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I guess many people still think they're sending out text messages while they're using iMessage which may the reason why they've been reluctant to use it as much
by melvinmt 14y ago
I guess many people still think they're sending out text messages while they're using iMessage which may the reason why they've been reluctant to use it as much as WhatsApp (they think they're getting charged for every message).
- derefr 14y agoMy mother has a dumbphone. My girlfriend has a Blackberry. My friends have Androids. Some of my coworkers have iOS devices, but not nearly the majority. So, for me, iMessage isn't free. And I think this is true for the majority of the population that doesn't live in the Apple-centred SV hype bubble. If Apple opened the iMessage protocol to non-iOS devices[1], I'd use iMessage in a heartbeat--I prefer its UX. But until then, I'll only use it to reply when someone sends me an SMS--because, like email, SMS is universal. [1] They wouldn't even have to write iMessage apps for those devices--just allow, say, WhatsApp, to use the iMessage protocol.
- onetwothreefour 14y agoApple has zero interest in opening up iMessage to any non-Apple device. So that'll never happen.