Non-surprise of the millennium. :-\
The only surprise is that Apple didn't sue the fool into complete bankruptcy.
Beeper Mini Throws in the Towel<snip>
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It's moving on to its "mission beyond iMesage."
Beeper appears to have officially given up on the cat-and-mouse
game it's been engaged in with Apple to try and provide a
seamless iMessage solution for Android users following a final
death blow by Apple earlier this month.
... Ultimately, it hopes that Apple will be "forced to see the
light" by regulators, but that's a grey area at best since
iMessage is hardly the only messaging platform available on the
iPhone, and it's not even the most popular one, at least outside
of the US. It's far more likely that Apple's implementation of
RCS later this year will appease antitrust concerns by providing
equal footing for a more modern open standard.
On 2024-01-29 05:25:29 +0000, Your Name said:
Non-surprise of the millennium. :-\<snip>
The only surprise is that Apple didn't sue the fool into complete
bankruptcy.
Beeper Mini Throws in the Towel
-------------------------------
It's moving on to its "mission beyond iMesage."
Beeper appears to have officially given up on the cat-and-mouse
game it's been engaged in with Apple to try and provide a
seamless iMessage solution for Android users following a final
death blow by Apple earlier this month.
... Ultimately, it hopes that Apple will be "forced to see the
light" by regulators, but that's a grey area at best since
iMessage is hardly the only messaging platform available on the
iPhone, and it's not even the most popular one, at least outside
of the US. It's far more likely that Apple's implementation of
RCS later this year will appease antitrust concerns by providing
equal footing for a more modern open standard.
Since when is having a propritery format for your app's data an
"antiturst" problem??
If the lawmakers are going down that moronically stupid route, then
almost every developer around is going to have legal problems, as well
us as having less secure apps. Forget a secure password manager (for
example) because everyone else is going to "have to" be allowed to
access the data format. :-\
On 1/29/2024 12:30 AM, Your Name wrote:
On 2024-01-29 05:25:29 +0000, Your Name said:
Non-surprise of the millennium. :-\<snip>
The only surprise is that Apple didn't sue the fool into complete
bankruptcy.
Beeper Mini Throws in the Towel
-------------------------------
It's moving on to its "mission beyond iMesage."
Beeper appears to have officially given up on the cat-and-mouse
game it's been engaged in with Apple to try and provide a
seamless iMessage solution for Android users following a final
death blow by Apple earlier this month.
... Ultimately, it hopes that Apple will be "forced to see the
light" by regulators, but that's a grey area at best since
iMessage is hardly the only messaging platform available on the
iPhone, and it's not even the most popular one, at least outside
of the US. It's far more likely that Apple's implementation of
RCS later this year will appease antitrust concerns by providing
equal footing for a more modern open standard.
Since when is having a propritery format for your app's data an
"antiturst" problem??
If the lawmakers are going down that moronically stupid route, then
almost every developer around is going to have legal problems, as well
us as having less secure apps. Forget a secure password manager (for
example) because everyone else is going to "have to" be allowed to
access the data format. :-\
This is NOT an antitrust issue. Al of this stems from the mistaken
belief - first spouted by the moron in charge of Epic Games - that Apple
is a "monopoly".
You CAN'T have a "monopoly" on your own product. That's not how it
works. Monopolies exist in markets, not products. The market here is phones. There are PLENTY of choices besides Apple. If Apple had 95%
of the phone market, THEN these fools would have a point. Apple has
around 25% of the global market.
Why don't we force Toyota to "see the light" and allow me to buy a Camry
with a Honda engine? Toyota has a "monopoly" on Camrys!
See how ridiculous that sounds?
Apple does not owe anyone anything. If you want to make money from
Apple's products, then you follow Apple's rules. If you want to use iMessage, then get an iPhone/iPad/Mac.
If you don't like the rules then too bad. You are free to not support
Apple. No one is forcing you to support Apple. No one is forcing you
buy an iPhone. No one is forcing you to buy a Toyota.
Apple does not owe anyone anything. If you want to make money from
Apple's products, then you follow Apple's rules. If you want to use iMessage, then get an iPhone/iPad/Mac.
That pretty much sums it up. These people think Apple owes them
something, or they simply want to see Apple hurt in some way. It's lame.
On 29 Jan 2024 17:18:10 GMT, Jolly Roger wrote:
That pretty much sums it up. These people think Apple owes them
something, or they simply want to see Apple hurt in some way. It's lame.
Apple put a server on the Internet just like every other company does.
What Beeper proved is what Google had proved - which is Apple QA stinks.
Apple put a server on the Internet just like every other company does.
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