That's exactly the reason why iMessage isn't used much in Europe, it's seen as an SMS client and SMS aren't used anymore. Half of the problem is a branding iss

That's exactly the reason why iMessage isn't used much in Europe, it's seen as an SMS client and SMS aren't used anymore. Half of the problem is a branding issue (calling it "messages" on the phone did not help) and the other half of the issue is that it's not available on Android