The new messaging app is powered by Sunbird Messaging and will be exclusive to Nothing Phone (2) users at launch. The lack of compatibility between Apple’s...
It’s just the network effect. Here unfortunately it’s WhatsApp, you pretty much have to use it because people organize events in groups with it and whatnot, and you’re the weirdo if you don’t have it. I actually deleted my account for a couple years but recently caved and made one again because people just wouldn’t use anything else and having someone else relay messages is annoying for both them and me.
I use iMessage when it’s available but I wish for groups (or just in general tbh) everyone would just use Signal because it’s both not tied to an expensive device and also not owned by a corporation with a track record of shamelessly exploiting user data.
iMessage is deliberately used as a “buy an iPhone or else”. Imagine if Google refused to show search results, emails, or DNS traffic for Apple and we just said it’s because people are tribal or some shit.
Apple needs to open up iMessage or adopt RCS for it to be “network effect”
It’s pretty ridiculous in the Apple world, the will look down on you if your first bubble isn’t the same as theirs and their friends.
It’s just the network effect. Here unfortunately it’s WhatsApp, you pretty much have to use it because people organize events in groups with it and whatnot, and you’re the weirdo if you don’t have it. I actually deleted my account for a couple years but recently caved and made one again because people just wouldn’t use anything else and having someone else relay messages is annoying for both them and me.
I use iMessage when it’s available but I wish for groups (or just in general tbh) everyone would just use Signal because it’s both not tied to an expensive device and also not owned by a corporation with a track record of shamelessly exploiting user data.
It’s really not the network effect.
iMessage is deliberately used as a “buy an iPhone or else”. Imagine if Google refused to show search results, emails, or DNS traffic for Apple and we just said it’s because people are tribal or some shit.
Apple needs to open up iMessage or adopt RCS for it to be “network effect”
Yeah, it’s literally just to make the iPhone seem more exclusive. Apple loves to make their products seem elite and exclusive.