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Nah, why? Apple has delivered a lot of innovative features through iMessage. SMS texting used to be trash, until Apple iMessage forced them to improve the under
by mikhael28 3y ago
Nah, why? Apple has delivered a lot of innovative features through iMessage. SMS texting used to be trash, until Apple iMessage forced them to improve the underlying protocol. It's STILL not as good as iMessage (memojis, extensions and games like Giphy, voice messages, etc)
Paying for SMS messages, when it costs phone companies literally nothing, is what should be illegal.
- standardUser 3y agoSMS is still trash compared to WhatsApp or half a dozen other platforms. But SMS is also the only standard we have and, as a standard, usage should be standardized across devices. Apple's manipulation of the standard turns it into proprietary gatekeeping. Why in the world should I know or care if a text I am receiving is coming from an Apple device or an Android device? That's not part of the standard, that's Apple naked attempt to coopt the standard.
- pseudalopex 3y agoSMS and iMessage are wholly separate protocols. People who are not you care if messages are encrypted. And reply differently when threads are available. And so on.
- standardUser 3y agoIt's just WhatsApp, but behind a gate. The thing is, for users behind that gate, it coopts SMS too, removing it as the universal standard.
- pseudalopex 3y agoWhatsApp is gated also. Repeating coopt did not clarify your complaint or wanted remedy.