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.

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      9 months ago

      Believe it or not you might need to pay for something that you like and use. Wierd fuckin notion I know.

      Until free speech covers equal rights to emoji msg replies (etc), I really don’t see any way to force companies to make the playing field level for people who aren’t their customers.

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        9 months ago

        Believe it or not you might need to pay for something that you like and use. Wierd fuckin notion I know.

        You are confusing open source with free-as-in-price. Open source is a development philosophy, not a price tag.

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          9 months ago

          I’m not confusing it, I’m just used to them being paired. Ya know… FOSS… as are others.