Samsung has joined Google’s campaign to force Apple to make iMessage RCS-compatible—but European regulators are more likely to get that job done.

Pressure grows on Apple to open up iMessage::Samsung has joined Google’s campaign to force Apple to make iMessage RCS-compatible—but European regulators are more likely to get that job done.

  • HonytawkEnglish
    19·
    9 months ago

    The EU has dragged Apple through the mud in order to make them change for the better, they will be able to do the same.

    • take6056@feddit.nlEnglish
      16·
      9 months ago

      If what the first commenter said is true. They will just implement RCS or an alternative in the EU and make up some reason why they can’t or won’t for the US market.

      • TheGreenGolem@lemm.eeEnglish
        121·
        9 months ago

        I’ll take it. Whatever makes them suffer at least a little bit. (Apple, that is.)

    • ChuckEffingNorris@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      USB C was a hardware change. Economically it was not viable to run separate production lines of lightning/ USB-C phones.

      RCS is a software issue. Supporting RCS in certain regions but not others (the US for example) is much simpler.