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It might be a controversial topic, but this post had some oddly rapid upvotes for HN. I'm trying to understand what the target of this hacky iMessage spin-off
by knowald 3y ago
It might be a controversial topic, but this post had some oddly rapid upvotes for HN.
I'm trying to understand what the target of this hacky iMessage spin-off of Beeper is. The whole idea of subscription-based monetization. Rather no way of Apple not patching quickly, dealing with this as soon as it raises attention.
But maybe that was the intent of a hack they found? A clever marketing strategy, to gain some rapid traction with the controversy, highlighting their project?
- xd1936 3y agoFor me, it's less about craving a specific service, and more about watching tech drama and idealism at war.
- rpmisms 3y agoI saw the announcement on Twitter and came over here to talk about it. People are really excited about Beeper.
- meowtimemania 3y agoI’m not excited about beeper but am excited about the drama around beeper!
- standardUser 3y agoGatekeeping iMessage has become one of the most despised facets of Apple's many gatekeeping techniques, primarily because of widespread bullying.
- mrlatinos 3y agoBingo. I was excluded from a group chat of ~15 people because I was the only one without iMessage. Eventually they included me. I showed one of them the chat in Google Messages and he was amazed at how nice it looked, since Android supports Apple reactions. They're also jealous of all the emojis I can react with (and I admit I do it just to rub it in their face).
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