Google says iMessage is too powerful

Re:Google says iMessage is too powerful by teawrecks on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @09:01PM (#29901354)

Oh yeah, for sure there are ulterior motives, no doubt. But just because one kid complains that their sibling has been hogging the Nintendo all day doesn't mean they shouldn't stop hogging the Nintendo.

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Re:Google says iMessage is too powerful by dwaite on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @10:36PM (#29901970)

It also doesn't mean they are hogging the Nintendo.

Messaging services are sticky and have network effect so there will typically be clear winners - within a particular geographic area or demographic. Other areas/demographics will have other winners.

So perhaps a huge number of American teens use iMessage, while people 30+ use Facebook Messenger. Perhaps a huge number of people in China use WeChat, while Japanese people use Line.

Google is really complaining that very few demographics, not even the masochists, are using Google's chat offerings anymore.

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