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> I don't think any big tech company has ever done anything as evil and predatory as Apple walling off iMessage Is that really the worst thing you've seen big-
by buran77 1y ago
> I don't think any big tech company has ever done anything as evil and predatory as Apple walling off iMessage
Is that really the worst thing you've seen big-tech do? That's very fortunate.
What about Blackberry Messenger which was the mobile instant-messaging golden standard for years and BB exclusive for as long as it mattered in the market? Was that too long ago to remember?
- spongebobstoes 1y agomy understanding is that BBM was different because there was nothing to interoperate with at the time Apple refusing RCS integration is a very clear example of hurting everyone in pursuit of profit it's likely not the most evil, but I do think it qualifies as evil. it stands out by being inarguably willful, and having a very broad impact I find harming hundreds of millions (probably billions) of friendships to be quite evil
- jki275 1y agoWindows Mobile? iOS absolutely existed alongside BBM as well. Apple didn't integrate with RCS because RCS was a fragmented pile of garbage. It still is, but it's I suppose less fragmented now. None of that "harmed" friendships, certainly not any real ones.
- fastball 1y agoAndroid didn't introduce RCS support until 2019, 8 years after the introduction of iMessage.