMessage in browsers.
  - Retric 4y ago
    Last I checked you can’t send an iMessage from a windows browser only read messages you had personally uploaded to iCloud. Presumably they run security tests on 3rd party Mac browsers, it’s a major security concern.
bell-cot 4y ago
Nobody really preventing GM from developing OnStar systems for Ford, Toyota, VW, etc. cars, either.
- conductr 4y ago
  My power tools have proprietary battery's too. I buy the same brand over and over because of owning batteries already. This type of stuff is just business 101 and it’s not exactly meant to be in anyone but the company’s best interest. It can be seen in almost all industries.
GeekyBear 4y ago
Nobody prevented Microsoft from creating a Youtube app for Windows Phone. Oh, wait. Google prevented Microsoft from creating a Youtube app for Windows Phone.
- sangnoir 4y ago
  How is a Microsoft-authored app connecting to Google's YT servers comparable to an Apple-authored app connecting to Apple iMessage servers?
  - GeekyBear 4y ago
    How does Google have the nerve to whine about iMessage after they used Youtube as a weapon to kill Windows Phone?
    - sangnoir 4y ago
      Nothing to do with nerve, and everything to do with self interest. Do you think Google (or any organization) is capable of shame? I could extend your question to "How could Microsoft whine about Google shutting down its Youtube API access, while Microsoft was shaking down Android OEMs with secret patents and forciing them to make Windows phones as part of the (secret) settlement?" or "How can Apple ramp up its ad products when it rails against Google/Facebook ads?". The answer to all of those questions is self-interest.
      - GeekyBear 4y ago
        > Nothing to do with nerve People don't seem to agree with you. Google screwing up it's own messaging strategy for a decade and then whining about the consequences of their own decisions shows a lot of nerve. > Google has been unable to field a stable, competitive messaging platform for years and has thoroughly lost the messaging war to products with a long-term strategy. At least some divisions inside the company are waking up to how damaging this is to Google as a company, and now Google's latest strategy is to... beg its competition for mercy? Google—which has launched 13 different messaging apps since iMessage launched in 2011—now says, "It's time for Apple to fix texting." https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/new-google-site-begs-apple-for-mercy-in-messaging-war/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/new-google-site-begs...

by est31 4y ago

Retric 4y ago

Apple can’t provide the same assurance that an android app is secured. The degree that matters is of course debatable, but it is one of their talking points.

hatsix 4y ago
Apple can't provide assurance that browsers are secured, but they allow for iMessage in browsers.
- Retric 4y ago
  Last I checked you can’t send an iMessage from a windows browser only read messages you had personally uploaded to iCloud. Presumably they run security tests on 3rd party Mac browsers, it’s a major security concern.

bell-cot 4y ago

Nobody really preventing GM from developing OnStar systems for Ford, Toyota, VW, etc. cars, either.

conductr 4y ago
My power tools have proprietary battery's too. I buy the same brand over and over because of owning batteries already. This type of stuff is just business 101 and it’s not exactly meant to be in anyone but the company’s best interest. It can be seen in almost all industries.

GeekyBear 4y ago

Nobody prevented Microsoft from creating a Youtube app for Windows Phone. Oh, wait. Google prevented Microsoft from creating a Youtube app for Windows Phone.

sangnoir 4y ago
How is a Microsoft-authored app connecting to Google's YT servers comparable to an Apple-authored app connecting to Apple iMessage servers?
- GeekyBear 4y ago
  How does Google have the nerve to whine about iMessage after they used Youtube as a weapon to kill Windows Phone?
  - sangnoir 4y ago
    Nothing to do with nerve, and everything to do with self interest. Do you think Google (or any organization) is capable of shame? I could extend your question to "How could Microsoft whine about Google shutting down its Youtube API access, while Microsoft was shaking down Android OEMs with secret patents and forciing them to make Windows phones as part of the (secret) settlement?" or "How can Apple ramp up its ad products when it rails against Google/Facebook ads?". The answer to all of those questions is self-interest.
    - GeekyBear 4y ago
      > Nothing to do with nerve People don't seem to agree with you. Google screwing up it's own messaging strategy for a decade and then whining about the consequences of their own decisions shows a lot of nerve. > Google has been unable to field a stable, competitive messaging platform for years and has thoroughly lost the messaging war to products with a long-term strategy. At least some divisions inside the company are waking up to how damaging this is to Google as a company, and now Google's latest strategy is to... beg its competition for mercy? Google—which has launched 13 different messaging apps since iMessage launched in 2011—now says, "It's time for Apple to fix texting." https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/new-google-site-begs-apple-for-mercy-in-messaging-war/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/new-google-site-begs...