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651 points openchampagne | 6 comments | 04 Feb 25 16:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.914s | source | bottom
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roddylindsay ◴[04 Feb 25 16:45 UTC] No.42934839[source]▶
Brilliant move.

The transition of the major social networks over the last 10-15 years -- from being a space for friends to interact to being a space to consume content produced by "unconnected" entities like influencers -- has created a huge opening for someone to claim the friends and family network. There is no one better positioned (at least in the U.S. where iPhones are the majority handset) than Apple.

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pkamb ◴[04 Feb 25 21:26 UTC] No.42938981[source]▶
I think Apple already has claimed the "friends and family network" via iMessage. Did Facebook go to a groups/influencer algorithm by choice or is it the result of IRL friend posters all moving to private chats once everyone got iPhones?
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stevage ◴[04 Feb 25 21:50 UTC] No.42939361[source]▶
Nobody I know uses iMessage.
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1. ghaff ◴[04 Feb 25 21:59 UTC] No.42939517[source]▶
In the US, using iMessage involves flipping a switch in some Messages setting--and everyone I know in the US just texts, except for texting with international folks.
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2. dboreham ◴[04 Feb 25 22:26 UTC] No.42939880[source]▶
Quick note that I'm in the US and my experience is: most random people use SMS; closer friends and family some use Signal, some Discord, some email; colleagues use Slack; overseas taxi drivers etc. use WhatsApp.
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3. pkamb ◴[04 Feb 25 22:33 UTC] No.42939994[source]▶
By "use SMS" you surely mean "use iMessage" much of the time.
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4. AuryGlenz ◴[04 Feb 25 23:16 UTC] No.42940620[source]▶
No switch flipping needed, if you send a text to another iPhone it’ll just do an iMessage instead.
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5. ghaff ◴[05 Feb 25 13:25 UTC] No.42948129[source]▶
It may be on by default but there is a switch in Settings/Apps/Messages.
6. spunker540 ◴[05 Feb 25 16:28 UTC] No.42950884{3}[source]▶
If op is on android they wont know who uses imessage