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I really like iMessage. I don't get spam on it, it's feature rich, and many of my friends use it. I'd love to see Apple bring it to Android/Windows, but I'm ok

I really like iMessage. I don't get spam on it, it's feature rich, and many of my friends use it. I'd love to see Apple bring it to Android/Windows, but I'm okay with Apple limiting third-party clients. Usually I'm a strong supporter of open APIs, third party clients, etc., but I just don't want the platform to become full of spam like SMS is. I think the more interesting question is: why do some think that Apple has some obligation to open up iMessage to the world? There is plenty of competition when it comes to messaging apps. Apple sees a business advantage by keeping the platform closed, so it is a very reasonable decision to not allow third-party clients. There are many problems in tech; iMessage being closed does not rank high on my list.

rglullis 3y ago
> Usually I'm a strong supporter of open APIs, third party clients, etc., but I just don't want the platform to become full of spam like SMS is. "Open standards are great, but not really important if I am not part of the segregated group". I am sorry, I am just so tired of these double standards.
- jmye 3y ago
  Did you ask the question just so you could interpret any given answer as uncharitably as possible and pretend that the people answering are actually Bad People? You’re making a lot of really bad faith replies.
  - rglullis 3y ago
    They are not Bad People, but they have bad rationalizations . We already have decades worth of lectures and essays that explain why open standards are good for everyone. It is basically impossible that the people here haven't been exposed to any of those ideas, so they are not ignorant. Therefore, it really makes no sense for me to try to rehash those and the best I can do is to simply expose the cognitive dissonance.