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by Karunamon 1462 days ago
Technically that's accurate, but that does nothing for the social stigma of being that one guy who makes the chat suck for everyone else just by being present
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kop316 1462 days ago
> social stigma of being that one guy who makes the chat suck for everyone else just by being present

I have been trying to parse this. You do understand that for some people (like me), I explicitly DO NOT want an iPhone, right? It isn't I cannot afford it, I do not want it. The reason the chat "sucks for everyone else" is because Apple doesn't open up the protocol. Don't blame me for not wanting an iPhone.

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bombcar 1462 days ago
Even so if you're not on "iPhone" you get a bunch of "Bob laughed at TEXT" kind of things, which can be annoying.

I wonder how much Apple would make (and how much they'd lose) if they had a paid iMessage app for iCloud subscribers.

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