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So any messaging app that wants to implement Whatsapp interoperability has to apply for it, pray to get their blessing and then sign an NDA. It is probably a p
by sebtron 3y ago
So any messaging app that wants to implement Whatsapp interoperability has to apply for it, pray to get their blessing and then sign an NDA.
It is probably a positive change for end users, but far far away from the "open up your protocol" I was hoping for.
- shafyy 3y agoI was also hoping to just be able to build my own messaging app and use it to chat with people who have WhatsApp. I guess this is a first step, and better than nothing. Let's hope the DMA keeps evolving and also closing loop holes.
- idle_zealot 3y agoSo the same loophole Apple us using to render the app distribution part of the DMA moot. I look forward to seeing whether the EU considers this an acceptable interpretation.