Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square265fedilinkarrow-up1603arrow-down142
arrow-up1561arrow-down1external-linkApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square265fedilink
minus-squareParagone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65arrow-down13·1 year agoIllegal Anti-Competitive / Cartel behaviour, yes?? Apple, you are only exempt-from-law UNTIL the regulators decide to do their jobs honestly. THEN, you’re hosed. _ /\ _
minus-squareEarthwormjim91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down3·1 year agoI mean, even the EU already exempted iMessage from the new rules. Because they already follow a standard. SMS and MMS. And with them adopting RCS? There’s nothing they can force to open iMessage.
minus-squarejormaig@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·1 year agoThey exempted iMessage because it’s not big in Europe. If it were as big as in the US it would’ve fallen under the DMA.
minus-squarefilister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down2·1 year agoExactly I don’t know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it’s very rare.
minus-squarepolle@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoTIL iMessage is still a thing.
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoTentatively exempted. The decision isn’t final.
Illegal Anti-Competitive / Cartel behaviour, yes??
Apple, you are only exempt-from-law UNTIL the regulators decide to do their jobs honestly.
THEN, you’re hosed.
_ /\ _
I mean, even the EU already exempted iMessage from the new rules.
Because they already follow a standard. SMS and MMS.
And with them adopting RCS? There’s nothing they can force to open iMessage.
They exempted iMessage because it’s not big in Europe. If it were as big as in the US it would’ve fallen under the DMA.
Exactly I don’t know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
I have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it’s very rare.
TIL iMessage is still a thing.
Tentatively exempted. The decision isn’t final.