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minus-squarePagPag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 month agoI know some have concerns about iMessage, should Apple go complete evil…but I wouldn’t say it’s in the same league as the other two.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoMy only concern is that you can’t use it without licking Apple’s boots.
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoThe alternative being to lick Google’s boots?
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month ago…no, the alternative is to use any of hundreds of other chat apps that aren’t locked to specific hardware.
minus-squareCedarA64@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoOutside the US and maybe Japan, iMessage isn’t even a realistic alternative to any other messaging platform or SMS.
I know some have concerns about iMessage, should Apple go complete evil…but I wouldn’t say it’s in the same league as the other two.
My only concern is that you can’t use it without licking Apple’s boots.
The alternative being to lick Google’s boots?
…no, the alternative is to use any of hundreds of other chat apps that aren’t locked to specific hardware.
Outside the US and maybe Japan, iMessage isn’t even a realistic alternative to any other messaging platform or SMS.