Pressure grows on Apple to open up iMessage::Samsung has joined Google’s campaign to force Apple to make iMessage RCS-compatible—but European regulators are more likely to get that job done.

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    1 year ago

    Are you dating or in school at the moment? I if not, it might be that you’re just oblivious to this trend, because it is definitely a thing in many social circles.

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      1 year ago

      Seeems mostly a US centric thing though. I’ve never experienced this, 99% of people here with smartphones have whatsapp/telegram and use that almost exclusively, even iphone users.

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        1 year ago

        No one said it wasn’t, but US is the largest and most affluent market and therefore the only one that matters. /s

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      Maybe for people much younger than me. But certainly I’ve never heard of such a thing in the many years I’ve had iPhones (started with the 3).

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        1 year ago

        It’s not simply an age thing. I’m in my 40s and have definitely witnessed the judgment in the dating scene.

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          Ok, fair, I’ve been married for over two decades. I don’t get why anyone would care though.

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            1 year ago

            It’s not that difficult to understand. An iPhone is a symbol of affluence, and that aspect is important to many people who are looking for a mate.

            Edited to add: And as dating has shifted to being mostly online, the first real connection you have with a potential mate outside of the apps is via text.

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              Yeah, but there are Android phones which are unquestionably also a symbol of affluence, like foldables.

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                1 year ago

                Don’t bring reason and logic into this. It’s not logical. It’s a wide-sweeping generality, but it is reality nonetheless.