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Also, most of the benefit of iMessage is due to it being device locked (as in spammers have to burn through iPhones in order to bug people on it) and iOS integr
by hedora 3y ago
Also, most of the benefit of iMessage is due to it being device locked (as in spammers have to burn through iPhones in order to bug people on it) and iOS integrations like apple pay, being able to send large photo and file attachments, FaceTime, etc.
What does it even mean for Android to support iMessage if receiving images and videos means getting a non-url link to an iCloud photo (or synchronously transferring GBs at delivery time)?
- olliej 3y agoAlso who is paying for all this? iMessage is not a free service
- bloppe 3y agoLook at all the other free, premium messaging apps: WhatsApp, messenger, even Snapchat can do video conferencing. It doesn't cost that much to run a chat app. The wealthiest company in the world can afford to open up their API
- bloppe 3y agoHow often do you get SMS spam? There would be nothing wrong if Apple added a little "this person bought an iPhone" icon to certain conversations. You could use that to scrutinize unknown numbers if you want. You don't need to have a crippled chat experience just to make that distinction. Also, you have to synchronously transfer GB when you watch the video anyway. How do you think iPhones play videos?