I asked if people chose iPhone for the blue bubbles elsewhere a couple days ago, and while there was some good discourse on that post, the blue bubbles definitely also came up as a reason.

In my experience, when people find out my texts are green, they oftentimes would rather switch to a different platform altogether like Instagram or just not text at all.

Is this actually a deal-breaker in friendships out there?

  • Maor
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    41 year ago

    Idk why you’re downvoted, you’re right. I mean, I know why you’re downvoted – they aren’t able to separate the corporation trying their hardest to lock people into their walled garden from the corporation’s victims (in lack of a less dramatic word 🫠)

    • @wheelie
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      21 year ago

      Even the attempt to do that is why I left and will never go back. Iphone parental controls for example you can’t control your kids phone without another iphone or mac.

      • @[email protected]
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        31 year ago

        Try enrolling in MLS season pass without an apple device. It’s extremely difficult and I think only done otherwise with itunes which requires Mac or windows.

        How can this 3 trillion dollar company not let you do all this shit via a simple webpage?

        • @wheelie
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          21 year ago

          I’m sure you know this already but it’s to lock you into their ecosystem, seems like they go one step further and actively exclude non apple users. A simple webpage is exactly what they don’t want because that means they can use the service on a generic device. Think I’ll stay outside of that ecosystem.