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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,

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,

  • helenslunchEnglish
    45·
    9 months ago

    What exactly are you implying they should do?

    Apple has already agreed to adopt RCS. Although the exact implementation they didn’t specify and will likely be “bare minimum”.

      • helenslunchEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        The only RCS apps, to my knowledge are Google Messages and Samsung Messages.

        Not sure why.

        • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
          11·
          9 months ago

          Well as I can’t use either of those on my degoogled Android device, Apple using RCS is irrelevant, and they should use a more open standard, like Matrix.

          • helenslunchEnglish
            21·
            9 months ago

            Matrix is a terrible standard but otherwise I agree.

              • helenslunchEnglish
                31·
                9 months ago

                Signal protocol is probably the best open standard?

                Hard to say, they all come with their compromises but Matrix would never work, it’s just too slow.

      • jaschen@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        Unfortunately RCS is on the carrier side. The most basic chat system built in by the phone carrier will likely have RCS.

    • jaschen@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      28·
      9 months ago

      Antitrust laws prohibits killing off your competition. Just because they will have RCS, doesn’t mean they didn’t actively killed beeper.

      • helenslunchEnglish
        122·
        9 months ago

        LOL that’s some impressive mental gymnastics. Beeper is not “competition”. If Beeper started their own messaging service, they would be competition. But that’s not what they did. They were literally hacking Apple’s servers and impersonating Apple devices so that they could use Apple’s service, then tried to charge consumers money for the privilege.