"Softly, softly, catchee monkey"
Not sure how I feel about this one to be honest. It's one thing the EU parliament realising something is anti-consumer and forcing a company to do something about it like with USB-C, but it's another thing one corp trying to weaponise the EU against another in something that, let's be honest here, is largely an American problem.
I wonder if the 25% of Apple users would like to be able to use RCS to communicate with the 75% of Android users and visa versa. I know from my own experience that I have to switch apps to send RCS messages just to Apple users. I believe that messaging is a core service and it seems crazy that because of Apple's intransigence we have a VHS vs Betamax situation, (my father had Betamax), and I think consumers should be offered a choice. Who knows, Apple may even increase market share because of it.
I agree that the situation is stupid and caused by Apple. But, though I don't know how you talk to your friends and family, in my experience most people over here in UK/EU land use FB messenger or WhatsApp as their messaging service of choice. I'm sure my iPhone friends use iMessage to some degree, but none of them have ever voiced any concern over the fact that my other Android friends and I are "green bubbles", because that's not how we talk.
Android using teenagers are being bullied by their iPhone using peers. To many adults, that may sound petty. But for many teens it's not.
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