[metadat]

Trivial for Apple to shut them out, unfortunately. It would be great to have an easy to use, low friction messaging platform that wasn't controlled by FB or the Telcos.

I like Signal but haven't been able to get my family members on board.

Edit: Alternative ongoing discussion I noticed:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38268184 (3 comments)

[dmitrygr]

That platform or exists. It is not free. The price of admission is buying an apple device. Part of the price pays for the platform. All of that seems reasonable

[mtlmtlmtlmtl]

None of that is even slightly reasonable. A messaging platform that(for no technical reason) only works on one hardware platform is a complete non-starter.

[650REDHAIR]

I’m slowly but surely converting everyone to Signal.