Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down111
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square88linkfedilink
minus-squareRailcar8095@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWhat’s their motivation? Unless they charge for it, the other service to non customers and remove one of the barriers keeping people in iOS. I’ve read that EU won’t force it to open, so either there is profit involved or I don’t see apple doing it.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoNobody (a small subset) uses that in the EU. iPhones are a status symbol as they are in the US but only play a small part in here (65% Android). https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/184516/umfrage/marktanteil-der-mobilen-betriebssysteme-in-europa-seit-2009/ The US alone has a 53% share for iOS. https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/77324/umfrage/marktanteile-der-betriebssysteme-fuer-smartphones-in-den-usa/
What’s their motivation? Unless they charge for it, the other service to non customers and remove one of the barriers keeping people in iOS. I’ve read that EU won’t force it to open, so either there is profit involved or I don’t see apple doing it.
Nobody (a small subset) uses that in the EU.
iPhones are a status symbol as they are in the US but only play a small part in here (65% Android).
https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/184516/umfrage/marktanteil-der-mobilen-betriebssysteme-in-europa-seit-2009/
The US alone has a 53% share for iOS.
https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/77324/umfrage/marktanteile-der-betriebssysteme-fuer-smartphones-in-den-usa/