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Carriers supported it. Just Apple didn't, for a long time. The reason is obvious: To increase their market dominance in the US, where iMessage is common. Especi
by cubefox 3y ago
Carriers supported it. Just Apple didn't, for a long time. The reason is obvious: To increase their market dominance in the US, where iMessage is common. Especially among US teens this was apparently successful. Teens didn't want to be the lame green bubble kids with reduced messaging features. They flocked to iPhones.
RCS is (was) the prime example of Apple's anticompetitive behavior, after the App Store exclusivity, preventing side loading, and disallowing alternative browsers.
- onlyhumans 3y agoGoogle could have released a rcs messenger app on iOS this whole time. Not sure what they were doing
- tomashubelbauer 3y agoDoubly so considering releasing chat apps is #2 on the list of things they are the most well known for after their search engine.
- zorrotorro 3y agoI'm pretty sure it's literally impossible? I suspect RCS, just like SMS needs some special telecom interaction.
- cubefox 3y agoAn RCS app for iOS wouldn't make iMessage Android compatible.
- zik 3y agoEven when they adopt RCS I bet they still punish non Apple users with green bubbles.
- zuppy 3y agothe green buble is not for the Android users, it's for the iOS users to know that there may be some taxes for sending the message. even on iOS you get a green bubble if you disable imessage. i don't understand what's in it for you guys for repeating that rethoric about the punishment.
- zik 3y agoThere's a huge financial incentive for them to punish competitors this way and it's been hugely effective in the US market. Why wouldn't they?