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by ryandvm 56 days ago
>> They, for so long, refused to support RCS and downgraded the messaging experience with android.

>As a consumer I just can't possibly be made to care about this.

Not caring that you are not able to effectively use your *telecommunications device* with people that buy a different brand of telecommunications device is wild. Kool Aid is a helluva drug.
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mschuster91 56 days ago
Who the hell gives a flying fuck about RCS? RCS is bullshit pushed by carriers praying they can get a sliver of marketshare back from Whatsapp, Telegram and Signal when it comes to text communications.

Carriers have been reduced to dumb data pipes and they haven't figured out how to live in a reality where the only thing that matters is service quality and price.

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maleldil 56 days ago
Anyone who wants to communicate cross-OS and doesn't want to use a whole separate application for it, when it should be a basic capability of the phone?
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mschuster91 56 days ago
SMS and MMS are still a thing and I don't know anyone not having at least one of the three apps, add Threema to the mix for the nerds and that's it.
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