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Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely (techcrunch.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely::The Apple-versus-Beeper saga is not over yet it seems, even though the iMessage-on-Android Beeper Mini was removed from the Play Store last week. Now,

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Devils advocate here: it’s their webservice right? They determine who can access it.

If there were legislation that would force them to make it interoperable that would be one thing. But you can’t just demand access to their infrastructure.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

You're right - but, as Cory Doctorow points out, Apple owe their success to reverse engineering, the very thing they're busy blocking now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They're not blocking reverse engineering. They're blocking unauthorized access to their servers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

You're being unnecessarily pedantic. Apple was blocking interoperability and reverse engineering found a solution—and Apple is blocking that solution.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

No one is saying what they do is illegal, people just say they are cunts.