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iMessage and FaceTime are the biggest ones, leaving the ecosystem will make the experience of talking to you worse for anyone using an iPhone still.
by wilsonnb3 3y ago
iMessage and FaceTime are the biggest ones, leaving the ecosystem will make the experience of talking to you worse for anyone using an iPhone still.
- rjh29 3y agoThankfully only the US is afflicted with this stupidity.
- kube-system 3y agoThe rest of the world chose a different stupidity, locking in their messaging to Meta's platform.
- rjh29 3y agoIs it really worse though? I can use WhatsApp on any device I want, I'm not locked to iPhone. Japan uses LINE. Network effect implies a convergence to one app (pick your poison) and I am certain WhatsApp is better than the US situation.
- sneak 3y agoYes, it is really worse. One is an ad network built on mass surveillance of users; the other sells hardware.
- rjh29 3y agoWhatsapp has no ads, though. If it did my country would probably use a different app. And nobody has made fun of me for having an android phone. Videos and group chats just work.
- kube-system 3y agoAnd when I was on an Android phone, Apple users weren't too happy about me trying to use talk/hangouts/meet/duo or whatever Google's messaging app of the week was. For interoperability, nothing beats SMS/MMS/POTS/SMTP.