Axion@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle Messages turning on RCS by default, group E2E encryption launches9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down13
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minus-squareThenThreeMore@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s nice. But without some serious marketing they won’t get people off of WhatsApp in Europe.
minus-squaretimbuck2themoon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·1 year agoI don’t know how much better going to another closed system is. AFAIK it’s only Google running these servers and only their implementation.
minus-squareThenThreeMore@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoYeah. I don’t really think it’s better either. I just think it’ll fall flat on its face like Google’s many many previous attempts at messaging unless they actually tell people it exists.
minus-squareayyndrew@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI don’t think they care about beating WhatsApp, they only care about iMessage. WhatsApp doesn’t stop people from buying Android phones, iMessage does.
That’s nice. But without some serious marketing they won’t get people off of WhatsApp in Europe.
I don’t know how much better going to another closed system is. AFAIK it’s only Google running these servers and only their implementation.
Yeah. I don’t really think it’s better either. I just think it’ll fall flat on its face like Google’s many many previous attempts at messaging unless they actually tell people it exists.
I don’t think they care about beating WhatsApp, they only care about iMessage. WhatsApp doesn’t stop people from buying Android phones, iMessage does.