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1. vips7L ◴[] No.44290234[source]
Just another reason iMessage is coming out on top.
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2. tacker2000 ◴[] No.44293902[source]
imessage is irrelevant outside of the US.
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3. standardUser ◴[] No.44294010[source]
iMessage is successful because it is designed to reward other iMessage users and punish those who dare not use an iPhone. It's social engineering in the pursuit of profit by the overwhelming market leader (in the US) and it's working really, really well.
4. vips7L ◴[] No.44294399[source]
That literally means nothing when it comes to determining which is the better platform.
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5. tacker2000 ◴[] No.44296466{3}[source]
Imessage is a platform also owned by big tech, and the primary motivation and goal of Apple is to keep users locked in to their own ecosystem.

As a a result, imessage doesnt support any other mobile platforms properly, and even discriminates against users that dont have an iphone. The world outside of the US doesnt have 80% iphone penetration.

How you can say that imessage is any “better” is a complete mystery to me.

Both apps (whatsapp and imessage) are just here to serve their big tech overlords in their own bigger picture.

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6. vips7L ◴[] No.44296799{4}[source]
> How you can say that imessage is any “better” is a complete mystery to me.

We’re literally in a thread about being served ads in WhatsApp.

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7. tacker2000 ◴[] No.44297092{5}[source]
They are both not a good solution to good, secure, ubiquitious and “free” messaging.
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8. vips7L ◴[] No.44297547{6}[source]
Yes let’s keep moving the goal post.