>> The EU may mandate interoperability, but I don't see them mandating bubble color... > I’ve had a couple girlfriends in their 40s mildly judge me negatively

>> The EU may mandate interoperability, but I don't see them mandating bubble color... > I’ve had a couple girlfriends in their 40s mildly judge me negatively for having an Android phone […] I have an iPhone but don't tie it into Apple services so every fellow iPhone users have green-bubble interactions with me. :) Over the years/decades I've lived through ICQ, MSN Messenger, BBM, and probably some other proprietary systems. I've managed to avoid tying into any of them so far.