> It is sad to see such a misinformed take on a technical forum.
If you’re going to make such a claim, you should be very careful to ensure you’re not misinformed yourself.
> Similar things were said about iMessage interoperability with Android, until Beeper proved them wrong.
No, they did not. We already knew Apple not allowing iMessage on Android was a lock-in choice. The trial with Epic brought that unambiguously to light, years before the release of Beeper Mini¹.
If you’re going to make such a claim, you should be very careful to ensure you’re not misinformed yourself.
> Similar things were said about iMessage interoperability with Android, until Beeper proved them wrong.
No, they did not. We already knew Apple not allowing iMessage on Android was a lock-in choice. The trial with Epic brought that unambiguously to light, years before the release of Beeper Mini¹.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/9/22375128/apple-imessage-an...
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22406303/imessage-android...
> They managed to reverse-engineer it, build a compatible client and clearly proved Apple's claims were BS
What claims? The only time I remember Apple publicly addressing iMessage on Android was after cutting off Beeper Mini’s access.
¹ Which is an important distinction from the earlier Beeper, which used trickery with iPhones to accomplish the task.