garygao

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   by garygao 5mo ago

   We're not encouraging spam with this. We're mainly focused on existing conversational use cases that's currently done over SMS/RCS. They can be more human and expressive when done over iMessage.
2. 32.▲
   by garygao 5mo ago

   Apple doesn't inherently prohibit programmatic messaging. In fact, they actually developed Applescript for people to do that. What they are against is spam and abuse. Therefore, as long as we stay compliant and prevent spam, Apple is n
3. 33.▲
   by garygao 5mo ago

   1. Since we're not fully self-serve right now, we can choose to only partner with businesses with use cases that are opt-in and non-spam. 2. If we find that one of our customers is using this for spam, we'll reach out to them asa
4. 34.▲
   by garygao 5mo ago

   Yeah I agree. Our goal behind this is not to clutter up people's iMessage inbox with more transactional messages. It's to replace the SMS/RCS conversations that people are already having with customer service and scheduling a
5. 35.▲
   by garygao 5mo ago

   I'd say mainly scale and stability. While people can definitely do this on their own through Bluebubbles or custom Applescript, stability is difficult to maintain, especially at scale. For most businesses, iMessage is not the core prod
6. 36.▲
   by garygao 5mo ago

   Thanks, it felt like the clearest way to describe it haha
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