In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The feature will launch via a software update “later next year” and bring a wide range of iMessage-style features to messaging between iPhone and Android users.

Apple’s decision comes amid pressure from regulators and competitors like Google and Samsung. It also comes as RCS has continued to develop and become a more mature platform than it once was.

  • @PreviouslyAmused@lemmy.ml
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    301 year ago

    That was Jobs’ (Jobs’s …? Jobses…?) whole thing. People don’t know what they want until we’ve told them.

    And I’d say it’s worked out pretty well for the entire tech industry so far.

    • @andruid@lemmy.ml
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      91 year ago

      It’s popular idea for a lot of innovation focused groups tbh. “If I have the people what they asked for I would have given them faster horses.” -Henry Ford

      And to a certain degree there is truth to it.

      • @rwhitisissle@lemmy.ml
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        21 year ago

        The People: “We could really do with less antisemitic conspiracy theories.”

        Henry Ford: “Hold my beer.”