They should. Absolutely. I think the ideal would be that the EU require Google to open up RCS to be interoperable with other standards like Matrix and Signal. But even barring that, requiring Apple to support RCS would be a massive improvement.
I just don’t want to accidentally give Google the power we’re trying to take from Apple. That just puts us back at square one.
rmuk@feddit.uk 9 months ago
The EU are doing exactly that, but they’re doing it the sensible way. Instead of pointing to a particular standard (Signal, RCS, whatever) and saying you must use this, they’re forcing Apple, WhatsApp, etc to publish open APIs that allow others to hook into their services. This allows platforms that are distinctive to develop but prevents vendor lock-in. Honestly, I’ll be all over WhatsApp and iMessage once I can use an open-source client to hook into them.
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Does this mean we can get iMessage support on Android?
10EXP@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Not yet, because as the article mentioned, Apple disputed their position on iMessage being a gatekeeper because “the userbase is really small”, so it’ll be a while before this is investigated and any conclusions are drawn.