• indun@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    That’s an interesting example, but note that in Europe, at least, WhatsApp is king. I only mention it because the walled-garden approach Apple favours isn’t necessarily a guaranteed outcome, and third-party apps can happily become the norm among non-tech people.

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      This is true, and line is king in Japan and yet I believe the most common third party messenger app in the US is Facebook messenger despite its obvious flaws. Why, because it has more features than sms, and most people already have an account.

      No matter which way you slice it, companies that can profit off communication will try to wall off their market share. Which is one of the things the fediverse aims to cure.

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      Just a different walled garden.

      My Russian friends are all in VK, my Russian relatives are all in Telegram, my Armenian relatives are all in Facebook Messenger, and my American relatives are all in WhatsApp and Skype.

      I’m so tired of this shit TBF. Is it so hard to just install Conversations once for Android and whatever for iOS?

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        1 year ago

        I’m hoping RCS’ burgeoning ubiquity on Android breaks some of the walls down in Europe, at least.

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            We have firmly reached the limits of my very limited understanding of the technologies available, now! But we agree, at least, that something not tied into a walled garden is preferable.

            I have a little hope with the recent time in the sun the fediverse is having.