> The company contends that iMessage [doesn’t fall within the scope of the DMA] as it is not a fee-based service and it does not monetise it via the sale of har

> The company contends that iMessage [doesn’t fall within the scope of the DMA] as it is not a fee-based service and it does not monetise it via the sale of hardware devices nor via the processing of personal data. This seems to undermine one of the main arguments that was used against Beeper Mini, mainly that iMessage access was "purchased" by buying an Apple device, and so Beeper Mini users were "stealing" iMessage.