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[–] [email protected] 95 points 11 months ago (8 children)

why can't you simply foster openness and community god fucking dammit

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

iPhone user here, because Apple likes money.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago

Well, because it's Apple.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

Because if they opened their walled off garden, there's a chance they might lose profit and if they do, their CEOs might not be able to afford their diamond studded swimming pools and solid gold Humvees. Those things don't grow on trees.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

It's a very expensive walled garden

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

They're adopting RCS next year, what more do they need to do?

Putting iMessage on Android just gives them a whole lot more control over the messaging ecosystem.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

There's dollars to be extracted.