That's not a problem. That was precisely Apple's idea: a not interoperable message network.
We had XMPP among others, and Apple decided not to be open. We now also have Signal or Telegram, which are multi-platform.
We had XMPP among others, and Apple decided not to be open. We now also have Signal or Telegram, which are multi-platform.
If you say "yeah sure it is, we're even releasing it as open source" then you prevent the product falling at the first hurdle because people want an interoperable solution. Once you have adoption network effect carries you through.
Sounds like most probably a standard corporate lie by Jobs; do you have evidence to the contrary?
Things that they’ve adopted/forked/bought are but there’s not much they’ve started from scratch and released as OSS.
There is almost no expectation of it from people who know Apple.
Promising something unexpected and not delivering is undoubtedly more damaging than saying nothing.
Sorry, I was being a bit sarcastic :P ;)
iMessage isn't the first nor last proprietary chat platform. It's seen as a competitive advantage, just like BBM was back in the day.