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I absolutely am not an iPhone or iMessage fan, but criticizing a company for blocking someone who reverse engineered they platform to gain access isn't right in my opinion.
If a 3rd party app is allowed to utilise Apple's iMessage protocol/network, then every other messaging provider (WhatsApp, Telegram, etc) will be required to open up their platforms.
I cant wait to see the day where WhatsApp allows 3rd party apps to use their messaging network.
It's very right. All messaging platforms should be open or interoperable.
Imagine if from Hotmail you could only email others on Hotmail. Or the same with Gmail. Or not being able to SMS anyone on at&t from any other telco. There's no good reason to limit it like that.
Also consider that they were charging for the service. The only part of the deal I wasn't keen on. 1 because again, messaging should be open and interoperable. 2 they were basically charging a recurring fee for access to Apple's service, not specifically theirs in this instance. Which seems bad on Beeper, until you realize that Apple is basically refusing to make money from their service. And they're not doing it out of principle, ideology, or good will. They're doing it because they don't want to compete. Not with regards to iMessage, or anything else.