> But if we had an actually-good, cross-platform messaging standard that was implemented in the default, stock messaging app…
For billions of people that default is WhatsApp and installing it is as much a part of setting up your phone as is plugging in a SIM.
Re:“It’s time for Apple to fix texting”
by blitzar on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @03:32AM
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> that default is WhatsApp and installing it is as much a part of setting up your phone as is plugging in a SIM
You missed out the bit where you sign your soul over to Mark Zuckerberg.
Re:“It’s time for Apple to fix texting”
by firstbabylonian on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:10AM
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Regular people don’t realise or care, they just want to be where their friends are.
Regular people don’t think giving up some privacy is the same as selling your soul…
Re:“It’s time for Apple to fix texting”
by paraselene_ on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:26AM
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For billions of people that default is WeChat/WeiXin and installing it is as much a part of setting up their phone as is plugging in a SIM.
I can safely know that any phone made today will have SMS/MMS capability, and nothing about WhatsApp/WeChat/Messenger/Telegram/...etc
Right, I mean, that's exactly the point. I can't force someone else to install a messaging app I'd prefer to use. But if we had an actually-good, cross-platform messaging standard that was implemented in the default, stock messaging app of both Android and iOS, I would not have to depend on my friends caring or not. I could just use it, and know that they will receive the messages.