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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by tripzilch on Monday February 03, 2020 @09:37AM (#22224435)
> Should the government also mandate a standard messaging protocol must be used or that it has to work with SMS?

Wait, are there places in the EU where is SMS is still that popular?

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by scarface74 on Monday February 03, 2020 @08:32PM (#22231441)
Is this the new version of the old Slashdot meme - “Does anyone still watch TV? I haven’t owned a TV in 15 years.”

https://www.smseagle.eu/2017/03/06/daily-sms-mobile-statisti...

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by tripzilch on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @05:44AM (#22234180)
No I'm genuinely asking whether and where SMS is still that popular in the Europe (your link talks about US and "worldwide"). I know many/most people in the US use SMS text for messaging.

But as far as I'm aware in Europe everybody is on WhatsApp, Telegram or something similar that uses data. But maybe I'm wrong and there's still some holdout EU country still texting, that is why I asked. But they generally all have pretty good data plans.

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by scarface74 on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @06:03AM (#22234276)
You did see the part about 4.2 billion people use SMS daily? What’s the likelihood that that doesn’t include the EU.
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