Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down123
arrow-up1376arrow-down1external-linkApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squareParagone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64arrow-down11·11 months agoIllegal Anti-Competitive / Cartel behaviour, yes?? Apple, you are only exempt-from-law UNTIL the regulators decide to do their jobs honestly. THEN, you’re hosed. _ /\ _
minus-squareEarthwormjim91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down3·11 months agoI mean, even the EU already exempted iMessage from the new rules. Because they already follow a standard. SMS and MMS. And with them adopting RCS? There’s nothing they can force to open iMessage.
minus-squarejormaig@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·11 months agoThey exempted iMessage because it’s not big in Europe. If it were as big as in the US it would’ve fallen under the DMA.
minus-squarefilister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·11 months agoExactly I don’t know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it’s very rare.
minus-squarelordxakio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoCurious, what are the most popular apps used?
minus-squareAkinzekeel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-211 months agoLiterally everyone I know uses WhatsApp. It’s probably been over a decade since I last sent or received an actual SMS (except for 2FA codes).
minus-squaremacrocephalic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI’d rather not use a meta application just to send an SMS. I have WhatsApp but it’s only for communication with overseas relatives. With RCS I don’t see the appeal of WhatsApp
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAnd that mindset is why iMessage is popular in the US /shrug
minus-squareshrugal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoAccording to this: WhatsApp FB Messenger Viber Telegram
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoI use Telegram. To be notified by my selfhosted bots
minus-squarepolle@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·11 months agoTIL iMessage is still a thing.
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoTentatively exempted. The decision isn’t final.
Illegal Anti-Competitive / Cartel behaviour, yes??
Apple, you are only exempt-from-law UNTIL the regulators decide to do their jobs honestly.
THEN, you’re hosed.
_ /\ _
I mean, even the EU already exempted iMessage from the new rules.
Because they already follow a standard. SMS and MMS.
And with them adopting RCS? There’s nothing they can force to open iMessage.
They exempted iMessage because it’s not big in Europe. If it were as big as in the US it would’ve fallen under the DMA.
Exactly I don’t know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
I have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it’s very rare.
Curious, what are the most popular apps used?
Literally everyone I know uses WhatsApp. It’s probably been over a decade since I last sent or received an actual SMS (except for 2FA codes).
I’d rather not use a meta application just to send an SMS. I have WhatsApp but it’s only for communication with overseas relatives.
With RCS I don’t see the appeal of WhatsApp
And that mindset is why iMessage is popular in the US /shrug
WhatsApp
According to this:
I use Telegram.
To be notified by my selfhosted bots
TIL iMessage is still a thing.
Tentatively exempted. The decision isn’t final.