iMessage will have to open up bridges to other messaging services soon regardless thanks to being a Gatekeeper under the EU Digital Markets App.
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ICastFist@programming.dev 1 year ago
Gotta love how Google has spent the last, what, 10 years?, fighting iMessage and losing due to their own short-sightedness/lack of focus and incompetence. The company that dethroned MSN Messenger couldn’t win a fight against an opponent that, on a global scale, represents ~25% of the mobile market. Meanwhile, Whatsapp dominates the instant messaging world.
dm_me_your_feet@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Matombo@feddit.de 1 year ago
bad news, imassage was not classified a gatekeeper because in europe they have to few users
tja@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
But for the same reason nobody cares about iMessage. I don’t know anyone who uses it.
Rengoku@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Even Apple users in my country are using WhatsApp.
Salamendacious@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I really thought Facebook overspent when they bought Whatsapp for $1B but I was wrong. It took Google too long to finally get behind a single messaging strategy. That’s just poor leadership.
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Messaging with Google is a funny story thought. They had something that worked and destroyed it by defederating it
After that they had like what 10 more apps, and multiple one not link together from their own services
Google photo has its own, google Drive too, probably other as well, and then there’s Google Meet…,
cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Wasn’t it a crazier number—like $15 billion or something?
Salamendacious@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My memory was waaaaay off
cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Thatz ok, li’l buddy :) U just leave all the thinking to me [mind tap]
tja@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Yes, 16
Chunk@lemmy.world 1 year ago
In order to grow a chat app you need a consistent and stable interface over a long period of time. It can’t have too much bullshit in it either.
In order to grow your career at Google you need to build ridiculous shit and then leave once you get your promo. Entire departments get reorged so someone can hit their people manager quota.
Product groups, business units, “orgs”, VPs, SVPs, it’s all just a game and “everyone’s playing except you.” This is why Google kills shit. Because Google rewards behavior that results in killing shit.
lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Facebook bought Instagram for a billion. WhatsApp was 19 billion.
Salamendacious@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ahh yes my memory isn’t great anyways. Thanks