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Interesting that they compare push notifications to SMS. While the delivery experience may be close (text popping up on screen), the ubiquitous addressability o
by sologoub 13y ago
Interesting that they compare push notifications to SMS. While the delivery experience may be close (text popping up on screen), the ubiquitous addressability of SMS is still lacking. If only Apple and Google offered an app-independent way to address devices, that would reduce friction and probably end SMS as we know it, or case SMS prices to fall to bandwidth cost-levels.
- jmduke 13y agoIt's beyond me why Apple hasn't leveraged iMessage in this regard.
- AsymetricCom 13y agoThey have no financial reason to do so. Amazon is motivated by its developer customers to provide a platform to empower them across as many end user devices as possible.
- barrynolan 13y agoExcellent point. But it would screw (even further) with their carrier relations. The carriers hate iMessage and push notifications as it is.
- sologoub 13y agoGood point, but at the current adoption levels of both Android and iOS, carrier backlash is almost irrelevant, especially in US.
- barista 13y agoWindows phone has the app independent way of doing messaging in their messaging hub. Quite useful.