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speaking of alternatives, what brand do people hate that actually has a decent alternative? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Kerred@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I know people prefer to complain instead of act, but what is something people don't like but has an alternative?

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[–] laenurd@lemmy.lemist.de 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

As an European, I always find it funny how iMessage seems to be so prevalent in the US that the "bubble colors" issue is even a thing. Here, almost everyone uses WhatsApp. Better for communication across different device types, probably worse for privacy. But at least no artificial discrimination because apple hates open standards ¯\(ツ)/¯

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

apple hates open standards

What about WhatsApp is open?

[–] perezoso@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I think they are maybe referring to Apple's reluctance to integrate with RCS.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not an unfair complaint against Apple, but ignores Google's/Android's problematic "support" for RCS, and in this context of this comment seems to imply that What'sApp isn't "closed" like iMessage.

[–] perezoso@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, that's true. Pretty much every messenger has that issue, Signal, Telegram, etc. Ideally there would be an open standard like email, SMS and you could choose your preferred app and have cross messaging and group chats.

RIM made a similar play when they kept BBM closed to their phones and it backfired but Apple seem to have the opposite effect from keeping it all in house.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm certainly not trying to be an Apple apologist here, as iMessage has plenty to critique. But it bears consideration that iMessage falling back to SMS is a certain amount of openness, is it not?

[–] perezoso@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Just thought I’d come back to share this if you haven’t already seen it. They’re at it again!

https://lemmy.world/post/976234

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