It’s all about the bubbles.

Samsung has released a new video in support of Google’s #GetTheMessage campaign which calls for Apple to adopt RCS or “Rich Communication Services,” the cross-platform protocol pitched as a successor to SMS that adopts many of the features found in modern messaging apps… like Apple’s own iMessage.

  • QuinceDaPence
    3•1 year ago

    You’d have to convince everyone to switch to it and most Americans are going to have the reaction of: “Why would I want another fucking app that I have to make another damn account for when I have something that does pretty much what I want built in”

    Activity groups will usually use some other service for member messaging (ex: my D&D group uses Discord for campaign discussion even though we all have eachothers phone numbers, a outdoor activity groups like a hiking group may use a facebook page, etc.)

    • @ZakEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      It’s not necessary to convince everyone to switch. Even one person switching from SMS to an internet-based chat app means a better chat experience with that person.

      I’ve had multiple apps to be able to talk to everyone I know since about 1998, so I find the strong resistance you’re describing bizarre. I have encountered it a few times though.