Now apply this logic to any other company product Ok...third parties should be able to sell ink that works in your HP printer, or coffee pods that work in your

Now apply this logic to any other company product Ok...third parties should be able to sell ink that works in your HP printer, or coffee pods that work in your Keurig, or tires that work on your Ford. tell me if this sounds as ridiculous to you as it does me It sounds not ridiculous at all. The only difference with Beeper is that there is some marginal cost to handling messages, but we all know that's not Apple's real problem with it.