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Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely (techcrunch.com)
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Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely::The Apple-versus-Beeper saga is not over yet it seems, even though the iMessage-on-Android Beeper Mini was removed from the Play Store last week. Now,

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[–] 54 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Devils advocate here: it’s their webservice right? They determine who can access it.

If there were legislation that would force them to make it interoperable that would be one thing. But you can’t just demand access to their infrastructure.

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

    You're right - but, as Cory Doctorow points out, Apple owe their success to reverse engineering, the very thing they're busy blocking now.

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

    You're being unnecessarily pedantic. Apple was blocking interoperability and reverse engineering found a solution—and Apple is blocking that solution.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Apple reverse engineered a file format, Beeper reverse engineered a protocol.

    Microsoft made several changes to try to keep Apple out, Apple's also made several changes to keep Beeper out, except now everyone's online so it's happening way faster.

    It's not exactly the same kind of reverse engineering, but I never said it was. I think you've got a very narrow definition of reverse engineering in your head and you're quibbling over me using it more broadly than you would.

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

    No one is saying what they do is illegal, people just say they are cunts.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Exactly, dick moves don’t need to be illegal to be dick moves. It’s like the constant price/ad increases. You can, but we’re gonna bitch and encourage people to stop supporting you because it’s a dick move

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