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Re:Apple Launches Apple Invites by throwaway2037 on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @08:20PM (#42942136) 

    > create lock in like how they did with iMessage instead of cooperating with other platforms on a common standard
I'm confused by this complaint. Do you say the same for other popular (and closed ecosystem) messaging apps, such as WhatsApp (big in US/EU), Line (big in Japan), WeChat (big in China), and Kakao (big in Korea)? What is the financial incentive for any of these platforms, including Apple's iMessage, to open their ecosystem?
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Re:Apple Launches Apple Invites by gjsman-1000 on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @08:24PM (#42942194)
Because darn it, it isn’t on Android. That’s literally it.
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