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Re:Google backtracks on privacy promise with messaging servi... by threeseed on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @09:02PM (#12553550)
Facetime was due to a patent dispute: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/05/patent-troll-that...

Pretty sure Apple would've liked to open it up if they could.

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Re:Google backtracks on privacy promise with messaging servi... by MBCook on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @09:52PM (#12553752)
Bonus fun: Steve Jobs announced that without telling anyone before hand, and haven't talked it over with the lawyers. Even if it wasn't for the patent suit I'm not 100% sure what would've happened.
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