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Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Samsung has released a new video in support of Google’s #GetTheMessage campaign which calls for Apple to adopt RCS or “Rich Communication Services,” the cross-platform protocol pitched as a successor to SMS that adopts many of the features found in modern messaging apps... like Apple’s own iMessage.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You're simply wrong about that.

> As many as 63% of users worldwide rely on the default texting app on their cell phones. The remainder of the texting market is split between the most popular messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, etc

> 37% of consumers prefer to use instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to communicate with companies, while 31% prefer text/ SMS

https://www.telemessage.com/messaging-trends-by-country-and-platform/

https://textus.com/playbook/2022-texting-statistics-and-2023-predictions/

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Didn't really think so, just wanted to apply Cunningham's Law. ;)
Thanks a lot for the links.