[srgpqt]

When Steve Jobs first announced iMessage on stage, he said it would later be open with a standard specification. Sadly, Apple never delivered on this promise.

[justinjlynn]

Apple rarely delivers on promises that involve allowing people out of their walled garden.

Remember that, for the longest time, just disconnecting your phone number from iMessage was... very much not easily done or guaranteed to work at all.

"Switch to Mac? If you did, good luck ever switching back."