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Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely (techcrunch.com)

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Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely::The Apple-versus-Beeper saga is not over yet it seems, even though the iMessage-on-Android Beeper Mini was removed from the Play Store last week. Now,

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[–] Killer_Tree 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

ICQ... Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. I used to use the crap out of that service, but I can't for the life of me recall what killed it anymore than I can recall migrating from AIM.

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

They started breaking alternative clients intentionally with small protocol changes. Instead of just eating it everybody changed IMs, fast.