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The green bubble problem is about to get even worse (Apple/Android) (www.theverge.com)

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[–] steabert 1 points 2 years ago

I like what beeper.com is doing, trying to find a way out of this mess by bridging to proper open standards.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

So... here's a hot take I guess (disclaimer: i am an iphone user): People who are actively complaining about Apple having features that are unique to its platform don't know how products work. Apple created this technology and design themselves and other companies want to leech off the features. We should want competition like iMessage vs whatever Android uses. For anyone to basically say Google doesn't have the ability or resources to create an actual competitor is silly. They absolutely can make an alternative, but they choose not to. Google becomes complacent and progress slows or completely stops. I'd rather have a product that is FEATURE-FULL than feature-less. Additionally, this contact feature thing is neat, but I wouldn't call it a "game-changer" or revolutionary. It's similar to the super old ability that some cellular providers had/have where you could play a specific song instead of the calling tone.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. 😒

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I think from Google's perspective they don't want another chat app. They are fine if apple keeps iMessage. They want apple to use RCS standard as a fallback for iMessage when someone doesn't use an iPhone. The benefit being rich text messaging for all. It won't affect apple users except by making the experience better for everyone.

I personally use android and text my 8 friend who use android with RCS. There are some awesome things you can do with it, but for ease of talking with my co-workers and other family, I use bluebubbles to use iMessage on Android. The issue is that not everyone has a Mac to use this. Overall I think apple is going to apple.