▲ 620 ▼ Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world 341 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] capital@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) Saw a few comments in the initial threads about it confidently claiming Apple wouldn’t be able to keep Beeper Mini out since doing so would mess with iOS too. Super weird to be so sure about that when they obviously didn’t know shit about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) All they need to do is look for which Apple devices are being used as proxies and blacklist them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IAm_A_Complete_Idiot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not in this one, iirc they actually reverse engineered and were working off of apple libraries, rather than proxies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago Does it make a difference? They still need to use Apple accounts and spoof real devices (serial numbers, etc, I'm guessing) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) From a business perspective, this was the stupidest possible investment. There is no way Apple was going to let this fly. Why would you sink so much money into such a stupid product? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago A lot of people seem to live in a delusional bubble where they don't realize all the shitty things about apple products are by design. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gex@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Back in 1999 MSN messenger had support for chatting with AIM users, it was quickly blocked by AOL and for a while there was a game of cat and mouse between Microsoft and AOL until Microsoft quietly dropped the feature https://archive.ph/20120526215641/http://www.news.com/2100-1023-228960.html permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pseudonaut@lemmy.today -1 points 2 years ago Yep. I wish Beeper had just stuck with the PC and iOS apps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] capital@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) Saw a few comments in the initial threads about it confidently claiming Apple wouldn’t be able to keep Beeper Mini out since doing so would mess with iOS too. Super weird to be so sure about that when they obviously didn’t know shit about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) All they need to do is look for which Apple devices are being used as proxies and blacklist them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IAm_A_Complete_Idiot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not in this one, iirc they actually reverse engineered and were working off of apple libraries, rather than proxies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago Does it make a difference? They still need to use Apple accounts and spoof real devices (serial numbers, etc, I'm guessing) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) All they need to do is look for which Apple devices are being used as proxies and blacklist them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IAm_A_Complete_Idiot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not in this one, iirc they actually reverse engineered and were working off of apple libraries, rather than proxies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago Does it make a difference? They still need to use Apple accounts and spoof real devices (serial numbers, etc, I'm guessing) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IAm_A_Complete_Idiot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not in this one, iirc they actually reverse engineered and were working off of apple libraries, rather than proxies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago Does it make a difference? They still need to use Apple accounts and spoof real devices (serial numbers, etc, I'm guessing) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago Does it make a difference? They still need to use Apple accounts and spoof real devices (serial numbers, etc, I'm guessing) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) From a business perspective, this was the stupidest possible investment. There is no way Apple was going to let this fly. Why would you sink so much money into such a stupid product? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago A lot of people seem to live in a delusional bubble where they don't realize all the shitty things about apple products are by design. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago A lot of people seem to live in a delusional bubble where they don't realize all the shitty things about apple products are by design. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gex@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Back in 1999 MSN messenger had support for chatting with AIM users, it was quickly blocked by AOL and for a while there was a game of cat and mouse between Microsoft and AOL until Microsoft quietly dropped the feature https://archive.ph/20120526215641/http://www.news.com/2100-1023-228960.html permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pseudonaut@lemmy.today -1 points 2 years ago Yep. I wish Beeper had just stuck with the PC and iOS apps. permalink fedilink source parent