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minus-square@cucumber_sandwichlinkEnglish7•edit-28 months agoSMS used to cost money per text which is why Whatsapp etc al. took no time to reach critical market penetration. Literally nobody uses SMS anymore. Edit: also iphone market share was much smaller IIRC, so people started using apps that were available both on android and iOS from the start.
minus-square@TK420linkEnglish0•edit-28 months agoSMS is being used currently for messaging between iOS and android users. Literally lots of people still use this today.
SMS used to cost money per text which is why Whatsapp etc al. took no time to reach critical market penetration. Literally nobody uses SMS anymore.
Edit: also iphone market share was much smaller IIRC, so people started using apps that were available both on android and iOS from the start.
SMS is being used currently for messaging between iOS and android users.
Literally lots of people still use this today.