[AlexandrB]

> They know iMessage exclusivity drives hardware sales. The emails have come out proving as much.

I find this incredibly hard to believe. And just because the Apple marketing department believes something is true, doesn't make it so.

Maybe I run in a weird crowd, but I've never met anyone who cares whether "text messages" are delivered over SMS or iMessage. In general most messaging I do happens over Signal, WhatsApp, Discord, or (in a few unfortunate cases) Instagram messenger.

[paulryanrogers]

Hard for you perhaps. Disclosures from the Apple v Epic litigation indicate it's true.

https://www.thurrott.com/apple/248931/apple-didnt-bring-imes...