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by perryizgr8 1398 days ago
Since RCS is a chat standard backed by Google, I wonder which company would spend money and time to support it. I guarantee, regardless of adoption, in two years, Google will have killed RCS or gotten out of it, maybe leaving it to carriers.

Google is not in it for the long haul. Companies whose entire modus operandi is providing value to paying customers (e.g. Apple) will do well to steer clear.

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I was wary about Google pushing AMP to "help the web", and I am equally wary about Google pushing RCS to "help people/messaging". Because Google.