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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by jpalawaga on Saturday April 27, 2024 @01:28PM (#40181771)
no, it's not, but is the default that works well for a large chunk of people, with an (intentionally) poorly degrading experience if one person in the group is not with the "in-crowd."

Yes, life would be better if everyone mutually agreed to use things crossplatform all of the time. but they don't/haven't, so there is this friction.

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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by jwagenet on Saturday April 27, 2024 @01:37PM (#40181839)
Blame the carriers for not implementing rcs and getting stuck in horrible mms. Then blame Apple if they don’t implement it.
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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by hu3 on Saturday April 27, 2024 @01:50PM (#40181973)
Fortunately it's up to regulators to decide what favors the population best.

At least in EU they seem to be active (USB iPhones anyone), albeit slower than I'd like.

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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by Longhanks on Saturday April 27, 2024 @04:16PM (#40183096)
In democracies, usually it's up to the population to decide what favors the population best.

Also, in democracies with a somewhat free market, you can simply choose not to buy phones that do not ship the port you prefer.

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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by stubish on Saturday April 27, 2024 @07:54PM (#40184688)
In democracies, the population decides what favors them, and the government enacts their will via regulation. Without regulation, some companies will abuse their customers when profitable to do so, often dominating over the companies that do not.
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