Re:Apple partly halts Beeper's iMessage app again, suggestin...
by daedalus_j on Thursday December 14, 2023 @11:20PM
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This. This is what Apple should ACTUALLY get punished for.
I don't care that they intentionally lock down their service I wouldn't use it anyway as it's not as secure Signal.
What I DO care about in that they intentionally degrade the experience for communicating outside their garden.
Maybe it'll get better with them finally supporting RCS, but I doubt it.
If only they were compelled to let users install an SMS handler app of their choice, then this whole "green bubble" thing would instead be a "geez, why is my iPhone so shitty at handling SMS" thing instead.
What I DO care about in that they intentionally degrade the experience for communicating outside their garden.
Maybe it'll get better with them finally supporting RCS, but I doubt it. If only they were compelled to let users install an SMS handler app of their choice, then this whole "green bubble" thing would instead be a "geez, why is my iPhone so shitty at handling SMS" thing instead.