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green bubble struggle

A reflection of Apple's anti-competitive practices. By disallowing iMessage on Android, Apple deliberately creates interoperability problems, notably including broken group chats when users attempt to communicate using a mixed set of operating systems.

In a 2013 internal email, Apple software chief Craig Federighi wrote: “I am concerned iMessage on Android would simply serve to remove an obstacle to iPhone families giving their kids Android phones.”
Apple's refusal to participate in an open standards process has broken many of our group chats. It's been a real green bubble struggle.
by Hyfin Ampersanderson March 30, 2024
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