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Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 56 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Exactly I don't know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (5 children)

    Curious, what are the most popular apps used?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    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).

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    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

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    The appeal is: 100% of your family and friends use it. A good fraction of businesses use it for customer service too. Not using it will have you left out of a pretty big chunk of social life.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    In the Netherlands: whatsapp. You can't avoid whatsapp here. Telegram is used by a smaller fraction, but it got a bit of a bad rep during the pandemic due to primarily attracting anti-vax rioters.

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