Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app store

Re:Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app ... by zobzu on Sunday September 29, 2013 @04:28AM (#6464542)

so erm... they should remove all cloud services that require a 3rd party login (theres quite a few well known ones) and all chinese apps sounds rational!

if youre chinese youre a terrorist anyway - right?

and then there is no mention of which policy it violates. so much for the benefit of the doubt - this all sound very arbitrary at least in tfa

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Re:Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app ... by DrJokepu on Sunday September 29, 2013 @05:04AM (#6464600)

"iMessage" is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. in the United States and other countries. "iMessage Chat" violates this trademark. Infringement of intellectual property, such as trademarks, is prohibited by the Google Play Developer Terms Of Service. There is nothing arbitrary about this.

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Re:Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app ... by saurik on Sunday September 29, 2013 @07:23AM (#6464835)

The app also used the iMessage icon from Apple.

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Re:Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app ... by nwh on Sunday September 29, 2013 @08:42AM (#6465013)

Also every emoji from the app.

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Re:Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app ... by seabee on Sunday September 29, 2013 @10:26AM (#6465239)

Other apps (e.g. Whatsapp) use the same emojis.

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Re:Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app ... by jevinskie on Sunday September 29, 2013 @01:21PM (#6465793)

How do they not get hit with C&Ds?

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Re:Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app ... by chris_wot on Sunday September 29, 2013 @09:52AM (#6465176)

No. Sending credentials for one service to be used by another service is a bad idea, full stop.

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Re:Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app ... by option_greek on Sunday September 29, 2013 @05:00AM (#6464592)

Especially those annoying apps and websites that require you to login with facebook credentials.

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