> I DO have an issue with them intentionally doing a shit job of integrating with a telecommunications standard and then slapping a green bubble on it to get th

> I DO have an issue with them intentionally doing a shit job of integrating with a telecommunications standard and then slapping a green bubble on it to get their oblivious users to ostracize people's kids. The green bubble is there because in the past, when telcos charged money for individual SMS messages, green meant money. I.e., greenbacks, US dollars. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenback https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenback * https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/263943/meaning-of-green-and-greenback-in-american-english https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/263943/meaning-o... Blue meant no charge for the message, since it went over the data plan and through Apple's servers. The tribal/clan split of iPhone/no-iPhone came later.