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Calls on computer? Like Signal allows? Tabs from other device? Like Firefox offers? The thing is, it is very easy in comparison to offer this cross device func
by zelphirkalt 2y ago
Calls on computer? Like Signal allows?
Tabs from other device? Like Firefox offers?
The thing is, it is very easy in comparison to offer this cross device functionality, if you lock in your users and can simply make lots of assumptions about what software the user will be using. How much of that cross platform stuff works for non-standard browser or non-standard messenger?
- brookst 2y agoWell the phone calls work on every device. I suppose there’s a case that phone numbers are non-standard, but I think it takes motivated reasoning to get there. And the cross-device stuff is based on cloudkit, so it’s easy for third parties to adopt and get those benefits using apple id rather than additional signins. Of course that has some lock in, which I recognize is so offensive to some people that the upsides aren’t worth it.