XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: usenet@arnowelzel.de   
      
   badgolferman, 2024-12-18 22:41:   
      
   > Andrew  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> The FBI doesn't take sides so they don't mention Apple is the problem.   
   >> But anyone with half a brain is well aware that Apple is the problem.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   > In my opinion Apple would not lose customers if they made RCS   
   > interoperability possible with Android. People buy Apple products not for   
   > their messaging app, but for many other features. If Google and Apple could   
   > agree on an encryption protocol — even temporarily — it would show   
   goodwill   
   > to all their customers.   
      
   On the other hand Apple customers don't care. They also don't care that   
   FaceTime is only possible with other Apple users. In the US iOS has a   
   market share of nearly 60% and the Android market share is declining slowly:   
      
      
      
   So in the US Apple is like Nokia was in the past. Yes, some people still   
   use Android devices, but not the majority. It's just the worldwide   
   market share where Android is still dominant because manufacturers can   
   offer much cheaper devices this way.   
      
   > Having said that, I’m glad Apple adopted some RCS functions. At least now I   
   > can see when people have read my messages (if they’ve turned that feature   
   > on) and reactions are now possible with my Android friends.   
      
   ACK - I hope one day RCS with encryption will be an official standard   
   and we can finally get rid of proprietary messengers.   
      
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