[binkHN]

I’m tired of all these text messaging silos. Email is ubiquitous because no one owns it. RCS can’t come fast enough.

[barbazoo]

I'll bite. What's RCS?

[ryeights]

The “next-generation” text messaging standard to replace SMS/MMS. Higher quality images, read receipts, etc. I believe it also supports some form of encryption.

[barbazoo]

Interesting, I'm surprised to find Google as a big promoter of this, doesn't this go against their walled garden approach if there is a universal messaging infrastructure?

[binkHN]

Google is its biggest backer and you can find more at https://jibe.google.com, along with the usual Internet searches.