I agree, RCS should have never been adopted as the messaging standard. We have had several open standards that accomplished nearly all the same goals. Personall

I agree, RCS should have never been adopted as the messaging standard. We have had several open standards that accomplished nearly all the same goals. Personally I believe a federated standard should have been created, one that would allow people to host their own gateways and easily peer with the large carriers. Maybe something akin to the way IANA and BGP operate.