Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users::The push to bring iMessage to Android users today adds a new contender. A startup called Beeper, which had been working on a multi-platform messaging

  • @NOT_RICK
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    26 months ago

    They’re doing the GSMA standard and nothing else. I think they refuse to play ball with any standard Google controls either directly or indirectly.

    • @creed10
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      26 months ago

      I hate apple as much as the next guy, but I respect them for that

      • @NOT_RICK
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        06 months ago

        It’s just smart business. Why give up any level of control of anything to a direct competitor when you don’t have to?

        • @[email protected]
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          -16 months ago

          Especially Google, and especially the crappy implementation of RCS.

          I see posts every day of people having issues. Messages not sent, not received, etc.