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Wouldn't be the first time that Microsoft has tried to integrate with a third party chat service against said chat service's wishes: https://www.theverge.com/20

by Macha 4y ago

Wouldn't be the first time that Microsoft has tried to integrate with a third party chat service against said chat service's wishes: https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/21/5635488/msn-messenger-vs-aol-aim-chat-wars https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/21/5635488/msn-messenger-vs-... And Microsoft has been on the other side of this with third party skype users, too.

tripdout 4y ago
And that means Microsoft is the problem, not the third party chat service!
nebula8804 4y ago
After nearly 24 years we have come full circle: Here is an episode of Silicon Spin featuring John C Dvorak (yes that John C Dvorak) from ZDTV (yes that ZDTV) discussing the issue. I remember seeing this live when I was in elementary school lol [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcJBXgmdX44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcJBXgmdX44 Wonder what happened to all these 'pundits' :) [EDIT]: LOL @ 5:50 "Coming up on Silicon Spin, streaming is free but how long will THAT last?!"
- sjoerger 4y ago
  Dvorak is at least still around doing "stuff". I have never listened to his podcast. https://www.noagendashow.net/john-c-dvorak https://www.noagendashow.net/john-c-dvorak
TSUTiger 4y ago
Did you guys read the article? It just transmits messages the same way your car would when connected to Bluetooth.
- Macha 4y ago
  Sure, Windows is using an API designed for cars rather than reverse engineering the protocol. It's still true that Apple do not want iMessage on competitor platforms. There's a non-zero chance they lock down this API further in response.