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Apple cuts off Beeper Mini's access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android (techcrunch.com)
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I'm just curious as to what Beeper's response will be.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Something something monopoly, something something gatekeepers. They don’t need a war chest big enough to sue Apple, they just need to convince the EU to do it. I’m sure they saw this coming from the start.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The status of Apple as gatekeeper in the messaging app ecosystem is not yet clear. Remember that iMessages is not really popular in Europe, and Europe wont name Apple as a gatekeeper because of imessage's popularity in the U.S. The EU does seem to be inclined to define them as gatekeeper, but that is not yet final. and if Apple implements RCS that might get them out of the hook. see section 5.4 of this document https://ec.europa.eu/competition/digital_markets_act/cases/202344/DMA_100013_215.pdf

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