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Re:iMessage for Windows: A labor of love that will never see... by Nextgrid on Thursday June 04, 2020 @01:06AM (#23412666)
To be fair I am an iOS user and found the reactions an unnecessary and annoying gimmick.

It’s faster to just type the “laughing with tears” emoji and press send than to use the equivalent reaction.

Re:iMessage for Windows: A labor of love that will never see... by saagarjha on Thursday June 04, 2020 @01:24AM (#23412810)
I really like the "Liked" reaction after a former boss used it to signify "+1".
Re:iMessage for Windows: A labor of love that will never see... by sq_ on Thursday June 04, 2020 @05:18AM (#23414390)
I've found that, in my social groups, "Liked" gets used as an acknowledgement for anything that doesn't require further discussion. Seems to clear up group chats of endless OKs back and forth, so I'm all for it.
Re:iMessage for Windows: A labor of love that will never see... by saagarjha on Thursday June 04, 2020 @05:24AM (#23414426)
Yup, exactly. I think that by itself makes it my most used reaction by an order of magnitude.
Re:iMessage for Windows: A labor of love that will never see... by sq_ on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:23PM (#23420697)
That, "ha ha", and "?" are probably about tied for my most used. I find that they are all useful ways to acknowledge or question something without cluttering chats.
Re:iMessage for Windows: A labor of love that will never see... by cgriswald on Thursday June 04, 2020 @04:27AM (#23414102)
It’s much easier to heart the thousandth photo of a fuzzy critter my sister has saved than to formulate a response. When it’s all iPhone users the chat is a lot cleaner too.
Re:iMessage for Windows: A labor of love that will never see... by projektfu on Thursday June 04, 2020 @07:49AM (#23415377)
The android user would prefer Apple just didn’t communicate the reaction.