It’s all about the bubbles.

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.

  • Yawnder@lemmy.zipEnglish
    522·
    1 year ago

    Their implementation is closed source, not the protocol. They can’t change the protocol unilaterally whenever they want, etc.

    Big difference.

    • Porgey@lemmy.worldEnglish
      142·
      1 year ago

      Okay but their implementation is what they are touting. The standard RCS protocol is only marginally better than sms. Google constantly uses encryption in their ad campaigns for RCS, which is exclusive to to googles implementation. There is no way anyone is going to get Apple to work on an implementation that interoperates with Google

      • Yawnder@lemmy.zipEnglish
        124·
        1 year ago

        No idea, but that has nothing to do with anything. Considering that the standard is public and free (unlike ISO stuff bte), that most relevant telecoms support it, and that a lot of phone manufacturers have a custom client that does support it, it’s not remotely close to being closed sourced, and service-authentication-gated like iMessages.

        • Emerald@lemmy.worldEnglish
          161·
          1 year 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.