[stirner]

None of those messengers were tied to expensive hardware like iMessage.

[Waterluvian]

Very true. But it’s certainly the same concept and had very significant social effects purely because of artificial technical limitations.

[valuearb]

iPhones are only $399.

[anoncake]

"only"

[valuearb]

For something you can use for hours every day for the next half decade, that’s only about $8 a month. Each of my phones costs $480 a year just for service.

[anoncake]

It's not about you. For a lot of people, $400 is a lot of money.

[valuearb]

Not for people who can afford a cell phone. Let me repeat, a new SE2 costs about 1/4th as much as cell service.

[anoncake]

Like most homeless people?