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Is iMessage an American phenomena mostly? I don't know a single South Asian or Chinese person who uses iMessage. In Canada, most people use WhatsApp or Messenge
by typon 4y ago
Is iMessage an American phenomena mostly? I don't know a single South Asian or Chinese person who uses iMessage. In Canada, most people use WhatsApp or Messenger, and some tech-savvy millenials use Signal.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoUS teen survey. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220406005379/en/Piper-Sandler-Completes-43rd-Semi-Annual-Generation-Z-Survey-of-7100-U.S.-Teens https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220406005379/en/Pip... > 87% of teens own an iPhone and 87% expect an iPhone to be their next phone; 72% of teens already have AirPods
- hallway_monitor 4y ago
- scarface74 4y agoSo in the rest of the world that uses Android are they equally “brainwashed”?
- hu3 4y agoAndroid is not tied to a single phone brand. Their users have a myriad of options.
- scarface74 4y agoSo Android users aren’t “brainwashed” for choosing one operating system. But iOS users are? I’m sure if iOS users weren’t so brainwashed they could find Android phones that are more performant that are supported longer than iPhones…
- dagmx 4y agoAs opposed to what? It’s the same as any other network effect in any other social group. Using signal or telegram or WhatsApp isn’t intellectual superiority. It’s just a network effect motivated by other factors like cost of data vs cost of sms etc… at a certain point of time. while using other messaging services isn’t a sign of intellectual superiority, judging others for their choices is very much a sign of low self confidence.
- howinteresting 4y agoUsing Signal absolutely demonstrates a level of care that using e2e-encrypted-but-not-really-because-the-FBI-coerced-us iMessage doesn't.
- dagmx 4y agoiMessage is e2e as long as neither party backs up to iCloud. So the point is somewhat disingenuous
- howinteresting 4y agoWhat's "disingenuous" is Apple's marketing. Since 90%+ of people use iCloud Backup, it's almost but not quite a lie.
- jvolkman 4y agoI don't think it's the same. Joining the iMessage network requires purchasing an Apple phone, which is a barrier that may be insurmountable to teens that aren't making their own purchasing decisions, regardless of how badly they want to join. Joining any of those other networks just requires installing a free app.
- dagmx 4y agoThat’s not the point though. He was saying that users of iMessage are brainwashed by Apple marketing with the implication that those who don’t use it are not. . your comments are salient but irrelevant to that point. The choice of messaging platform is due to networking effects regardless of platform, and their smugness is unwarranted
- Razengan 4y agoAh yes, "Everyone is an idiot except the fuckers who do the same shit I do"
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- someNameIG 4y agoAustralia is FB Messenger is iMessage/text. Iirc we have around the same mobile marketshare as the US, i.e. ~55% iPhone
- Mikeb85 4y ago> Is iMessage an American phenomena mostly? Pretty much.