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re: Rumor:. Apple announcing imessage for Android next week
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:06 pm to jeff5891
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:06 pm to jeff5891
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was noted via John Gruber’s interview with Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi, that iMessage, at peak times, sees 200,000 messages being sent per second. Looking from the outside, it would seem that it would be in Apple’s best interest to keep such a popular service locked down to its own ecosystem. But if Apple truly plans to open up iMessage beyond its own walls, then it probably has a fairly compelling reason for doing so. It’s a reason that we’ll likely learn more about next week.
It's so they can break it out on the balance sheet and show it as an area of growth.
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Posted on 6/9/16 at 11:06 pm to colorchangintiger
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It's so they can break it out on the balance sheet and show it as an area of growth.
Sounds like it. They're just squeezing one more ounce of usefulness out of an obsolete service. Well, I shouldn't say obsolete, since it made SMS as we know it obsolete. But it's now just another messaging service that has nothing unique about it as far as I know. When iMessage was first released, texting plans were still a thing, and the seamless integration of iMessage with SMS made it extremely valuable. Does it serve any real purpose anymore?
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 11:10 pm
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