▲ 1846 ▼ Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon. (www.bbc.com) submitted 3 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 345 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (9 children) 19.7 million UK iPhone users will care about this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [+] marmo7ade@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Until cross platform messaging is a good as iMessage and FaceTime from an iPhones user’s perspective it’s going to be bad. I have only ever used an iPhone (ignore non-smart phones) and have been weaned entirely on Apples stock apps. Conversely almost everyone I communicate regularly with is also an iPhone users. I do use other platform for communicating with non-apple friends but the experience is significantly poorer. I couldn’t say how many people existed within this almost exclusively Apple ecosystem but I would hazard a guess that there are a few. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] steltek@lemm.ee 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) Apple uses iMessage as a moat against people switching to Android. They intentionally degrade your experience for their benefit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) So you're saying WhatsApp isn’t fucking horrible to use on Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] steltek@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Uhhh, I have no idea. I use Element and a bunch of bridges to hit other services. I just meant that iMessage is the only major messaging service that's restricted to just iPhones and the "interop" to Android is intentionally pure shit to pressure everyone to get an iPhone, which is pretty dirty. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) Not in the UK. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Feel free to insert the equally stupidly large number of iPhone users for your particular geographic location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wut? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Jesus. Never mind. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] marmo7ade@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Until cross platform messaging is a good as iMessage and FaceTime from an iPhones user’s perspective it’s going to be bad. I have only ever used an iPhone (ignore non-smart phones) and have been weaned entirely on Apples stock apps. Conversely almost everyone I communicate regularly with is also an iPhone users. I do use other platform for communicating with non-apple friends but the experience is significantly poorer. I couldn’t say how many people existed within this almost exclusively Apple ecosystem but I would hazard a guess that there are a few. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] steltek@lemm.ee 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) Apple uses iMessage as a moat against people switching to Android. They intentionally degrade your experience for their benefit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) So you're saying WhatsApp isn’t fucking horrible to use on Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] steltek@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Uhhh, I have no idea. I use Element and a bunch of bridges to hit other services. I just meant that iMessage is the only major messaging service that's restricted to just iPhones and the "interop" to Android is intentionally pure shit to pressure everyone to get an iPhone, which is pretty dirty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sicjoke@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Until cross platform messaging is a good as iMessage and FaceTime from an iPhones user’s perspective it’s going to be bad. I have only ever used an iPhone (ignore non-smart phones) and have been weaned entirely on Apples stock apps. Conversely almost everyone I communicate regularly with is also an iPhone users. I do use other platform for communicating with non-apple friends but the experience is significantly poorer. I couldn’t say how many people existed within this almost exclusively Apple ecosystem but I would hazard a guess that there are a few. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] steltek@lemm.ee 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) Apple uses iMessage as a moat against people switching to Android. They intentionally degrade your experience for their benefit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) So you're saying WhatsApp isn’t fucking horrible to use on Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] steltek@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Uhhh, I have no idea. I use Element and a bunch of bridges to hit other services. I just meant that iMessage is the only major messaging service that's restricted to just iPhones and the "interop" to Android is intentionally pure shit to pressure everyone to get an iPhone, which is pretty dirty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] steltek@lemm.ee 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) Apple uses iMessage as a moat against people switching to Android. They intentionally degrade your experience for their benefit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) So you're saying WhatsApp isn’t fucking horrible to use on Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] steltek@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Uhhh, I have no idea. I use Element and a bunch of bridges to hit other services. I just meant that iMessage is the only major messaging service that's restricted to just iPhones and the "interop" to Android is intentionally pure shit to pressure everyone to get an iPhone, which is pretty dirty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) So you're saying WhatsApp isn’t fucking horrible to use on Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] steltek@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Uhhh, I have no idea. I use Element and a bunch of bridges to hit other services. I just meant that iMessage is the only major messaging service that's restricted to just iPhones and the "interop" to Android is intentionally pure shit to pressure everyone to get an iPhone, which is pretty dirty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] steltek@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Uhhh, I have no idea. I use Element and a bunch of bridges to hit other services. I just meant that iMessage is the only major messaging service that's restricted to just iPhones and the "interop" to Android is intentionally pure shit to pressure everyone to get an iPhone, which is pretty dirty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) Not in the UK. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Feel free to insert the equally stupidly large number of iPhone users for your particular geographic location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wut? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Jesus. Never mind. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Feel free to insert the equally stupidly large number of iPhone users for your particular geographic location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wut? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Jesus. Never mind. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wut? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sicjoke@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Jesus. Never mind. permalink fedilink source parent