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Re:OS X is now macOS and gets support for Siri, auto unlock by pier25 on Monday June 13, 2016 @06:14PM (#11898173)
Nailed it.

Any app or service that isn't cross platform has no real future.

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Re:OS X is now macOS and gets support for Siri, auto unlock by robotresearcher on Monday June 13, 2016 @06:45PM (#11898363)
Some features are not intended to maximize penetration; they are differentiators for their platform. Super Mario has a real future and you can only get it on Nintendo.
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Re:OS X is now macOS and gets support for Siri, auto unlock by ggreenbe on Monday June 13, 2016 @07:16PM (#11898544)
Right, but we are talking about a communication platform which inherently should be crossplatform
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Re:OS X is now macOS and gets support for Siri, auto unlock by oldmanjay on Monday June 13, 2016 @11:31PM (#11899558)
"Should be" does not equate to "no future"
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Re:OS X is now macOS and gets support for Siri, auto unlock by pier25 on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @02:52PM (#11911203)
I know this is purely anecdotal, but nobody around me with an iOS device uses Messages. Everyone is using Whatsapp, or Telegram.
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Re:OS X is now macOS and gets support for Siri, auto unlock by bla2 on Monday June 13, 2016 @07:07PM (#11898505)
Coincidentally, Super Mario is a single player game.
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Re:OS X is now macOS and gets support for Siri, auto unlock by derefr on Monday June 13, 2016 @07:30PM (#11898619)
That is, indeed, purely coincidental. The parent could have just as well said "Pokemon." :)
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Re:OS X is now macOS and gets support for Siri, auto unlock by redial on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @01:47AM (#11900043)
Halo.
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