Comment by dagmx
2 years ago
Security: there’s no cross platform E2E messaging standard they could have adopted. Given that the DoJ is already breathing down their neck for working with Google on search, using Google’s RCS extensions and servers might also be problematic.
I don’t think the government could force them to adopt RCS without new legislation or bring iMessage to other platforms.
> there’s no cross platform E2E messaging standard they could have adopted.
Could they not have made their own? I don't think they'd be required to use open standards for the argument to be made, they just need to release an iMessage app for Android.
It seems weird to force a company to support their competitors products if there is no financial interest in them doing so.
But they already do support Android to some extent. Apple Music (don't know if you can subscribe via the Android app), Shazam, and an AirTag detector are all already available.
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There are many industries in the world regulated to be interoperable. I suspect the primary reason you find the notion weird is simply because you're not used to it.
It seems weird to degrade their own users' experience (when receiving texts from friends with Android phones), but Apple does it deliberately as a nudge to get people to use Apple products.
There's no valid technical or security reason to do this. It's a tactical decision on Apple's part.
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But that’s precisely why I mentioned the second point. I don’t believe there’s precedence to force a company to develop support for a competitor.