I like how you described the iPhone as basically falling out of the future. I do remember my husband and I feeling like that when he got his first iPhone.
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BlackBerry Messenger Shutting Down at the End of May
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Ironic that you stated it this way. RIM made a fatal mistake when they were at the top of the world. They had THE best mobile email client on the planet. They decided to release it onto other platforms, and got to the point of the software being tested on Windows Mobile. But at the last minute they chickened out and never released it. They were afraid it would hurt their handset sales. So they kept it exclusive, and eventually the other smartphones came out and ran them out of business. Had they moved to a services model at that point, they probably would still be the dominant communications platform, but not on their own hardware. Apple, with iMessage, is kind of in a similar position, albeit a very different competitive landscape. One of the things that keeps people locked into Apple hardware is how horrible an experience iMessage makes it for anyone who isn't on Apple hardware.... particularly in the US. By not allowing iMessage to be a heterogeneous messaging platform on other devices, they are doing exactly the same thing RIM did that killed their whole business.
Except that nobody uses iMessage outside of the US. It's mostly WhatsApp, WeChat, Line, KakaoTalk or Facebook Messenger.
Seems like plenty use it, just that some other messaging platforms can be more popular to one degree or another in different regions throughout the world.
OMFG, how do I get a clip of Cage Wins? I busted a rib watching that!Finish him!
BBM paved the way of today’s mobile instant messaging. Before iMessage, WhatsApp and many others, there was BBM. BBM is the real OG. Will definitely miss it!
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What is he even talking about??? Lmao I live in Asia and I would say a lot of people uses iMessage. Has he even been outside of US though?
This is because most of the world is using Android. There seems to be a VERY common misconception that Apple is more popular, so thus it should be the most dominate platform. Popularity is not equal to market share. While the US is probably a good 50/50 split (give or take) on Android/iOS. The rest of the world is like 5% iOS, and 95% Android (give or take). If Apple were smart, they would release iMessage on Android and Windows and charge a $10 annual fee or or even a 99cent a month fee. Id pay it in a heart beat and not think twice about it.
"Tim Apple" is the biggest hypocrite in the world. I don't want to hear him running his stupid mouth about how "Apple believe privacy is a basic human right for everyone", yet he won't release iMessage for Android.
Yeah it seems obvious today since so many smartphones are so similar now. But compared to everything else it really felt like Captain Marvel accidentally dropped it from space or something. I remember picking it up for the first time when I was waiting in line at the AT&T store and pinched to zoom in maps and my jaw just hits the floor. It was one thing to drool over photos for six months and quite another to actually use it and feel how fluid it was, even in 2007, and especially in 2007. No other piece of technology has inspired such a sense of wonder in me since then and I don't know if I will ever feel that way again.
I was thinking about that. Since I mostly use iMessages as the main messaging service, and I’m located in Europe...
I knew fewer than 5 people who owned Blackberry phones, but the Wikipedia article on it makes claims like "190M users in 2015," so they must not be where I live. Interesting.
Really I never saw the point of having this instead of a flip phone. The iPhone is what made smartphones useful.
Really I never saw the point of having this instead of a flip phone. The iPhone is what made smartphones useful.
I used BBM all the time on my Curve and Bold (prior to iPhone). I briefly dabbled with the iOS app when it was brought to the App Store.
It certainly is sad to see it go. But clearly it fell out of favor with the plethora of chat apps available nowadays.
It certainly is sad to see it go. But clearly it fell out of favor with the plethora of chat apps available nowadays.
Globally I believe it’s more of 18% iOS vs 82% of general market share.
But if you look at premium smartphone marketshare its a whole other story.
I’m sure you have heard of the Joneses and how everyone likes to keep up with them.
No reason for apple to release iMessage or FaceTime on android, subscription or otherwise.
I agree. Our company is UK based, and we used Apple products because our clients and consumers uses Apple, and we uses imessage to communicate internally in the office because we can access it on our iPads, Macbooks, and iPhones with seamless integration